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João C. Setubal is affiliated with Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research spans key areas in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions also in environmental science and medicine. The scientist's subfields of study include molecular biology, ecology, plant science, epidemiology, and infectious diseases.

Their work covers diverse topics such as genomics and phylogenetic studies, microbial community ecology and physiology, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, gut microbiota and health, plant pathogenic bacteria studies, microbial infections and disease research, and phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens.

João C. Setubal has published multiple papers across prominent journals and research platforms. Recent publications include:

  • Impact of phages on soil bacterial communities and nitrogen availability under different assembly scenarios, 2020, Microbiome
  • Short-chain fatty acid acetate triggers antiviral response mediated by RIG-I in cells from infants with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis, 2022, EBioMedicine
  • Gut Microbiota Profile of Obese Diabetic Women Submitted to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Its Association with Food Intake and Postoperative Diabetes Remission, 2020, Nutrients
  • Global Distribution and Evolution of Mycobacterium bovis Lineages, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Dynamic expression of Ralstonia solanacearum virulence factors and metabolism-controlling genes during plant infection, 2021, BMC Genomics

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, notably bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with seven publications, Methods in Molecular Biology (five publications), Microbiome (four publications), Scientific Reports (three publications), and iScience (three publications).

Collaborations form an essential part of their research activities, with frequent co-authors including Aline Maria da Silva, José Salvatore Leister Patané, Carlos Morais Piroupo, Joaquim Martins, and Jhonatas Sirino Monteiro.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of the genomes of two Xanthomonas pathogens with differing host specificities

    A. C. R. da Silva;J. A. Ferro;F. C. Reinach;C. S. Farah

  • The genome of woodland strawberry ( Fragaria vesca )

    Vladimir Shulaev;Daniel J. Sargent;Ross N. Crowhurst;Todd C. Mockler

  • Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology

    João Carlos Setubal;João Meidanis

  • The genome sequence of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

    A. J.G. Simpson;F. C. Reinach;P. Arruda;F. A. Abreu

  • The Genome of the Natural Genetic Engineer Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58

    Derek W. Wood;Joao C. Setubal;Rajinder Kaul;Dave E. Monks

  • Metagenomic analysis of colorectal cancer datasets identifies cross-cohort microbial diagnostic signatures and a link with choline degradation

    Andrew Maltez Thomas;Andrew Maltez Thomas;Paolo Manghi;Francesco Asnicar;Edoardo Pasolli

  • A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes

    Stephen Nayfach;Simon Roux;Rekha Seshadri;Daniel Udwary

  • Transcriptome analysis of the acoelomate human parasite Schistosoma mansoni

    Sergio Verjovski-Almeida;Ricardo DeMarco;Elizabeth A.L. Martins;Pedro E.M. Guimarães

  • Comparative Genomics of Two Leptospira interrogans Serovars Reveals Novel Insights into Physiology and Pathogenesis

    A. L. T. O. Nascimento;A. I. Ko;A. I. Ko;E. A. L. Martins;C. B. Monteiro-Vitorello

  • Protein secretion systems in bacterial-host associations, and their description in the Gene Ontology

    Tsai-Tien Tseng;Tsai-Tien Tseng;Brett M Tyler;João C Setubal

  • Distribution of nitrogen fixation and nitrogenase-like sequences amongst microbial genomes

    Patricia C Dos Santos;Zhong Fang;Steven W Mason;João C Setubal;João C Setubal

  • Comparative analyses of the complete genome sequences of Pierce's disease and citrus variegated chlorosis strains of Xylella fastidiosa

    M. A. Van Sluys;M. C. De Oliveira;C. B. Monteiro-Vitorello;C. Y. Miyaki

  • Genome Sequence of Azotobacter vinelandii, an Obligate Aerobe Specialized To Support Diverse Anaerobic Metabolic Processes

    João C. Setubal;Patricia dos Santos;Barry S. Goldman;Helga Ertesvåg

  • Butyrate Protects Mice from Clostridium difficile-Induced Colitis through an HIF-1-Dependent Mechanism.

    José Luís Fachi;Jaqueline de Souza Felipe;Laís Passariello Pral;Bruna Karadi da Silva

  • Genome Sequences of Three Agrobacterium Biovars Help Elucidate the Evolution of Multichromosome Genomes in Bacteria

    Steven C. Slater;Barry S. Goldman;Brad Goodner;João C. Setubal

  • The Candidatus Liberibacter-Host Interface: Insights into Pathogenesis Mechanisms and Disease Control.

    Nian Wang;Elizabeth A. Pierson;João Carlos Setubal;Jin Xu

  • Genome features of Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni

    A.L.T.O. Nascimento;S. Verjovski-Almeida;M.A. Van Sluys;C.B. Monteiro-Vitorello

  • The plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato is genetically monomorphic and under strong selection to evade tomato immunity.

    Rongman Cai;James Lewis;Shuangchun Yan;Haijie Liu

  • Comparative genomic analysis of plant-associated bacteria.

    M. A. Van Sluys;C. B. Monteiro-Vitorello;L. E. A. Camargo;C. F. M. Menck

  • Microbial community structure and dynamics in thermophilic composting viewed through metagenomics and metatranscriptomics.

    Luciana Principal Antunes;Layla Farage Martins;Roberta Verciano Pereira;Andrew Maltez Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Sergio Verjovski-Almeida
Sergio Verjovski-Almeida Universidade de São Paulo
Carlos Frederico Martins Menck
Carlos Frederico Martins Menck Universidade de São Paulo
Brett M. Tyler
Brett M. Tyler Oregon State University
Jeffrey B. Jones
Jeffrey B. Jones University of Florida
Mariana C. Oliveira
Mariana C. Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo
David A. Haake
David A. Haake University of California, Los Angeles
Marc Valls
Marc Valls University of Barcelona
Siu Mui Tsai
Siu Mui Tsai Universidade de São Paulo
Gustavo H. Goldman
Gustavo H. Goldman Universidade de São Paulo
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho Universidade de São Paulo

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