Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Gontijo, J. B., Huang, L., Levintal, E., Prieto García, C., Erikson, C. B., Coyotl, A., Horwath, W. R., Dahlke, H. E., & Rodrigues, J. L. M. (2025). Depth-dependent Metagenome-Assembled Genomes of Agricultural Soils under Managed Aquifer Recharge. Scientific Data, 12(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05218-y
Potisap, C., Lawongsa, P., Duangsri, J., Gontijo, J. B., Wongratanacheewin, S., Rodrigues, J. L. M., & Sermswan, R. (2025). The soil microorganism Bacillus amyloliquefaciens N3-8 shows potential as a biocontrol agent against the pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei and its effect on rice plantation. Microbiology Spectrum, e02963-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02963-24
Venturini, A. M., Gontijo, J. B., Berrios, L., Rodrigues, J. L. M., Peay, K. G., & Tsai, S. M. (2025). Linking soil microbial genomic features to forest-to-pasture conversion in the Amazon. Microbiology Spectrum, e01561-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01561-24
Gontijo, J. B., Paula, F. S., Bieluczyk, W., França, A. G., Navroski, D., Mandro, J. A., ... & Tsai, S. M. (2024). Methane-cycling microbial communities from Amazon floodplains and upland forests respond differently to simulated climate change scenarios. Environmental Microbiome, 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-024-00596-z
Anthony, W. E., Allison, S. D., Broderick, C. M., Rodriguez, L. C., Clum, A., Cross, H., Eloe-Fadrosh, E., Evans, S., Fairbanks, D., Gallery, R., Gontijo, J. B., … & Blanchard, J. L. (2024). From Soil to Sequence: Filling the Critical Gap in Genome-Resolved Metagenomics is Essential to the Future of Soil Microbial Ecology. Environmental Microbiome 19, 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-024-00599-w
Venturini, A. M., Gontijo, J. B., Mandro, J. A., Berenguer, E., Peay, K. G., Tsai, S. M., & Bohannan, B. J. (2023). Soil microbes under threat in the Amazon Rainforest. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 38(8), 693-696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.04.014
Martins, G. L., de Souza, A. J., Osti, J. F., Gontijo, J. B., Cherubin, M. R., Viana, D. G., ... & Regitano, J. B. (2023). The role of land use, management, and microbial diversity depletion on glyphosate biodegradation in tropical soils. Environmental Research, 231, 116178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116178
Martins, G. L., de Souza, A. J., Mendes, L. W., Gontijo, J. B., Rodrigues, M. M., Coscione, A. R., ... & Regitano, J. B. (2023). Physicochemical and bacterial changes during composting of vegetable and animal-derived agro-industrial wastes. Bioresource Technology, 376, 128842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128842
Bieluczyk, W., Asselta, F. O., Navroski, D., Gontijo, J. B., Venturini, A. M., Mendes, L. W., ... & Tsai, S. M. (2023). Linking above and belowground carbon sequestration, soil organic matter properties, and soil health in Brazilian Atlantic Forest restoration. Journal of Environmental Management, 344, 118573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118573
Peres, F. V., Paula, F. S., Bendia, A. G., Gontijo, J. B., de Mahiques, M. M., & Pellizari, V. H. (2023). Assessment of prokaryotic communities in Southwestern Atlantic deep-sea sediments reveals prevalent methanol-oxidising Methylomirabilales. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 12782. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39415-9
Mandro, J. A., Nakamura, F. M., Gontijo, J. B., Tsai, S. M., & Venturini, A. M. (2022). Metagenome-Assembled Genomes from Amazonian Soil Microbial Consortia. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 11(11), e00804-22. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1128/mra.00804-22
Venturini, A. M., Gontijo, J. B., da França, A. G., Moura, J. M., Nüsslein, K., Bohannan, B. J., ... & Tsai, S. M. (2022). Metagenomes from Eastern Brazilian Amazonian Floodplains in the Wet and Dry Seasons. Microbiology resource announcements, 11(8), e00432-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00432-22
