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João Lúcio de Azevedo

João Lúcio de Azevedo

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
11524
World Ranking
12633
National Ranking
59

Overview

João Lúcio de Azevedo is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. The scientist's research primarily addresses topics within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work spans several subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Soil Science, and Artificial Intelligence. The major themes explored in their research include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Nematode Management and Characterization Studies, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Plant Tissue Culture and Regeneration, Insect Resistance and Genetics, Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences, and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions.

Frequent publication venues encompass:

  • Archives of Microbiology
  • Microbiological Research
  • Applied Soil Ecology
  • Environmental Microbiology Reports
  • Molecular Breeding

João Lúcio de Azevedo has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, notably:

  • Maria Carolina Quecine
  • Maria Letícia Bonatelli
  • Bruna Durante Batista
  • Jaqueline Raquel de Almeida
  • Joelma Marcon

Representative recent papers include:

  • The auxin-producing Bacillus thuringiensis RZ2MS9 promotes the growth and modifies the root architecture of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Micro-Tom), 2021, Archives of Microbiology
  • 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, 2022, Microbiological Research
  • Effects of inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria from the Brazilian Amazon on the bacterial community associated with maize in field, 2021, Applied Soil Ecology
  • 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, 2021, Environmental Microbiology Reports
  • On the genetic architecture in a public tropical maize panel of the symbiosis between corn and plant growth-promoting bacteria aiming to improve plant resilience, 2021, Molecular Breeding

Best Publications

  • Endophytic microorganisms: a review on insect control and recent advances on tropical plants

    João Lúcio Azevedo;Walter Maccheroni Jr.;José Odair Pereira;Welington Luiz de Araújo

  • Isolation and characterization of soybean‐associated bacteria and their potential for plant growth promotion

    Júlia Kuklinsky-Sobral;Welington Luiz Araújo;Rodrigo Mendes;Isaias Olívio Geraldi

  • Antibiotics produced by Streptomyces.

    Rudi Emerson de Lima Procópio;Ingrid Reis da Silva;Mayra Kassawara Martins;João Lúcio de Azevedo

  • Diversity of endophytic bacterial populations and their interaction with Xylella fastidiosa in citrus plants.

    Welington L. Araújo;Joelma Marcon;Walter Maccheroni;Jan Dirk van Elsas

  • Diversity of endophytic fungal community of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) and biological control of Crinipellis perniciosa, causal agent of Witches' Broom Disease.

    Marciano R. Rubini;Rute T. Silva-Ribeiro;Alan W. V. Pomella;Cristina S. Maki

  • Variability and interactions between endophytic bacteria and fungi isolated from leaf tissues of citrus rootstocks

    Welington L. Araujo;Walter Maccheroni;Carlos I. Aguilar-Vildoso;Paulo A. V. Barroso

  • Regional diastolic function in ischaemic heart disease using pulsed wave Doppler tissue imaging.

    M A García-Fernández;J Azevedo;M Moreno;J Bermejo

  • Ruthenium Oxide Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis on Composite Cuprous Oxide Water‐Splitting Photocathodes

    S. David Tilley;Marcel Schreier;João Azevedo;Morgan Stefik

  • Diversity of endophytic bacteria from Eucalyptus species seeds and colonization of seedlings by Pantoea agglomerans

    Anderson Ferreira;Maria Carolina Quecine;Paulo Teixeira Lacava;Shinitiro Oda

  • Isolation of micropropagated strawberry endophytic bacteria and assessment of their potential for plant growth promotion

    Armando C. F. Dias;Armando C. F. Dias;Francisco E. C. Costa;Fernando D. Andreote;Paulo T. Lacava

  • Nonpathogenic Isolates of the Citrus Black Spot Fungus, Guignardia citricarpa, Identified as a Cosmopolitan Endophyte of Woody Plants, G. mangiferae (Phyllosticta capitalensis).

    R. P. Baayen;P. J. M. Bonants;G. Verkley;G. C. Carroll

  • Isolation and characterization of endophytic bacteria from soybean (Glycine max) grown in soil treated with glyphosate herbicide

    Júlia Kuklinsky-Sobral;Welington Luiz Araújo;Rodrigo Mendes;Aline Aparecida Pizzirani-Kleiner

  • Interaction between endophytic bacteria from citrus plants and the phytopathogenic bacteria Xylella fastidiosa, causal agent of citrus-variegated chlorosis

    P.T. Lacava;W.L. Araujo;J. Marcon;W. Maccheroni

  • Sugarcane growth promotion by the endophytic bacterium Pantoea agglomerans 33.1.

    M. C. Quecine;W. L. Araujo;P. B. Rossetto;A. Ferreira

  • Fungos: uma introdução à biologia, bioquímica e biotecnologia

    E. Esposito;João Lúcio de Azevedo

  • Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Fusarium proliferatum.

    J Bernardi-Wenzel;Maria Carolina Quecine;J. L Azevedo;J. A Pamphile

  • Symptomless infection of banana and maize by endophytic fungi impairs photosynthetic efficiency.

    Luciana Santos Rodrigues Costa Pinto;João Lúcio Azevedo;José Odair Pereira;Maria Lúcia Carneiro Vieira

  • Isolation of endophytic actinomycetes from roots and leaves of maize (Zea mays L.).

    Janete M. de Araújo;Adilson C. da Silva;João L. Azevedo

  • Transparent Cuprous Oxide Photocathode Enabling a Stacked Tandem Cell for Unbiased Water Splitting

    Paula Dias;Marcel Schreier;S. David Tilley;Jingshan Luo

  • Chitinolytic activity of endophytic Streptomyces and potential for biocontrol.

    M.C. Quecine;W.L. Araujo;W.L. Araujo;J. Marcon;C.S. Gai

Frequent Co-Authors

Welington Luiz Araújo
Welington Luiz Araújo Universidade de São Paulo
Adélio Mendes
Adélio Mendes University of Porto
João P. Araújo
João P. Araújo University of Porto
Siu Mui Tsai
Siu Mui Tsai Universidade de São Paulo
J. Spencer Johnston
J. Spencer Johnston Texas A&M University
Elliot W. Kitajima
Elliot W. Kitajima Universidade de São Paulo
Filipe O. Costa
Filipe O. Costa University of Minho
Jan Dirk van Elsas
Jan Dirk van Elsas University of Groningen
João Fonseca
João Fonseca University of Porto
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho Universidade de São Paulo

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