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University of Bari Aldo Moro: Bari, IT

2020-03-16 to present | Associate Professor (Department of Biology)
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Francesco Pini

Università degli Studi di Firenze: Firenze, Toscana, IT

2016-10-01 to 2019-10-31 | Postdoc (DAGRI)
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Francesco Pini

University of Oxford: Oxford, GB

2014-10-13 to 2016-09-31 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Department of Plant Sciences)
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Francesco Pini

CNRS : Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex (Lille), FR

2012-02-01 to 2014-09-31 | Postdoctoral Fellow (IRI - USR3078 )
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Francesco Pini

University of Florence: Florence, IT

2011-02-01 to 2012-01-31 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Department of Evolutionary Biology)
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Francesco Pini

University of Florence: Florence, IT

2008-01-01 to 2010-12-31 | PhD student (Department of Evolutionary Biology)
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University of Florence: Florence, IT

2008-01-01 to 2010-12-31 | PhD (University of Florence)
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Francesco Pini

Works (37)

Genetic Characterization of Rhizobium spp. Strains in an Organic Field Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Field in Lithuania

Plants
2024-07-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Justina Kaziūnienė; Francesco Pini; Arman Shamshitov; Kristyna Razbadauskienė; Birutė Frercks; Audrius Gegeckas; Raimonda Mažylytė; Laura Lapinskienė; Skaidrė Supronienė
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Flying toward a plastic-free world: Can Drosophila serve as a model organism to develop new strategies of plastic waste management?

Science of The Total Environment
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Eugenia Pignataro; Francesco Pini; Alessandra Barbanente; Fabio Arnesano; Antonio Palazzo; René Massimiliano Marsano
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The motility and chemosensory systems of Rhizobium leguminosarum, their role in symbiosis, and link to PTSNtr regulation

Environmental Microbiology
2024-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Samuel T. N. Aroney; Francesco Pini; Celia Kessler; Philip S. Poole; Carmen Sánchez‐Cañizares
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Salt Stress Highlights the Relevance of Genotype × Genotype Interaction in the Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiosis between <i>Sinorhizobium meliloti</i> and Alfalfa

Soil Systems
2023-12 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Agnese Bellabarba; Francesca Decorosi; Camilla Fagorzi; Amina El Hadj Mimoune; ARIANNA BUCCIONI; Margherita Santoni; gaio cesare pacini; Abdelkader Bekki; Khalid Azim; Majida HAFIDI et al.
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Editorial: Optimizing probiotic applications in agriculture: Exploring the role of growth and health promoter's microorganisms in plants and livestock animals

Frontiers in Microbiology
2022-08-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-302X
Contributors: Francesco Pini; Alice Checcucci; Diana Luise; Francesco Pini
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Characterization of the microbial community in ripened Pecorino Toscano cheese affected by pink discoloration

Food Microbiology
2022-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0740-0020
Contributors: Francesco Pini; Matteo Daghio; Francesco Pini; Anna Espinoza Tofalos; Giuseppe Conte; Eleonora Mari; Fabiola Giannerini; Luciana Giovannetti; Arianna Buccioni; Andrea Franzetti et al.
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Characterization of the Soil Prokaryotic Community With Respect to Time and Fertilization With Animal Waste–Based Digestate in a Humid Continental Climate

Frontiers in Environmental Science
2022-06-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-665X
Contributors: Francesco Pini; Skaidre Suproniene; Modupe Olufemi Doyeni; Carlo Viti; Vita Tilvikiene; Francesco Pini
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Selection of Rhizobium strains for inoculation of Lithuanian Pisum sativum breeding lines

Symbiosis
2021 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1878-7665
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Francesco Pini

Tetraselmis suecica F&M-M33 phycosphere: associated bacteria and exo-metabolome characterization

European Journal of Phycology
2021 | Journal article
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Francesco Pini

Competitiveness for Nodule Colonization in Sinorhizobium meliloti: Combined In Vitro -Tagged Strain Competition and Genome-Wide Association Analysis

mSystems
2021-07-27 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2379-5077
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Alfalfa for a Sustainable Ovine Farming System: Proposed Research for a New Feeding Strategy Based on Alfalfa and Ecological Leftovers in Drought Conditions

