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Welington Luiz Araújo

Welington Luiz Araújo

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
48
Citations
10056
World Ranking
2370
National Ranking
37

Microbiology

D-Index
48
Citations
10131
World Ranking
4650
National Ranking
56

Overview

Welington Luiz Araújo is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil and conducts research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their scholarly work focuses on various subfields including Plant Science, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Molecular Biology, Pollution, and Insect Science.

The scientist's research addresses a range of topics, notably Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Enzyme-mediated dye degradation, and the synthesis and applications of Nanoparticles.

Welington Luiz Araújo has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications. Selected recent papers include:

  • Pediocin PA-1 production by Pediococcus pentosaceus ET34 using non-detoxified hemicellulose hydrolysate obtained from hydrothermal pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse (2021) published in Bioresource Technology
  • Anti-Biofilm Action of Biological Silver Nanoparticles Produced by Aspergillus tubingensis and Antimicrobial Activity of Fabrics Carrying it (2021) in Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry
  • Potential for the Biodegradation of Atrazine Using Leaf Litter Fungi from a Subtropical Protection Area (2020) in Current Microbiology
  • Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using actinomycetes, phytotoxicity on rice seeds, and potential application in the biocontrol of phytopathogens (2022) in Journal of Basic Microbiology
  • Total phosphorus contents currently found in the raw wastewater - Problems and technical solutions for its removal in full-scale wastewater treatment plants (2023) in Resources Conservation and Recycling

Collaborations form an important aspect of Araújo's research agenda. Frequent coauthors include Luiz Antonio Papp, Wagner Alves de Souza Júdice, Priscila Jane Romano Gonçalves Selari, Ana Olı́via de Souza, and I. S. de Melo.

The scientist often publishes in venues such as Research Square, SSRN Electronic Journal, Bioresource Technology, Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, and the Journal of Basic Microbiology.

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

  • 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

  • Microbial interactions: ecology in a molecular perspective.

    Raíssa Mesquita Braga;Manuella Nóbrega Dourado;Welington Luiz Araújo

  • 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

  • Diversity of Cultivated Endophytic Bacteria from Sugarcane: Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of Burkholderia cepacia Complex Isolates

    Rodrigo Mendes;Aline A. Pizzirani-Kleiner;Welington L. Araujo;Jos M. Raaijmakers

  • 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

  • Epicoccum nigrum P16, a Sugarcane Endophyte, Produces Antifungal Compounds and Induces Root Growth

    Léia Cecilia de Lima Fávaro;Fernanda Luiza de Souza Sebastianes;Welington Luiz de Araújo

  • 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

  • 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

  • Biotechnological and agronomic potential of endophytic pink-pigmented methylotrophic Methylobacterium spp.

    Manuella Nóbrega Dourado;Aline Aparecida Camargo Neves;Daiene Souza Santos;Welington Luiz Araújo

  • Chitinolytic activity of endophytic Streptomyces and potential for biocontrol.

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

  • Effect of bacterial inoculation, plant genotype and developmental stage on root-associated and endophytic bacterial communities in potato (Solanum tuberosum)

    Fernando Dini Andreote;Ulisses Nunes da Rocha;Welington Luiz Araújo;João Lúcio Azevedo

  • Endophytic Colonization of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by a Novel Competent Bacterial Endophyte, Pseudomonas putida Strain P9, and Its Effect on Associated Bacterial Communities

    Fernando Dini Andreote;Fernando Dini Andreote;Welington L. de Araújo;João L. de Azevedo;Jan Dirk van Elsas

  • Diversity and applications of Endophytic fungi isolated from tropical plants

    João Lúcio de Azevedo;Welington Luiz de Araujo

  • Diversity and biotechnological potential of culturable bacteria from Brazilian mangrove sediment

    Armando C. F. Dias;Fernando Dini Andreote;Francisco Dini-Andreote;Paulo T. Lacava

  • Assessing the diversity of bacterial communities associated with plants

    Fernando Dini Andreote;Fernando Dini Andreote;João Lúcio Azevedo;Welington Luiz Araújo;Welington Luiz Araújo

  • Quantification of Xylella fastidiosa from Citrus Trees by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay.

    Antonio C. Oliveira;Marcelo A. Vallim;Camile P. Semighini;Welington L. Araújo

  • The endophyte Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens reduces symptoms caused by Xylella fastidiosa in Catharanthus roseus.

    Paulo Teixeira Lacava;Wenbin Li;Welington Luiz Araújo;João Lúcio Azevedo

  • The bacterial diversity in a Brazilian non-disturbed mangrove sediment

    A C F Dias;Fernando Dini Andreote;Fernando Dini Andreote;J Rigonato;Marli de Fatima Fiore

  • Molecular characterization of a β-1,4-endoglucanase from an endophytic Bacillus pumilus strain

    André O. S. Lima;Maria C. Quecine;Maria H. P. Fungaro;Fernando D. Andreote

Frequent Co-Authors

João Lúcio de Azevedo
João Lúcio de Azevedo Universidade de São Paulo
Joyce E. Loper
Joyce E. Loper Oregon State University
Marcos N. Eberlin
Marcos N. Eberlin Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Jan Dirk van Elsas
Jan Dirk van Elsas University of Groningen
Siu Mui Tsai
Siu Mui Tsai Universidade de São Paulo
Jeff H. Chang
Jeff H. Chang Oregon State University
John S. Hartung
John S. Hartung United States Department of Agriculture
Mariangela Hungria
Mariangela Hungria Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
João Roberto Spotti Lopes
João Roberto Spotti Lopes Universidade de São Paulo
Gustavo H. Goldman
Gustavo H. Goldman Universidade de São Paulo

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