A5065901754- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Genital Health and Disease
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications
- Eurasian Exchange Networks
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
Università degli Studi della Tuscia
2007-2023
Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of (PTB), a widespread chronic enteritis ruminants. The progression infection depends on containment action innate and cell-mediated immunity (CMI), it related to environmental genetic factors. In particular, PTB susceptibility seems be associated with specific genes coding for immune regulators involved in response during infection. aim this preliminary study was verify, Italian beef cattle, an association between MAP...
Papillomaviruses (PVs) are small, non-enveloped viruses, ubiquitous across the animal kingdom. PVs induce diverse forms of infection, such as cutaneous papillomas, genital papillomatosis, and carcinomas. During a survey on fertility status mare, novel Equus caballus PV (EcPV) has been identified using Next Generation Sequencing, it was further confirmed with genome-walking PCR Sanger sequencing. The complete circular genome 7607 bp long shares 67% average percentage identity EcPV9, EcPV2,...
Abstract We report for the first time occurrence of heteroplasmy in Grey Partridge ( Perdix perdix ) revealed by means two mitochondrial fragments. The possible serious biological and management implications this exception to unilateral inheritance mtDNA were underlined.
We retrieved 34 medieval ovicaprine remains, from three archaeological sites of central Italy dating to about 1000 years old, and analyzed them using mitochondrial DNA. compared the reconstructed haplogroups with modern sheep samples Europe Middle East sequences literature. In sheep, haplogroup HA is present in countries access Mediterranean close domestication center, whereas it very rare or absent rest Europe. The HB was predominant ancient (90%), found at 10%. Ancient match distribution...
Papillomavirus (PV) infections may be related to anogenital lesions and cancer development in humans several other animal species. To date, 11 different PVs have been reported horses. Among them, a newly described PV named Equus caballus Type9 (EcPV9) was thus far only the semen of stallion with penile Australia. This study reports for first time presence EcPV9 asymptomatic Italian From July 2020 January 2022, genital brush samples were collected from 209 horses no apparent signs neoplastic...
We set up a simple method for sexing ancient bovine bones, generally attributed to specific sex by morphological methods.ZFX/ZFY genes were chosen among the sex-specific sequences available in Genbank.The method, validated on 22 individuals of 11 cattle breeds, was used analyze 3 roman and 9 medieval bones.In no cases we have found false attribution sex.On 12 remains always had consistent outcome.Only case PCR failure couldn't attribute sample gender, but inconsistent results since our is...
The thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) has been indicated as a putative domestication gene in chicken. Comparison of WGS identified variant residue 558 the transmembrane domain (TM) TSHR, where domestic chicken (GGD) presents an arginine, whereas red jungle fowl (RJF) shares conserved glycine with other vertebrates. This demonstrated to be associated phenotypes that are important for and related thyroid regulation, such less fearful behavior, reduced aggressive behavior dependence...
Cattle remains (bones and teeth) of both roman medieval age were collected in the archaeological site Ferento (Viterbo, Italy) with aim extracting characterising nucleic acids. Procedures to minimize contamination modern DNA help ancient (aDNA) preservation adopted. Different techniques extract aDNA (like Phenol/chloroform extraction) from bovine bones tested identify method that applies peculiar characteristics study site. Currently, investigation is mainly based on mtDNA, due ease...
The Cinta senese is a pig breed, highly esteemed for its meat and derived products, characterized by black coat with typical white "belt" documented scant iconography, since the 13th-14th century in Italy. A piece of pottery showing was found Graffignano castle (Northern Latium, Italy) dated 15th-16th centuries, spurring us to investigate diet inhabitants. Ancient DNA analysis carried out on 21 specimens three nuclear SNPs: (1) g.43597545C>T, KIT gene, informative identification breed; (2)...
The study of plant and animal remains from archaeological sites provides important evidence about past human diets habits: this includes species selection, food preparation, consumption disposal practices. Furthermore, such information may also provide inferences social status. Data refuse features identified in some elite contexts central Italy – a high-status residence Celleno Vecchio (Viterbo) the Baglioni-Santacroce castle Graffignano (Viterbo), both northern Latium, as well Santi...
Riassunto - L'analisi archeozoologica dei numerosissimi reperti raccolti nel sito del Neolitico Antico di Rendina Melfi (VI-meta V mill. a.C.) e stata affiancata dalle analisi DNA effettuate su resti ovini ( Ovis aries ) bovini Bos taurus/primigenius ), in un laboratorio apposito con criteri specifici, volti a evitare la contaminazione moderno. E stato estratto il da 23 totale. A causa dello conservazione dell'eta stessi, possibile amplificare sequenziare mitocondriale (mtDNA) solo reperto...