PhD in Biological Sciences and Applied Biotechnologies

Borriello, R., Lumini, E., Girlanda, M., Bonfante, P., Bianciotto, V. (2012). Effects of different management practices on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in maize fields by a molecular approach. Biology and Fertility of Soils 48(8) 911-922. ISSN:0178-2762 IF:2.319 (JCR year: 2011). Rank in SOIL SCIENCE: 6° su 33 [URL]

Ghignone, S., Salvioli, A., Anca, I., Lumini, E., Ortu, G., Petiti, L., Cruveiller, S., Bianciotto, V., Piffanelli, P., Lanfranco, L., Bonfante, P. (2012). The genome of the obligate endobacterium of an AM fungus reveals an interphylum network of nutritional interactions. ISME Journal 6(1) 136–145. ISSN:1751-7362 IF:7.375 (JCR year: 2011). Rank in ECOLOGY: 6° su 131. Evaluated by "EDITORS' CHOICE" Science Magazine [URL]

Orgiazzi, A., Lumini, E., Nilsson, R.H., Girlanda, M., Vizzini, A., Bonfante, P., Bianciotto, V. (2012). Unravelling soil fungal communities from different Mediterranean land-use backgrounds. PLoS One 7(4) e34847. ISSN:1932-6203 IF:4.092 (JCR year: 2011). Rank in BIOLOGY: 12° su 84 [URL]

Balestrini, R., Bianciotto, V., Bonfante, P. (2011). Micorrize: come la biologia del XXI secolo studia le antiche simbiosi tra piante e funghi. In: Melandri, B.A., Pupillo, P. (a cura di), L'energia e i vegetali: Attualità delle ricerche di Assunta Baccarini. Atti del Convegno, Faenza, 16 maggio 2009. Società Torricelliana di Scienze e Lettere (Edit Faenza, Faenza) 305-327.

Balestrini, R., Bianciotto, V., Bonfante, P. (2011). Mycorrhizae. In: Huang, P.M., Li, Y., Sumner, M.E. (eds.), Handbook of Soil Sciences: Properties and Processes, Second edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 24/29-39. ISBN: 9781439803059. [URL]

Berruti, A., Scariot, V., Bianciotto, V. (2011). Camelia: coltivazione in vaso più sostenibile ed ecocompatibile. Il Floricultore 48(1-2) 43-48. ISSN:1128-0212

Berruti, A., Scariot, V., Borriello, R., Della Beffa, M.T., Lumini, E., Bianciotto, V. (2011). Selection of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal isolates for sustainable floriculture. Acta Horticulturae 917 319-324. ISSN:0567-7572 [URL]

Bianciotto, V., Lumini, E., Orgiazzi, A., Borriello, R., Bonfante, P. (2011). Metagenomics applied to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities. In: Marco, D. (ed.), Metagenomics: Current Innovations and Future Trends. Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK 161-178. ISBN: 9781904455875. [URL]

Da Silva, G.A., Lumini, E., Bianciotto, V., Bonfante, P., Maia, L.C. (2011). Discrimination of Gigaspora species by PCR specific primers and phylogenetic analysis. Mycotaxon 118 17–26. ISSN:0093-4666 IF:0.709 (JCR year: 2011). Rank in MYCOLOGY: 23° su 24 [URL]

Lumini, E., Bianciotto, V., Bonfante, P. (2011). La biodiversità fungina nel suolo: un approccio di metagenomica. In: La biodiversità e il metagenoma del terreno agrario: La biodiversità nel terreno agrario. Firenze, 19 novembre 2010 / Il metagenoma del suolo: problematiche di ricerca e prospettive applicative. Firenze, 6 dicembre 2010. Polistampa, Firenze 35-48 (I Georgofili. Quaderni, 2010-IX). ISBN: 9788859609803. [URL]

Lumini, E., Vallino, M., Alguacil, M.M., Romani, M., Bianciotto, V. (2011). Different farming and water regimes in Italian rice fields affect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal soil communities. Ecological Applications 21(5) 1696–1707. ISSN:1051-0761 IF:5.102 (JCR year: 2011). Rank in ECOLOGY: 14° su 131; rank in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES: 10° su 205 [URL]

