Associate Professor, State University of Sao Paulo at Rio Claro; Graduated in Biological Sciences by the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP); Masters in Bacterial Genetics (UNICAMP); D. Phil. in Biochemistry, University of Oxford, UK. Current interests: biology of the Gram-negative bacterium Xanthomonas citri (Xac). Xac is the etiological agent of citrus canker, a disease that affects orange trees worldwide. The characterization of some of the essential processes of Xac (e.g. cell division and chromosome segregation) has enabled us to develop antimicrobials to control the disease caused by this plant-pathogen. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The CEPID B3 is a network with research hubs based in São Paulo (IQ-USP, ICB-USP), Campinas (IB-UNICAMP, IAC), Ribeirão Preto (FCFRP-USP, FMRP-USP) and Rio Claro (UNESP) that will collaborate to carry out cutting edge basic research into molecular mechanisms that are of prime importance to understand bacterial reproduction, multicellular behavior, competition, colonization and interaction…
There is a clear need for sustainable methods to combat agricultural pests. Copper salts are widely used in regular agriculture, but also in organic agriculture. One agricultural area where copper salts are used widely is citriculture, to combat citrus canker, a disease caused by the plant pathogen Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri. The disease is endemic in all major orange producing region…
This research project will address two key problems in Sao Paulo state - i) the bacterial crop disease Asiatic Citrus Canker (ACC); and ii) human infections due to multiply antibiotic resistant Klebsiella pneumonia. Our strategy, common to both problems will be to investigate the genomic diversity of the bacterial disease-causing species and to assess the potential of phage encoded capsul…
São Paulo state is by far the largest sweet orange producer in the world and the biggest exporter to the EU and USA. The 2016 global juice concentrate market alone was valued at US$ 89.56bn and is forecast to rise to US$ 117.89bn by 2025. This crucially important industry employs approximately 200 000 people and therefore has enormously positive social and economic impacts on São Paulo st…
Brazil is the major producer of concentrate orange juice, exporting 80% of the juice consumed worldwide. The sweet orange juice industry is constantly threatened by diseases that require the use of toxic metais (e.g. copper) and other defensives to enable profitable production. Reducing the usage of defensives in general is of great importance for a sustainable agriculture. In this propos…
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Brazil is the largest producer of sweet orange in the world, with the state of São Paulo being the largest Brazilian producer of citrus fruits. This production, although highly successful, is constantly threatened by pests and diseases. Among the infectious diseases, citrus canker is one of the most worrisome and widespread, being caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Xanthomonas citri su…
Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (X. citri) is the causal agent of citrus canker, a disease that affects all commercial varieties of citrus and that has a great impact on the world's orange production. Whilst the genome of X. citri has been available for 20 years and this bacterium is being studied to the point of becoming a prokaryotic model, very little is known about its mechanisms of ce…
According to IBGE data, the state of São Paulo is the world's largest producer of sweet oranges, with most of the production destined for the manufacture of juice. Citrus cancer is one of the most worrying bacterial diseases for citrus in Brazil. The most widespread and severe form of cancer, citrus cancer type A, is caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (X. citri). The c…
According to IBGE data, the state of São Paulo is the world's largest producer of sweet oranges, with most of the production destined for the manufacture of juice. Citrus cancer is one of the most worrying bacterial diseases for citrus in Brazil. The most widespread and severe form of cancer, citrus cancer type A, is caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (X. citri). The c…
Brazil is the largest producer of sweet oranges in the world and citrus is one of the most important economic activities in our country. This activity is threteaned by the Asian citrus canker (ACC) an infectious and incurable plant disease that affects all the commercially important varieties of citrus. The pathogen that causes this disease is the Gram-negative bacterium Xanthomonas citri…
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Citrus canker, caused by the bacteria Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri, is one of the most aggressive plant diseases and affects all Citrus commodities worldwide. This disease has a great impact on production and quality of the fruit, preventing the trade and causing great losses to agriculture in Brazil, the world's largest sweet orange producer. In São Paulo state, the easing of citrus ca…
Citriculture is one of the most important economic activities in Brazil, being the largest producer of sweet oranges in the world. One of the major diseases affecting citrus is the citrus canker, caused by the bacteria Xanthomonas citri ssp. citri (X. citri), causing great losses in fruit production and quality. The strategy to eradicate contaminated plants was abandoned in the state of S…
Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xac) is the etiological agent of citrus canker, a disease that affects all the varieties of citrus of economic importance around the world. Currently, eradication of infected trees constitutes the only effective practice to control the spread of Xac. This measure has enormous social and economic impact in the orange juice production industry, especially con…
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