A5029722955- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Fungal Biology and Applications
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
- Infectious Diseases and Mycology
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
University of Turin
2015-2023
Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection
2020-2023
National Research Council
2020-2023
Recognition of Nod factors by LysM receptors is crucial for nitrogen-fixing symbiosis in most legumes. The large families legumes suggest concerted functions, yet only NFR1 and NFR5 their closest homologs are known to be required. Here we show that an epidermal receptor (NFRe), ensures robust signalling L. japonicus. Mutants Nfre react with increased calcium spiking interval, reduced transcriptional response fewer nodules the presence rhizobia. NFRe has active kinase capable phosphorylating...
As members of the plant microbiota, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF, Glomeromycotina) symbiotically colonize roots. AMF also possess their own hosting some uncultivable endobacteria. Ongoing research has revealed genetics underlying responses to colonization by AMF, but fungal side relationship remains in dark. Here, we sequenced genome Gigaspora margarita, a member Gigasporaceae an early diverging group Glomeromycotina. In contrast other G. margarita may host distinct endobacterial...
RNA interference (RNAi) is a key regulatory pathway of gene expression in almost all eukaryotes. This mechanism relies on short non-coding molecules (sRNAs) to recognize sequence-specific manner DNA or targets leading transcriptional post-transcriptional silencing. To date, the fundamental role sRNAs regulation development, stress responses, defense against viruses and mobile elements, cross-kingdom interactions has been extensively studied number biological systems. However, knowledge "RNAi...
Mono- and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread recalcitrant pollutants that threaten both environmental human health. By exploiting the powerful enzymatic machinery of fungi, mycoremediation in contaminated sites aims at removing a wide range cost-efficient environmentally friendly manner. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques tools for understanding molecular basis biotransformation PAHs by selected fungal strains, allowing genome mining to identify genetic features...
Summary As other arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Gigaspora margarita contains unculturable endobacteria in its cytoplasm. A cured fungal line has been obtained and showed it was capable of establishing a successful colonization. However, previous OMICs physiological analyses have demonstrated that the fungus is impaired some functions during pre‐symbiotic phase, leading to lower respiration activity, ATP, antioxidant production. Here, by combining deep dual‐mRNA sequencing proteomics applied...
Ink disease is a devastating of chestnut (Castanea sativa) worldwide, caused by Phytophthora species. The only management measures this are chemical and agronomic interventions. This work focuses on the evaluation in vitro antagonistic capacity 20 isolates Trichoderma spp. selected diseased orchard Tuscan Apennines (San Godenzo, Italy) for biocontrol xcambivora. Each isolate was tested to investigate pathogen inhibition capability antagonism dual cultures antibiosis secondary metabolites...
As obligate biotrophic symbionts, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) live in association with most land plants. Among them, Gigaspora margarita has been deeply investigated because of its peculiar features, i.e., the presence an intracellular microbiota endobacteria and viruses. The genome sequencing this fungus revealed some hybrid non-ribosomal peptide synthases-polyketide synthases (NRPS-PKS) that have rarely identified AMF. aim study is to describe architecture these NRPS-PKS sequences...
AbstractAlthough Astragalus nebrodensis plays a fundamental ecological role, mycorrhizal fungi associated with this species have never been investigated in natural habitats. Our aim was to check the presence and occurrence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) roots A. habitat screen fungal diversity surrounding soil, considering positive influence mycotrophic shrub on soil microbiota. A morphological analysis performed samples from Madonie mountains (Sicily, Italy), while...
Forests are increasingly threatened by climate change and the Anthropocene seems to have favored emergence adaptation of pathogens. Robust monitoring methods required prevent biodiversity ecosystems losses, this imposes choice bioindicators habitat health. Fungal communities recognized as fundamental components in nearly all natural artificial environments, their ecosystem services a huge impact maintaining restoring functionality ecosystems. We coupled metabarcoding soil analyses infer...
Emerging fungal pathogens are a global challenge for humankind. Many efforts have been made to understand the mechanisms underlying pathogenicity in bacteria, and OMICs techniques largely responsible those advancements. By contrast, our limited understanding of opportunism antifungal resistance is preventing us from identifying, limiting interpreting emergence pathogens. The genus Scedosporium (Microascaceae) includes fungi with high tolerance environmental pollution, whilst some species can...