Mincheva, T., Barni, E., Bianciotto, V., Varese, G.C., Siniscalco, C. (2011). Effects of Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decraene on native plant species, arbuscular mycorrhiza and soil fungi decomposers. In: 2nd World Conference on Biological Invasions and Ecosystem Functioning (biolief 2011), November 21-24, 2011, Mar del Plata, Argentina. GrIETA, Mar del Plata, Argentina 22-23.

Mincheva, T., Bianciotto, V., Barni, E., Siniscalco, C. (2011). Invasiveness of Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decraene determined by its plant traits and alteration of mycorrhizal community. In: 11th International Conference on the Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions (EMAPI 2011): Bridging the gap between scientific knowledge and management practice: 30th August – 3rd September 2011: Program, abstracts, list of participants. University of West Hungary, Szombathely, Hungary 107.

Piervittori, R., Favero-Longo, S.E., Gazzano, C., Bianciotto, V., Fusconi, A., Girlanda, M., Lumini, E., Vallino, M. (2011). L'approccio biologico a supporto degli interventi conservativi. In: Lo Stato dell'Arte 9: IX Congresso Nazionale IGIIC (Cosenza, 13-15 ottobre 2011). Volume degli Atti. Nardini, Firenze 469-474. ISBN: 9788840441993.

Zijlstra, C., Lund, I., Justesen, A.F., Nicolaisen, M., Jensen, P.K., Bianciotto, V., Posta, K., Balestrini, R., Przetakiewicz, A., Czembor, E., de Zande, J. van (2011). Combining novel monitoring tools and precision application technologies for integrated high-tech crop protection in the future (a discussion document). Pest Management Science 67(6) 616-625. ISSN:1526-498X IF:2.251 (JCR year: 2011). Rank in AGRONOMY: 14° su 79; rank in ENTOMOLOGY: 8° su 85 [URL]

Balestrini, R., Magurno, F., Walker, C., Lumini, E., Bianciotto, V. (2010). Cohorts of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in Vitis vinifera, a typical Mediterranean fruit crop. Environmental Microbiology Reports 2(4) 594-604. ISSN:1758-2229 IF:3.076 (JCR year: 2010). Rank in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES: 31° su 192; rank in MICROBIOLOGY: 36° su 107 [URL]

Lumini, E., Orgiazzi, A., Borriello, R., Bonfante, P., Bianciotto, V. (2010). Disclosing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal biodiversity in soil through a land-use gradient using a pyrosequencing approach. Environmental Microbiology 12(8) 2165–2179. ISSN:1462-2912 IF:5.537 (JCR year: 2010). Rank in MICROBIOLOGY: 14° su 107 [URL]

Anca, I.A., Lumini, E., Ghignone, S., Salvioli, A., Bianciotto, V., Bonfante, P. (2009). The ftsZ gene of the endocellular bacterium Candidatus Glomeribacter gigasporarum is preferentially expressed during the symbiotic phases of its host mycorrhizal fungus. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 22(3) 302-310. ISSN:0894-0282 IF:4.407 (JCR year: 2009). Rank in BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: 63° su 283; rank in BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY: 21° su 152; rank in PLANT SCIENCES: 13° su 173 [URL]

Magurno, F., Balestrini, R., Lumini, E., Bianciotto, V. (2009-2010). Outside and inside grapevine roots: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in a Nebbiolo vineyard-Langhe, Piedmont-Italy. In: 3rd International Symposium MacroWINE 2010 on Macromolecules and Secondary Metabolites of Grapevine and Wines, Torino, 16-18 June 2010. Quaderni di scienze viticole ed enologiche 31 91-95. ISSN:1970-6545

