Overview
Background
I am a plant scientist working at the interface between microbiology, agriculture, and applied research. My work focuses on designing and interpreting experimental systems that translate complex biological processes into practical solutions for agriculture, from herbicide discovery to microbial-based disease control and other sustainable agricultural solutions. I work across laboratory, glasshouse, and field environments, integrating experimental design, microbiome science, and interdisciplinary collaboration to address real-world agricultural challenges. I am particularly interested in building bridges between fundamental research and application, helping translate science into scalable, practical outcomes.
Availability
- Dr Bruna Durante Batista is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Research) of Agronomy, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
- Doctoral (Research) of Agronomy, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Synthesis of cube-2,4-D, cube-3,4-D and cube-4-D, and their herbicidal assessment against Cryptostegia grandiflora (rubber vine)
Houston, Sevan D., Batista, Bruna D., McGregor, Sarah K. M., Lin, Xin, Whitefield, Cassidy, Xing, Hui, Stone, Isobella S. J., Murray, Cody-Ellen, Hurst, Rebecca M., Su, Chuyi, Lonhienne, Thierry, Bernhardt, Paul V., Savage, G. Paul, Walter, Gimme H., Guddat, Luke W., Rafter, Michelle A. and Williams, Craig M. (2025). Synthesis of cube-2,4-D, cube-3,4-D and cube-4-D, and their herbicidal assessment against Cryptostegia grandiflora (rubber vine). Australian Journal of Chemistry, 78 (12) CH25127. doi: 10.1071/ch25127
2025
Journal Article
In search of herbistasis: COT-metsulfuron methyl displays rare herbistatic properties
Xing, Hui, McGregor, Sarah K. M., Batista, Bruna D., Whitefield, Cassidy, Stone, Isobella S. J., Murray, Cody-Ellen, Hurst, Rebecca M., Liu, Yizhou, Chow, Sharon, Fahrenhorst-Jones, Tyler, Zhao, Qi, Houston, Sevan D., Hu, Shu-Hong, Lonhienne, Thierry, Nouwens, Amanda, Burns, Jed M., Savage, G. Paul, Walter, Gimme H., Guddat, Luke W., Rafter, Michelle A. and Williams, Craig M. (2025). In search of herbistasis: COT-metsulfuron methyl displays rare herbistatic properties. Chemical Science, 16 (2), 649-658. doi: 10.1039/d4sc06923d
2024
Journal Article
Biotic and abiotic responses to soilborne pathogens and environmental predictors of soil health
Batista, Bruna D., Wang, Juntao, Liu, Hongwei, Kaur, Simranjit, Macdonald, Catriona A., Qiu, Zhiguang, Trivedi, Pankaj, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Xiong, Chao, Liang, Jinsong, Bange, Michael and Singh, Brajesh K. (2024). Biotic and abiotic responses to soilborne pathogens and environmental predictors of soil health. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 189 109246, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109246
2023
Journal Article
Characterisation of soil bacterial communities that exhibit chemotaxis to root exudates from phosphorus-limited plants
Weigh, Katherine V., Batista, Bruna D., Hoang, Huong and Dennis, Paul G. (2023). Characterisation of soil bacterial communities that exhibit chemotaxis to root exudates from phosphorus-limited plants. Microorganisms, 11 (12) 2984, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11122984
2023
Journal Article
Evidence of distinct response of soil viral community to a plant infection and the disease pathobiome
Yan, Zhen-Zhen, Wang, Juntao, Liang, Jinsong, Batista, Bruna D., Liu, Hongwei, Xiong, Chao, Kaur, Simranjit, Macdonald, Catriona A. and Singh, Brajesh K. (2023). Evidence of distinct response of soil viral community to a plant infection and the disease pathobiome. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, 2 (4), 382-387. doi: 10.1002/sae2.12079
2023
Journal Article
Soybean extracts can improve plant development
May, André, Silva, Evandro Henrique Figueiredo Moura da, Vieira Junior, Nilson Aparecido, Vilela, Elke Simoni Dias, Santos, Michelli de Souza dos, Coelho, Luciana Fontes, Pedrinho, Alexandre, Batista, Bruna Durante and Viana, Ronaldo da Silva (2023). Soybean extracts can improve plant development. Scientia Agricola, 80 e20210102. doi: 10.1590/1678-992x-2021-0102
