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Giacomo Pietramellara
Researcher at University of Florence
Publications - 90
Citations - 5736
Giacomo Pietramellara is an academic researcher from University of Florence. The author has contributed to research in topics: Soil water & DNA. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 83 publications receiving 4979 citations.
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Microbial diversity and soil functions
Paolo Nannipieri,Judith Ascher,Maria Teresa Ceccherini,Loretta Landi,Giacomo Pietramellara,Giancarlo Renella +5 more
TL;DR: A better understanding of the relations between microbial diversity and soil functions requires not only the use of more accurate assays for taxonomically and functionally characterizing DNA and RNA extracted from soil, but also high-resolution techniques with which to detect inactive and active microbial cells in the soil matrix.
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Extracellular DNA in soil and sediment: fate and ecological relevance.
Giacomo Pietramellara,Judith Ascher,Federica Borgogni,Maria Teresa Ceccherini,G. Guerri,Paolo Nannipieri +5 more
TL;DR: The characterisation of extracellular DNA can integrate information on the composition of the microbial community of soil and sediments obtained by analysing intracellular DNA.
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Distribution of microbial communities in a forest soil profile investigated by microbial biomass, soil respiration and DGGE of total and extracellular DNA
Alberto Agnelli,Judith Ascher,Giuseppe Corti,Maria Teresa Ceccherini,Paolo Nannipieri,Giacomo Pietramellara +5 more
TL;DR: These characteristic bands, present in all the horizons with the exception of the A1, should support the concept that the extracellular DNA is able to persist within the soil.
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Use of humic substances as soil conditioners to increase aggregate stability
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the effect of coal-derived humic substances (HS) on aggregate stability in soils exposed to cyclic wetting and drying (WD) cycles.
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Extracellular DNA in natural environments: features, relevance and applications
TL;DR: An overview on the main research areas dealing with exDNA is given, its inherent origins and functions are depicted, and the potential of existing and emerging exDNA-based applications are deduced.