Paola Quatrini (0000-0001-7638-2648)

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PhD in Microbial ecology. Associate professor of Microbiology at the University of Palermo since 2019. Post Doc at the University of Palermo; Research Fellowships at the University of Tuscia (Viterbo); CNR Centro per il miglioramento genetico degli agrumi” (Palermo), University of Palermo. Research stages at: University of Kent (U.K.) ORSTOM labs at Dakar (Senegal); University of Lyon (France). ACADEMIC POSITIONS at the University of Palermo: Appointed professor of Microbiology, Aggregate Professor of Marine Microbiology, researcher in Microbiology. Expert Consultant for the U.N.O.P.S. U.N. project PDHL-Tunisia. Member of the Italian Society of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnologies (SIMGMB) . Member of the Deep Carbon Observatory, Deep Life Community. Project manager of UE LIFE Desert Adapt project. Project manager and participant to EU, national and regional research projects. Main research subjects: Environmental and microbial ecology. Marine and Soil microbial ecology and biotechnology. -Molecular microbiology applied to microbial ecosystem services.

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Università degli Studi di Palermo: Palermo, Sicilia, IT

2019-12-30 to present | Associate Professor of Microbiology (STEBICEF)

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Paola Quatrini

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Università degli Studi di Palermo: Palermo, Sicilia, IT

Università degli Studi di Palermo: Palermo, Sicily, IT

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Università degli Studi della Tuscia: Viterbo, Lazio, IT

Università degli Studi della Tuscia: Viterbo, Lazio, IT

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Drought-Adapted Mediterranean Diet Plants: A Source of Bioactive Molecules Able to Give Nutrigenomic Effects per sè or to Obtain Functional Foods

Invasional meltdown via horizontal gene transfer of a European symbiosis island variant in North American nodule symbionts of Cytisus scoparius

Biodegradation Potential of Oil-degrading Bacteria Related to the Genus Thalassospira Isolated from Polluted Coastal Area in Mediterranean Sea

The Root Mycobiota of <i>Betula aetnensis</i> Raf., an Endemic Tree Species Colonizing the Lavas of Mt. Etna (Italy)

Innovative, ecofriendly biosorbent-biodegrading biofilms for bioremediation of oil- contaminated water

Microbes and Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Marine Environment

The gut microbiota structure of the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus (Isopoda: Oniscidea)

A modified culture medium for improved isolation of marine vibrios

Microbial communities of polluted sub-surface marine sediments

Settlement performance of the Mediterranean reef-builders Dendropoma cristatum (Biondi 1859) in response to natural bacterial films

Abatement of AO7 in a divided microbial fuel cells by sequential cathodic and anodic treatment powered by different microorganisms

Polycaprolactone-based scaffold for oil-selective sorption and improvement of bacteria activity for bioremediation of polluted water

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi positively affect growth of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle seedlings and show a strong association with this invasive species in Mediterranean woodlands

Intrinsic bioremediation potential of a chronically polluted marine coastal area

Flos Tectorii degradation of mortars: An example of synergistic action between soluble salts and biodeteriogens

Methanotrophic activity and diversity of methanotrophs in volcanic geothermal soils at Pantelleria (Italy)

The gut microbiota of larvae of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliver (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).

Combining bioengineering and plant conservation on a mediterranean islet

Degradation of long-chain n-alkanes in soil microcosms by two actinobacteria.

Differential proteomic analysis of an engineered Streptomyces coelicolor strain reveals metabolic pathways supporting growth on n-hexadecane.

The culturable bacterial community of frass produced by larvae of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Canary island date palm.

Involvement of an alkane hydroxylase system of Gordonia sp. strain SoCg in degradation of solid n-alkanes.

Isolation of organophosphorus-degrading bacteria from agricultural mediterranean soils

Partial sequencing of the β-glucosidase-encoding gene of yeast strains isolated from musts and wines

Isolation of Gram-positive n-alkane degraders from a hydrocarbon-contaminated Mediterranean shoreline.

Comparison of different primer sets for use in automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis of complex bacterial communities.

Effect of native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Glomus mosseae on acclimatization and development of micropropagated Citrus limon (L.) Burm

Bradyrhizobium sp. nodulating the Mediterranean shrub Spanish broom (Spartium junceum L.).

Symbiotic and taxonomic diversity of rhizobia isolated from Acacia tortilis subsp. raddiana in Africa

Isotactic polypropylene biodegradation by a microbial community: physicochemical characterization of metabolites produced.

Diversity of rhizobia nodulating wild shrubs of Sicily and some neighbouring islands

Partial sequencing of the β-glucosidase-encoding gene of yeast strains isolated from musts and wines

Rehabilitation of Mediterranean anthropogenic soils using symbiotic wild legume shrubs: Plant establishment and impact on the soil bacterial community structure

Symbiotic and Taxonomic Diversity of Rhizobia Isolated from Acacia tortilis subsp. raddiana in Africa

Peer review (4 reviews for 3 publications/grants)