2023
Journal Article
Next generation tools for crop-microbiome manipulation to mitigate the impact of climate change
Batista, Bruna D. and Singh, Brajesh K. (2023). Next generation tools for crop-microbiome manipulation to mitigate the impact of climate change. Environmental Microbiology, 25 (1), 105-110. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16231
2023
Journal Article
The use of indigenous bacterial community as inoculant for plant growth promotion in soybean cultivation
May, Andre, Coelho, Luciana Fontes, Pedrinho, Alexandre, Durante Batista, Bruna, Mendes, Lucas William, Mendes, Rodrigo, Boechat Morandi, Marcelo Augusto, Barth, Gabriel, Viana, Ronaldo Silva and Dias Vilela, Elke Simoni (2023). The use of indigenous bacterial community as inoculant for plant growth promotion in soybean cultivation. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 69 (1), 135-150. doi: 10.1080/03650340.2021.1964017
2022
Journal Article
The key role of indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis by Bacillus thuringiensis RZ2MS9 in promoting maize growth revealed by the ipdC gene knockout mediated by the CRISPR-Cas9 system
Figueredo, Everthon Fernandes, da Cruz, Thiago Angelo, Almeida, Jaqueline Raquel de, Durante Batista, Bruna, Marcon, Joelma, Andrade, Pedro Avelino Maia de, Hayashibara, Carolina Alessandra de Almeida, Rosa, Mauricio Santos, Azevedo, Joao Lucio and Quecine, Maria Carolina (2022). The key role of indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis by Bacillus thuringiensis RZ2MS9 in promoting maize growth revealed by the ipdC gene knockout mediated by the CRISPR-Cas9 system. Microbiological Research, 266 127218, 127218. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2022.127218
2022
Journal Article
Response of the plant core microbiome to Fusarium oxysporum infection and identification of the pathobiome
Qiu, Zhiguang, Verma, Jay Prakash, Liu, Hongwei, Wang, Juntao, Batista, Bruna D., Kaur, Simranjit, Pereira, Arthur Prudencio de Araujo, Macdonald, Catriona A., Trivedi, Pankaj, Weaver, Tim, Conaty, Warren C., Tissue, David T. and Singh, Brajesh K. (2022). Response of the plant core microbiome to Fusarium oxysporum infection and identification of the pathobiome. Environmental Microbiology, 24 (10), 4652-4669. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16194
2022
Journal Article
Plant–microbiome interactions under a changing world: responses, consequences and perspectives
Trivedi, Pankaj, Batista, Bruna D., Bazany, Kathryn E. and Singh, Brajesh K. (2022). Plant–microbiome interactions under a changing world: responses, consequences and perspectives. New Phytologist, 234 (6), 1951-1959. doi: 10.1111/nph.18016
2022
Journal Article
Effects of inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria from the Brazilian Amazon on the bacterial community associated with maize in field
Ferrarezi, Jessica Aparecida, Carvalho-Estrada, Paula De Almeida, Durante Batista, Bruna, Aniceto, Rafael Martins, Prohmann Tschoeke, Bruno Augusto, de Maia Andrade, Pedro Avelino, Lopes, Bruna de Moura, Bonatelli, Maria Leticia, Odisi, Estacio Jussie, Azevedo, Joao Lucio and Quecine, Maria Carolina (2022). Effects of inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria from the Brazilian Amazon on the bacterial community associated with maize in field. Applied Soil Ecology, 170 104297, 104297. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104297
2021
Journal Article
Bacillus thuringiensis RZ2MS9, a tropical plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium, colonizes maize endophytically and alters the plant's production of volatile organic compounds during co-inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense Ab-V5
de Almeida, Jaqueline Raquel, Bonatelli, Maria Leticia, Durante Batista, Bruna, Teixeira-Silva, Natalia Sousa, Mondin, Mateus, dos Santos, Rafaela Cristina, Bento, Jose Mauricio Simoes, de Almeida Hayashibara, Carolina Alessandra, Azevedo, Joao Lucio and Quecine, Maria Carolina (2021). Bacillus thuringiensis RZ2MS9, a tropical plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium, colonizes maize endophytically and alters the plant's production of volatile organic compounds during co-inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense Ab-V5. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 13 (6), 812-821. doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.13004
