A5079851197- Diatoms and Algae Research
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
- Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
University of Padua
2022-2024
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
2021-2023
Microalgae are currently considered an attractive source of highly valuable compounds for human and animal consumption, including polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Several microalgae-derived compounds, such as ω-3 acids, pigments, whole dried biomasses available on the market mainly produced by culturing microalgae in open ponds, which can be achieved with low setup maintenance costs respect to enclosed systems. However, tanks more susceptible bacterial other environmental contamination,...
Cupriavidus necator is a facultative chemolithoautotrophic bacterium able to convert carbon dioxide into poly-3-hydroxybutyrate. This highly promising as the conversion process allows production of sustainable and biodegradable plastics. Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate accumulation known be induced by nutrient starvation, but information regarding optimal stress conditions controlling still heterogeneous fragmentary. study presents comprehensive comparison effects conditions, namely nitrogen,...
Diatoms represent one of the most abundant groups microalgae in ocean and are responsible for approximately 20% photosynthetically fixed CO 2 on Earth. Due to their complex evolutionary history ability adapt different environments, diatoms endowed with striking molecular biodiversity unique metabolic activities. Their high growth rate possibility optimize biomass make them very promising ‘biofactories’ biotechnological applications. Among bioactive compounds, can produce ovothiols,...
Diatoms are one of the major and most diverse groups phytoplankton, with chimeric genomes harbouring a combination genes bacterial, animal plant origin. They have developed sophisticated mechanisms to face environmental variations. In marine environments, nutrients concentration shows significant temporal spatial variability, influencing phytoplankton growth. Among nutrients, nitrogen, present at micromolar levels, is often limiting resource. Here, we report comprehensive characterization...
Diatoms are photosynthetic microorganisms playing a key role in the functioning of aquatic ecosystems; they at base food web and main drivers biogeochemical processes. These microalgae have unique diplontic life cycle which vegetative phase entails cell size reduction that would lead to extinction population if was not restored, usually by sexual reproduction. The switch from asexual reproduction needs be finely synchronized regulated ensure its success; this aim, cells evolved complex...
Abstract Background Microbial biopolymers such as poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) are emerging promising alternatives for sustainable production of biodegradable bioplastics. Their promise is heightened by the potential utilisation photosynthetic organisms, thus exploiting sunlight and carbon dioxide source energy carbon, respectively. The cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. B12 an attractive candidate its superior ability to accumulate high amounts PHB well high-light tolerance, which makes it...
Summary Diatoms are a highly successful group of phytoplankton, well adapted also to oligotrophic environments and capable handling nutrient fluctuations in the ocean, particularly nitrate. The presence large vacuole is an important trait contributing their adaptive features. It confers diatoms ability accumulate store nutrients, such as nitrate, when they abundant outside then reallocate them into cytosol meet deficiencies, process called luxury uptake. molecular mechanisms that regulate...
Underwater CO2 vents represent natural laboratories where the responses of marine organisms to ocean acidification can be tested. In a such context, we investigated changes in physiology, anatomy, and ultrastructure non-indigenous algal species Caulerpa cylindracea growing along pH/CO2 gradient, by conducting reciprocal transplant experiment between two populations from an acidified vs non-acidified site. Stress effects transplants current lowered pH conditions resulted decrease number...
Optimized protol to transform the pennate diatom Pseuodo-nitzschia multistriata.
Protein extraction from diatoms using TCA
Genomic DNA extraction from the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata for Illumina sequencing
Protein extraction from diatoms using TCA