Venturini, A. M., Dias, N. M., Gontijo, J. B., Yoshiura, C. A., Paula, F. S., Meyer, K. M., ... & Tsai, S. M. (2022). Increased soil moisture intensifies the impacts of forest-to-pasture conversion on methane emissions and methane-cycling communities in the Eastern Amazon. Environmental research, 212, 113139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113139
Gontijo, J. B., Paula, F. S., Venturini, A. M., Mandro, J. A., Bodelier, P. L., & Tsai, S. M. (2022). Insights into the Genomic Potential of a Methylocystis sp. from Amazonian Floodplain Sediments. Microorganisms, 10(9), 1747. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10091747
Merloti, L. F., Pedrinho, A., Mendes, L. W., Gontijo, J. B., Da Fonseca, M. D. C., Chaves, M. G., ... & Tsai, S. M. (2022). Long-term land use in Amazon influence the dynamic of microbial communities in soil and rhizosphere. Rhizosphere, 21, 100482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2022.100482
Venturini, A. M., Gontijo, J. B., Mandro, J. A., Paula, F. S., Yoshiura, C. A., da França, A. G., & Tsai, S. M. (2022). Genome-resolved metagenomics reveals novel archaeal and bacterial genomes from Amazonian forest and pasture soils. Microbial Genomics, 8(7). https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000853
Gontijo, J. B., Paula, F. S., Venturini, A. M., Yoshiura, C. A., Borges, C. D., Moura, J. M. S., ... & Tsai, S. M. (2021). Not just a methane source: Amazonian floodplain sediments harbour a high diversity of methanotrophs with different metabolic capabilities. Molecular ecology, 30(11), 2560-2572. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15912
Venturini, A. M., Nakamura, F. M., Gontijo, J. B., da França, A. G., Yoshiura, C. A., Mandro, J. A., & Tsai, S. M. (2020). Robust DNA protocols for tropical soils. Heliyon, 6(5), e03830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03830
Gontijo, J. B., Andrade, G. V. S., Baldotto, M. A., & Baldotto, L. E. B. (2018). Bioprospecting and selection of growth-promoting bacteria for Cymbidium sp. orchids. Scientia Agricola, 75(5), 368-374. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-992X-2017-0117
Popular Press
Blog
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Blog Conexões Amazônicas (2022). Os micro-organismos de áreas inundáveis e sua importância num mundo em constante mudança (Microorganisms of floodplain areas and their importance in a constantly changing world). Available at: https://conexoesamazonicas.org/os-micro-organismos-de-areas-inundaveis-e-sua-importancia-num-mundo-em-constante-mudanca/
Interviews
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Jornal da USP (2024). Círculo vicioso: aumento da temperatura na Amazônia reduz absorção de gás de efeito estufa por bactérias (Vicious cycle: rising temperatures in the Amazon reduce greenhouse gas absorption by bacteria). Available at: https://jornal.usp.br/ciencias/ciclo-vicioso-maior-temperatura-na-amazonia-reduz-absorcao-de-gas-do-efeito-estufa-por-bacterias/
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Revista FAPESP (2024). Bactérias nos troncos das árvores da Amazônia são capazes de absorver metano (Bacteria on Amazon tree trunks capable of absorbing methane). Available at: https://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/bacterias-nos-troncos-das-arvores-da-amazonia-sao-capazes-de-absorver-metano/
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Jornal da USP (2023). Processos de pastagem na Amazônia ameaçam microrganismos do solo (Pasture processes in the Amazon threaten soil microorganisms). Available at: https://jornal.usp.br/ciencias/processos-de-pastagem-na-amazonia-ameacam-microrganismos-do-solo
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Agência FAPESP (2023). Microrganismos do solo também estão ameaçados por substituição de florestas por pastagens na Amazônia (Soil microorganisms also threatened by forest-to-pasture conversion in the Amazon). Article reproduced by several digital media outlets, including Folha de São Paulo and Revista Galileu. Available at: https://agencia.fapesp.br/44833
Podcast
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Jornal da USP - Ambiente é o Meio (2023). Áreas de pastagens produzem gás metano, ao invés de captá-lo da atmosfera (Pasture areas produce methane gas instead of capturing it from the atmosphere). Recording available at: https://jornal.usp.br/podcast/ambiente-e-o-meio-106-areas-de-pastagens-produzem-gas-metano-ao-inves-de-capta-lo-da-atmosfera/