A5086367410- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Chromium effects and bioremediation
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
- Vanadium and Halogenation Chemistry
- Heavy metals in environment
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Fungal Biology and Applications
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Historical Art and Culture Studies
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Historical and Literary Studies
- Radioactive element chemistry and processing
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
- Building materials and conservation
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Sapienza University of Rome
2015-2025
École Pratique des Hautes Études
2023
University of Pisa
2023
University of Dundee
2014-2015
Summary Geoactive soil fungi were investigated for phosphatase‐mediated uranium precipitation during growth on an organic phosphorus source. A spergillus niger and P aecilomyces javanicus grown modified C zapek– D ox medium amended with glycerol 2‐phosphate ( G2P ) as sole source nitrate. Both organisms showed reduced uranium‐containing media but able to extensively precipitate phosphorus‐containing minerals hyphal surfaces, these identified by X ‐ray powder diffraction uranyl phosphate...
Modern agriculture is dependent on phosphate rock (PR), which a nonrenewable resource. Improvement of phosphorus (P) availability for crops in agricultural soils represents key strategy to slow down the depletion PR. The aim this study was identify potential P biofertilisers among saprotrophic fungal species. We tested 30 strains belonging 28 taxa (4 Zygomycota and 24 Ascomycota) with different life strategies. showed that many fungi have ability mobilise from insoluble forms according...
Summary Geoactive soil fungi were examined for their ability to release inorganic phosphate ( P i ) and mediate lead bioprecipitation during growth on organic substrates. A spergillus niger aecilomyces javanicus grew in 5 mM b( NO 3 2 –containing media amended with glycerol 2‐phosphate G2P or phytic acid PyA as sole sources, liberated into the medium. This resulted almost complete removal of b from solution extensive precipitation lead‐containing minerals around biomass, confirming...
The spread and environmental accumulation of DDT over the years represent not only a threat to human health ecological security but also major challenge because complex chemical processes technologies required for remediation. Saprotrophic fungi, isolated from contaminated sites, hold promise their bioremediation potential toward toxic organic compounds, since they might provide an environment-friendly solution contamination. Once we verified high tolerance autochthonous fungal strains...
In this study, we investigated the biostimulant effect of fungal culture filtrates obtained from Chaetomium globosum and Minimedusa polyspora on growth performance metabolomic traits chicory ( Cichorium intybus ) plants. For first time, showed that M. filtrate exerts a direct plant growth-promoting through an increase biomass, both in shoots roots, leaf area. Conversely, no significant morphological biomass yield was observed C. plants treated with filtrate. Based 1 H-NMR metabolomics data,...
ABSTRACT Fungi play important roles in biogeochemical processes such as organic matter decomposition, bioweathering of minerals and rocks, metal transformations therefore influence elemental cycles for essential potentially toxic elements, e.g., P, S, Pb, As. Arsenic is a metalloid most organisms naturally occurs trace quantities soil, water, air, living organisms. Among more than 300 arsenic occurring nature, mimetite [Pb 5 (AsO 4 ) 3 Cl] the stable lead arsenate holds considerable promise...
Summary Saprotrophic fungi were investigated for their bioweathering effects on the vanadium‐ and lead‐containing insoluble apatite group mineral, vanadinite [ Pb 5 ( VO 4 ) 3 Cl ]. Despite insolubility of vanadinite, exerted both biochemical biophysical mineral including etching, penetration formation new biominerals. Lead oxalate was precipitated by A spergillus niger during bioleaching natural synthetic vanadinite. Some calcium monohydrate (whewellite) formed with because presence...
In this study, Minimedusa polyspora and Chaetomium globosum their metabolites were assessed in vitro for ability to inhibit growth of Alternaria alternata, Berkeleyomyces basicola, Botrytis cinerea, gaining insights into biocontrol mechanisms. A dual culture, an assay volatile antimicrobial compounds effectiveness (performed two different conditions), a culture filtrate antifungal designed discriminate the involved Moreover, filtrates these strains fungistatic fungicidal activities...
Glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide worldwide. Its improper use during recent decades has resulted in glyphosate contamination of soils and waters. Fungal bioremediation an environmentally friendly, cost effective, feasible solution to soils. In this study, several saprotrophic fungi isolated from agricultural environments were screened for their ability tolerate utilise Roundup different cultural conditions as a nutritional source. Purpureocillium lilacinum was further evaluate...
Increasing arsenic environmental concentrations are raising worldwide concern for its impacts on human health and ecosystem functionality. In order to cope with contamination, bioremediation using fungi can represent an efficient, sustainable, cost-effective technological solution. Fungi mitigate contamination through different mechanisms including bioaccumulation. this work, four soil saprotrophic Absidia spinosa, Purpureocillium lilacinum, Metarhizium marquandii, Cephalotrichum nanum,...
Trichoderma hamatum FBL 587 isolated from DDT-contaminated agricultural soils stands out as a remarkable strain with DDT-resistance and the ability to enhance DDT degradation process in soil. Here, whole genome sequencing RNA-Seq studies for T. under exposure were performed. In 38.9 Mb-genome of 587, 10,944 protein-coding genes predicted annotated, including those relevance mycoremediation such production secondary metabolites siderophores. The genome-scale transcriptional responses showed...
The potential role played by fungi in the weathering of sulfide abandoned mines and waste rock dumps is scarcely investigated, yet. In particular microfungi may produce biofilms that work as sites metals minerals precipitation. This study aimed to investigate interactions, bioalteration, biocorrosion between three (Trichoderma harzianum group, Penicillium glandicola, P. brevicompactum) isolated from Libiola mine (Liguria, Italy) pyrite-rich mineralizations occurring within dumps. After six...
Coprophilous fungi are specialized microorganisms, playing key roles in ecosystems and several other contexts, whose protection requires more substantial efforts. This paper aims to highlight discuss valuable critical aspects faced during the process of threat status assessment Poronia punctata, providing inspirations for future conservation actions.
The conservation status of Alessioporus ichnusanus is discussed considering new insights emerged from the IUCN global assessment. New locations were identified and Italy confirmed as center distribution this species. According to categories criteria, A. assigned category Vulnerable C2a(i).
Cet article se propose de reconstruire la vie et pensée d’Alina d’Eldir (vers 1762-1851), prétendue princesse indienne magnétiseuse célèbre à Paris au milieu du xixe siècle. La notoriété a été favorisée par son amitié avec un certain nombre d’hommes cultivés, tels que le marquis Agricol-Joseph Fortia d’Urban (1756-1843) Jean-Baptiste-Modeste Gence (1755-1840), qui fondèrent groupe nommé Cercle noble Porte l’Élysée et, dès 1835, Ordre moral asiatique universel. En outre, l’article s’interroge...
Military sites, both active and decommissioned, are rarely studied may represent a source of fungal bioresources with potential applications for the remediation co-contaminated soils. The aims this study were deepening knowledge on communities decommissioned military site identifying indigenous showing potentialities downstream mycoremediation applications. culturable fractions soil an Italian isolated from six representative sampling plots. In addition, community rhizosphere Plantago...
ABSTRACT The Antarctic ecosystem is a combination of conditions including extremely low values temperature. environmental temperature one the parameters thoroughly affecting structure and composition fungal membranes lipids. psychrophilic fungi generally increase disorder within macromolecules to maintain membrane fluidity at temperatures. strategy adopted by proportion unsaturated fatty acid that allows maintaining semi-fluid state membranes. This ecological feature might be exploited for...