Sustainability
2021-04-01 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2071-1050
Contributors: CARLO VITI; Agnese Bellabarba; Matteo Daghio; Alessio Mengoni; Marcello Mele; ARIANNA BUCCIONI; Gaio Cesare Pacini; Abdelkader Bekki; AZIM KHALID; Majida Hafidi et al.
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Characterization of the microbial community composition in Italian Cinta Senese sausages dry-fermented with natural extracts as alternatives to sodium nitrite

Food Microbiology
2020 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0740-0020
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Francesco Pini

Methylation-dependent transcriptional regulation of crescentin gene (creS) by GcrA in Caulobacter crescentus

Molecular Microbiology
2020 | Journal article
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Francesco Pini

Global control of bacterial nitrogen and carbon metabolism by a PTS Ntr -regulated switch

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2020-05-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Carmen Sánchez-Cañizares; Jürgen Prell; Francesco Pini; Paul Rutten; Kim Kraxner; Benedikt Wynands; Ramakrishnan Karunakaran; Philip S. Poole
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Agricultural Selection of Wheat Has Been Shaped by Plant-Microbe Interactions.

Frontiers in microbiology
2020-02-06 | Journal article
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Francesco Pini

Analysis of microbiota in cultures of the green microalga Tetraselmis suecica

European Journal of Phycology
2019 | Journal article
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Francesco Pini

Deciphering the Symbiotic Plant Microbiome: Translating the Most Recent Discoveries on Rhizobia for the Improvement of Agricultural Practices in Metal-Contaminated and High Saline Lands

Agronomy
2019 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2073-4395
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Francesco Pini

The Degradative Capabilities of New <i>Amycolatopsis</i> Isolates on Polylactic Acid.

Microorganisms
2019-11-20 | Journal article
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Francesco Pini

Harnessing Rhizobia to Improve Heavy-Metal Phytoremediation by Legumes

Genes
2018-11 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Camilla Fagorzi; ALICE CHECCUCCI; George C diCenzo; Klaudia Debiec-Andrzejewska; Lukasz Dziewit; Francesco Pini; Alessio Mengoni
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Effect of different types of olive oil pomace dietary supplementation on the rumen microbial community profile in Comisana ewes.

Scientific reports
2018-05-31 | Journal article
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Francesco Pini

Lux bacterial biosensors for in vivo spatiotemporal mapping of root secretion.

2017-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Pini F; East AK; Appia-Ayme C; Tomek J; Karunakaran R; Mendoza-Suarez M; Edwards A; Terpolilli J; Rowoth J; Downie JA et al.
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Evolution of Intra-specific Regulatory Networks in a Multipartite Bacterial Genome

PLoS Comput Biol
2015-09-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Marco Galardini; Matteo Brilli; Giulia Spini; Matteo Rossi; Bianca Roncaglia; Alessia Bani; Manuela Chiancianesi; Marco Moretto; Kristof Engelen; Giovanni Bacci et al.
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Cell Cycle Control by the Master Regulator CtrA in Sinorhizobium meliloti

PLoS Genet
2015-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Francesco Pini; Nicole J. De Nisco; Lorenzo Ferri; Jon Penterman; Antonella Fioravanti; Matteo Brilli; Alessio Mengoni; Marco Bazzicalupo; Patrick H. Viollier; Graham C. Walker et al.
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Molecular phylogeny of the nickel-resistance gene nreB and functional role in the nickel sensitive symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti

Plant and Soil
2014 | Journal article
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10.1007/s11104-013-1979-3

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WOS:000333614600013

Contributors: Pini, F.; Spini, G.; Galardini, M.; Bazzicalupo, M.; Benedetti, A.; Chiancianesi, M.; Florio, A.; Lagomarsino, A.; Migliore, M.; Mocali, S. et al.
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Francesco Pini via ResearcherID

Genomic and Functional Diversity of the Sinorhizobial Model Group

Symbiotic Endophytes
2013 | Book chapter
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10.1007/978-3-642-39317-4_4

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WOS:000331568500005

Contributors: Mengoni, A.; Bazzicalupo, M.; Giuntini, E.; Pini, F.; Biondi, E. G.
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Genomics for the environment: the hidden power of bacteria

Current Opinion in Biotechnology
2013 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.copbio.2013.05.038