Alguacil, M.M., Lumini, E., Roldán, A., Salinas-Garcia, J.R., Bonfante, P., Bianciotto, V. (2008). The impact of tillage practices on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in subtropical crops. Ecological Applications 18(2) 527-536. ISSN:1051-0761 IF:3.628 (JCR year: 2008). Rank in ECOLOGY: 23° su 124; rank in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES: 11° su 163 [URL]

Girlanda, M., Bianciotto, V., Cappellazzo, G., Casieri, L., Bergero, R., Martino, E., Luppi, A.M., Perotto, S. (2008). Interactions between engineered tomato plants expressing antifungal enzymes and nontarget fungi in the rhizosphere and phyllosphere. FEMS Microbiology Letters 288(1) 9-18. ISSN:0378-1097 IF:2.021 (JCR year: 2008). Rank in MICROBIOLOGY: 52° su 91 [URL]

Lumini, E., Bianciotto, V., Bonfante, P. (2008). Suolo: una riserva inesplorata di biodiversità microbica. Protecta 22(11/12) 66-68. ISSN:1121-3124

Salvioli, A., Lumini, E., Anca, I.A., Bianciotto, V., Bonfante, P. (2009). Simultaneous detection and quantification of the unculturable microbe Candidatus Glomeribacter gigasporarum inside its fungal host Gigaspora margarita. New Phytologist 180(1) 248-257. ISSN:0028-646X IF:5.178 (JCR year: 2008). Rank in PLANT SCIENCES: 9° su 156 [URL]

Alguacil, M.M., Lumini, E., Roldán, A., Salinas-Garcia, J.R., Bonfante, P., Bianciotto, V. (2008). The impact of tillage practices on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in subtropical crops. Ecological Applications 18 527-536. [URL]

Ligrone, R., Carafa, A., Lumini, E., Bianciotto, V., Bonfante, P., Duckett, J.G. (2007). Glomeromycotean associations in liverworts: a molecular, cellular and taxonomic analysis. American Journal of Botany 94(11) 1756-1777. ISSN:0002-9122 IF:2.512 (JCR year: 2007). Rank in PLANT SCIENCES: 26° su 152 [URL]

Lumini, E., Bianciotto, V., Jargeat, P., Novero, M., Salvioli, A., Faccio, A., Bécard, G., Bonfante, P. (2007). Presymbiotic growth and sporal morphology are affected in the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora margarita cured of its endobacteria. Cellular Microbiology 9 1716-1729. [URL]

Bonfante, P., Lumini, E., Bianciotto, V., Jargeat, P., Salvioli, A., Genre, A., Blal, B., Novero, M., Faccio, A., Batut, J., Bécard, G. (2006). Endocellular bacteria/Gigaspora margarita/ host plants: experimental evidences of arbuscular mycorrhizas as tripartite interactions. In: Sánchez, F., Quinto, C., Lopez-Lara, I. M., Geiger, O. (eds.), Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Volume 5: Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Mérida, Yucatán, México, December 14-19, 2005. International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, St. Paul, Minn. 552-558. ISBN: 9780965462549.

Da Silva, G.A., Lumini, E., Costa Maia, L., Bonfante, P., Bianciotto, V. (2006). Phylogenetic analysis of Glomeromycota by partial LSU rDNA sequences. Mycorrhiza 16 183-189. [URL]

Lumini, E., Ghignone, S., Bianciotto, V., Bonfante, P. (2006). Endobacteria or bacterial endosymbionts? To be or not to be [2]. New Phytologist 170 205-208. [URL]

Vallino, M., Massa, N., Lumini, E., Bianciotto, V., Berta, G., Bonfante, P. (2006). Assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in roots of Solidago gigantea growing in a polluted soil in Northern Italy. Environmental Microbiology 8 971-983. [URL]

Bianciotto, V., Girlanda, M., Lazzari, A., Cappellazzo, G., Perotto, S., Bonfante, P. (2005). Transgenic rhizospheres of crop plants: their impact on indigenous soil fungi. In: Buscot, F., Varma, A. (eds.), Microorganisms in Soils: Roles in Genesis and Functions. Springer, Berlin 280-290. ISBN: 9783540222200. [URL]

Bianciotto, V., Lumini, E., Vallino, M., Bonin, I., Bonfante, P. (2005). Funghi micorrizici arbuscolari e loro endobatteri: analisi molecolare della biodiversità. Informatore Botanico Italiano 37 696-697.

