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Luiz Lehmann Coutinho

Luiz Lehmann Coutinho

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Brazil
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
59
Citations
14976
World Ranking
339
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Luiz Lehmann Coutinho is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil and has conducted extensive research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Animal Science and Zoology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's research encompasses a variety of topics with notable focus areas such as genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, adipose tissue and metabolism, animal nutrition and physiology, and ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology.

Recent published papers include the following:

  • Genomic epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Brazil (2022) published in Nature Microbiology
  • Early pregnancy-induced transcripts in peripheral blood immune cells in Bos indicus heifers (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • Replacement of the Gamma by the Delta variant in Brazil: Impact of lineage displacement on the ongoing pandemic (2022) published in Virus Evolution
  • SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Brazil: how the displacement of variants has driven distinct epidemic waves (2022) published in Virus Research
  • Genome-wide detection of CNVs and their association with performance traits in broilers (2021) published in BMC Genomics

Luiz Lehmann Coutinho frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Gérson Barreto Mourão
  • Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano
  • Heidge Fukumasu
  • Aline Cesar
  • Juliana Afonso

Their research has been disseminated predominantly in well-known scientific journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Livestock Science

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 sequence of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

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

  • 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

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Gene expression differences in Longissimus muscle of Nelore steers genetically divergent for residual feed intake

    Polyana C. Tizioto;Luiz L. Coutinho;Priscila S. N. Oliveira;Aline S. M. Cesar

  • 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

  • Analysis and functional annotation of an expressed sequence tag collection for tropical crop sugarcane.

    André L. Vettore;André L. Vettore;Felipe R. da Silva;Felipe R. da Silva;Edson L. Kemper;Edson L. Kemper;Glaucia M. Souza

  • Analysis of copy number variations among diverse cattle breeds

    George E. Liu;Yali Hou;Yali Hou;Bin Zhu;Maria Francesca Cardone

  • Resolving the evolution of extant and extinct ruminants with high-throughput phylogenomics

    Jared E. Decker;J. Chris Pires;Gavin C. Conant;Stephanie D. McKay

  • Brazilian coffee genome project: an EST-based genomic resource

    Luiz Gonzaga Esteves Vieira;Alan Carvalho Andrade;Carlos Augusto Colombo;Ana Heloneida de Araújo Moraes

  • Genome-wide signatures of complex introgression and adaptive evolution in the big cats

    Henrique V. Figueiró;Gang Li;Fernanda J. Trindade;Juliana Assis

  • Liver transcriptomic networks reveal main biological processes associated with feed efficiency in beef cattle

    Pamela A. Alexandre;Pamela A. Alexandre;Lisette J. A. Kogelman;Miguel H. A. Santana;Danielle Passarelli

  • MicroRNA transcriptome profiles during swine skeletal muscle development

    Tara G McDaneld;Timothy P L Smith;Matthew E Doumit;Jeremy R Miles

  • The Genome Sequence of the Gram-Positive Sugarcane Pathogen Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli

    Claudia B. Monteiro-Vitorello;Luis E. A. Camargo;Marie A. Van Sluys;João P. Kitajima

  • Genomic epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Brazil

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  • Genome scan for meat quality traits in Nelore beef cattle.

    Polyana Cristine Tizioto;Jared E Decker;Jeremy F Taylor;Robert D Schnabel

  • Discovery and profiling of bovine microRNAs from immune-related and embryonic tissues

    Luiz Lehmann Coutinho;Lakshmi K Matukumalli;Lakshmi K Matukumalli;Tad S. Sonstegard;Curtis P. Van Tassell

  • Supplementation with small-extracellular vesicles from ovarian follicular fluid during in vitro production modulates bovine embryo development

    Juliano C. da Silveira;Gabriella M. Andrade;Maite del Collado;Rafael V. Sampaio

  • Global liver gene expression differences in Nelore steers with divergent residual feed intake phenotypes

    Polyana Cristine Tizioto;Polyana Cristine Tizioto;Luiz Lehmann Coutinho;Jared E. Decker;Robert D. Schnabel

  • Putative Regulatory Factors Associated with Intramuscular Fat Content

    Aline A. M. Cesar;Luciana C. A. Regitano;James Eugene Koltes;Eric R. Fritz-Waters

  • Genome-wide association study for intramuscular fat deposition and composition in Nellore cattle

    Aline S M Cesar;Luciana C A Regitano;Gerson B Mourão;Rymer R Tullio

  • Genotypic and allelic frequencies of gene polymorphisms associated with meat tenderness in Nellore beef cattle.

    Minos Esperândio Carvalho;Joanir Pereira Eler;Marina de Nadai Bonin;Fernanda Marcondes de Rezende

  • Connectivity maintain mammal assemblages functional diversity within agricultural and fragmented landscapes

    Marcelo Magioli;Katia Maria Paschoaletto Micchi de Barros Ferraz;Eleonore Zulnara Freire Setz;Alexandre Reis Percequillo

  • Candidate genes for growth traits in beef cattle crosses Bos taurus × Bos indicus

    D. D. Tambasco;C. C. P. Paz;M. Tambasco-Studart;A. P. Pereira

  • Mapping QTLs on chicken chromosome 1 for performance and carcass traits in a broiler x layer cross

    K Nones;M C Ledur;D C Ruy;E E Baron

  • Gene expression differences in Longissimus muscle of Nelore steers genetically divergent for residual feed intake.

    Polyana C. Tizioto;Luiz L. Coutinho;Priscila S. N. Oliveira;Aline S. M. Cesar

  • Collection for Tropical Crop Sugarcane Analysis and Functional Annotation of an Expressed Sequence Tag

    Guilherme Pedrosa;Paulo Arruda;Francisco G. Nobrega;Guilherme P. Telles

Frequent Co-Authors

Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano
Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Gerson Barreto Mourão
Gerson Barreto Mourão Universidade de São Paulo
James M. Reecy
James M. Reecy Iowa State University
Tad S. Sonstegard
Tad S. Sonstegard Recombinetics (United States)
Júlio Cesar de Carvalho Balieiro
Júlio Cesar de Carvalho Balieiro Universidade de São Paulo
Mario Binelli
Mario Binelli University of Florida
Dante Pazzanese Duarte Lanna
Dante Pazzanese Duarte Lanna Universidade de São Paulo
Joanir Pereira Eler
Joanir Pereira Eler Universidade de São Paulo
Maurício Mello de Alencar
Maurício Mello de Alencar Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
José Bento Sterman Ferraz
José Bento Sterman Ferraz Universidade de São Paulo

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