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WOS:000323298100025

Contributors: Bazzicalupo, M.; Mengoni, A.; Spini, G.; Pini, F.
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Permanent draft genome sequences of the symbiotic nitrogen fixing Ensifer meliloti strains BO21CC and AK58

Standards in Genomic Sciences
2013 | Journal article
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10.4056/sigs.3797438

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WOS:000330042800011

Contributors: Galardini, M.; Bazzicalupo, M.; Biondi, E.; Brambilla, E.; Brilli, M.; Bruce, D.; Chain, P.; Chen, A.; Daligault, H.; Davenport, K. W. et al.
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Francesco Pini via ResearcherID

Replicon-Dependent Bacterial Genome Evolution: The Case of Sinorhizobium meliloti

Genome Biology and Evolution
2013 | Journal article
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10.1093/gbe/evt027

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WOS:000317625200008

Contributors: Galardini, M.; Pini, F.; Bazzicalupo, M.; Biondi, E. G.; Mengoni, A.
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The DivJ, CbrA and PleC system controls DivK phosphorylation and symbiosis in Sinorhizobium meliloti

Molecular Microbiology
2013 | Journal article
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10.1111/mmi.12347

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WOS:000324950600005

Contributors: Pini, F.; Frage, B.; Ferri, L.; De Nisco, N. J.; Mohapatra, S. S.; Taddei, L.; Fioravanti, A.; Dewitte, F.; Galardini, M.; Brilli, M. et al.
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Exploring the plant-associated bacterial communities in Medicago sativa L

Bmc Microbiology
2012 | Journal article
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10.1186/1471-2180-12-78

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WOS:000307234400001

Contributors: Pini, F.; Frascella, A.; Santopolo, L.; Bazzicalupo, M.; Biondi, E. G.; Scotti, C.; Mengoni, A.
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Exploring the symbiotic pangenome of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti

Bmc Genomics
2011 | Journal article
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10.1186/1471-2164-12-235

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WOS:000291940500001

Contributors: Galardini, M.; Mengoni, A.; Brilli, M.; Pini, F.; Fioravanti, A.; Lucas, S.; Lapidus, A.; Cheng, J. F.; Goodwin, L.; Pitluck, S. et al.
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Francesco Pini via ResearcherID

Plant-Bacteria Association and Symbiosis: Are There Common Genomic Traits in Alphaproteobacteria?

Genes
2011 | Journal article
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10.3390/genes2041017

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WOS:000209242200019

Contributors: Pini, F.; Galardini, M.; Bazzicalupo, M.; Mengoni, A.
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Biochemical and microbial features of shallow marine sediments along the Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)

Continental Shelf Research
2010 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.csr.2010.06.009

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WOS:000281945000002

Contributors: Baldi, F.; Marchetto, D.; Pini, F.; Fani, R.; Michaud, L.; Lo Giudice, A.; Berto, D.; Giani, M.
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Development of a cultivation-independent approach for the study of genetic diversity of Sinorhizobium meliloti populations

Molecular Ecology Resources
2010 | Journal article
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10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02697.x

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WOS:000272866500019

Contributors: Trabelsi, D.; Pini, F.; Bazzicalupo, M.; Biondi, E. G.; Aouani, M. E.; Mengoni, A.
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Development of real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of Sinorhizobium meliloti in soil and plant tissue

Letters in Applied Microbiology
2009 | Journal article
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10.1111/j.1472-765X.2008.02532.x

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WOS:000263256300015

Contributors: Trabelsi, D.; Pini, F.; Aouani, M. E.; Bazzicalupo, M.; Mengoni, A.
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Plant-by-Plant Variations of Bacterial Communities Associated with Leaves of the Nickel Hyperaccumulator Alyssum bertolonii Desv

Microbial Ecology
2009 | Journal article
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10.1007/s00248-009-9537-5

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WOS:000269928300022

Contributors: Mengoni, A.; Pini, F.; Huang, L. N.; Shu, W. S.; Bazzicalupo, M.
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Francesco Pini via ResearcherID

Molecular and physiological characterisation of psychrotrophic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria isolated from Terra Nova Bay (Antarctica)

European Journal of Soil Biology
2007 | Journal article
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10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.03.012

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WOS:000251684000014

Contributors: Pini, F.; Grossi, C.; Nereo, S.; Michaud, L.; Lo Giudice, A.; Bruni, V.; Baldi, F.; Fani, R.
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