Bianciotto, V., Genre, A., Jargeat, P., Lumini, E., Becard, G., Bonfante, P. (2004). Vertical transmission of endobacteria in the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora margarita through generation of vegetative spores. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70 3600-3608. [URL]

Bonfante, P., Genre, A., Bianciotto, V. (2004). The colonisation strategies of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: an overview of their cellular interactions with plants and bacteria. In: Frías-Hernández, J. T., Olalde-Portugal, V., Ferrera-Cerrato, R. (eds.), Avance en el conocimiento de la biología de las micorrizas. Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México 19-28. ISBN:9688643335.

Genre, A., Bianciotto, V., Jargeat, P., Lumini, E., Uetake, Y., Becard, G., Bonfante, P. (2004). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi harbor endocellular bacteria. In: Tikhonovich, I., Lugtenberg, B., Provorov, N. (eds.), Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Volume 4: Proceedings of the 11th International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, St.-Petersburg, Russia, July 18-26, 2003. International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, St. Paul, Minn. 445-447. ISBN: 0965462536.

Bianciotto, V., Lumini, E., Bonfante, P., Vandamme, P. (2003). 'Candidatus Glomeribacter gigasporarum' gen. nov., sp. nov., an endosymbiont of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 53 121-124. [URL]

Bianciotto, V., Bonfante, P. (2002). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: A specialised niche for rhizospheric and endocellular bacteria. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology 81 365-371. [URL]

Bianciotto, V., Perotto, S., Ruiz-Lozano, J.M., Bonfante, P. (2002). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and soil bacteria: from cellular investigations to biotechnological perspectives. In: Gianinazzi, S., Schüepp, H., Barea, J.M., Haselwandter, K. (eds.), Mycorrhizal Technology in Agriculture: From Genes to Bioproducts. Birkhäuser, Basel 19-31. ISBN: 9783764364854.

Bonfante, P., Bianciotto, V., Ruiz-Lozano, J.M., Minerdi, D., Lumini, E., Perotto, S. (2002). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their endobacteria. In: Seckbach, J. (ed.), Symbiosis: Mechanisms and Model Systems. Kluwer, Dordrecht 323-337. ISBN: 9780306481734. [URL]

Minerdi, D., Bianciotto, V., Bonfante, P. (2002). Endosymbiotic bacteria in mycorrhizal fungi: From their morphology to genomic sequences. Plant and Soil 244 211-219. [URL]

Bianciotto, V., Andreotti, S., Balestrini, R., Bonfante, P., Perotto, S. (2001). Mucoid mutants of the biocontrol strain Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 show increased ability in biofilm formation on mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal carrot roots. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 14 255-260. [URL]

Bianciotto, V., Andreotti, S., Balestrini, R., Bonfante, P., Perotto, S. (2001). Extracellular polysaccharides are involved in the attachment of Azospirillum brasilense and Rhizobium leguminosarum to arbuscular mycorrhizal structures. European Journal of Histochemistry 45 39-49. [URL]

Lanfranco, L., Bianciotto, V., Lumini, E., Souza, M., Morton, J.B., Bonfante, P. (2001). A combined morphological and molecular approach to characterize isolates of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Gigaspora (Glomales). New Phytologist 152 169-179. [URL]

Bianciotto, V., Bécard, G., Bonfante, P. (2000). Trasmissione verticale di batteri endosimbionti nel fungo micorrizico arbuscolare (AM) Gigaspora margarita. Informatore Botanico Italiano 32 86-87.

Bianciotto, V., Lumini, E., Lanfranco, L., Minerdi, D., Bonfante, P., Perotto, S. (2000). Detection and identification of bacterial endosymbionts in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi belonging to the family Gigasporaceae. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 66 4503-4509. [URL]