2021
Journal Article
Realities and hopes in the application of microbial tools in agriculture
Batista, Bruna D. and Singh, Brajesh K. (2021). Realities and hopes in the application of microbial tools in agriculture. Microbial Biotechnology, 14 (4), 1258-1268. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13866
2021
Journal Article
The auxin-producing Bacillus thuringiensis RZ2MS9 promotes the growth and modifies the root architecture of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Micro-Tom)
Durante Batista, Bruna, Dourado, Manuella Nobrega, Figueredo, Everthon Fernandes, Hortencio, Renata Ockner, Marques, Joao Paulo Rodrigues, Piotto, Fernando Angelo, Bonatelli, Maria Leticia, Settles, Matthew L., Azevedo, Joao Lucio and Quecine, Maria Carolina (2021). The auxin-producing Bacillus thuringiensis RZ2MS9 promotes the growth and modifies the root architecture of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Micro-Tom). Archives of Microbiology, 203 (7), 3869-3882. doi: 10.1007/s00203-021-02361-z
2021
Book Chapter
Fast screening of bacteria for plant growth promoting traits
Batista, Bruna D., Bonatelli, Maria Leticia and Quecine, Maria Carolina (2021). Fast screening of bacteria for plant growth promoting traits. The plant microbiome. (pp. 61-75) edited by Lilia C. Carvalhais and Paul G. Dennis. New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1040-4_7
2020
Book Chapter
A bait-trap assay to characterize soil microbes that exhibit chemotaxis to root exudates
Weigh, Katherine V., Batista, Bruna D. and Dennis, Paul G. (2020). A bait-trap assay to characterize soil microbes that exhibit chemotaxis to root exudates. The plant microbiome: methods and protocols. (pp. 283-289) edited by Lilia C. Carvalhais and Paul G. Dennis. New York, NY USA: Humana New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1040-4_21
2019
Journal Article
Bacterial communities associated with anthracnose symptomatic and asymptomatic leaves of guarana, an endogenous tropical crop, and their pathogen antagonistic effects
Bonatelli, Maria Leticia, Tsui, Sarina, Durante Batista, Bruna, Dourado, Manuella Nobrega, Kitajima, Elliot Watanabe, Andreote, Fernando Dini, Pylro, Victor Satler, Pereira, Jose Odair, de Azevedo, Joao Lucio and Quecine, Maria Carolina (2019). Bacterial communities associated with anthracnose symptomatic and asymptomatic leaves of guarana, an endogenous tropical crop, and their pathogen antagonistic effects. Archives of Microbiology, 201 (8), 1061-1073. doi: 10.1007/s00203-019-01677-1
2018
Journal Article
Screening of tropically derived, multi-trait plant growth- promoting rhizobacteria and evaluation of corn and soybean colonization ability
Durante Batista, Bruna, Lacava, Paulo Teixeira, Ferrari, Andrea, Teixeira-Silva, Natalia Sousa, Bonatelli, Maria Leticia, Tsui, Sarina, Mondin, Mateus, Kitajima, Elliot Watanabe, Pereira, Jose Odair, Azevedo, Joao Ludo and Quecine, Maria Carolina (2018). Screening of tropically derived, multi-trait plant growth- promoting rhizobacteria and evaluation of corn and soybean colonization ability. Microbiological Research, 206, 33-42. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2017.09.007
2017
Book Chapter
Beneficial microorganisms associated with sugarcane crops: the green gold for clean energy
Romão-Dumaresq, Aline Silva, Franco, Henrique Coutinho Junqueira, Borges, Bernardo Melo Montes Nogueira, Batista, Bruna Durante and Quecine, Maria Carolina (2017). Beneficial microorganisms associated with sugarcane crops: the green gold for clean energy. Diversity and benefits of microorganisms from the tropics. (pp. 313-339) edited by João Lucio de Azevedo and Maria Carolina Quecine. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-55804-2_14
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