Patrizia Albertano

TL;DR: Through determination of the genotypes of many individual Nodularia filaments, it was shown that this population of cyanobacteria was not clonal and that horizontal exchange of genetic information occurs, and tools to predict bloom formation were developed.

TL;DR: In this paper, a culture experiment with phototrophic biofilms taken from the sedimentation tank of the wastewater treatment plant at the Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy were carried out in a prototype continuous flow incubator.

TL;DR: The secretion of protective pigments in the polysaccharide layers, namely mycosporine amino acid-like substances (MAAs) and scytonemins, under exposure to UV radiation showed how the acclimation response contributes to the persistence of cyanobacteria on exposed lithoid surfaces in tropical areas.

TL;DR: A new genus and species of subaerophytic cyanobacteria with very thin purple-red trichomes with a photosensitive orange spot at the tip of the trichome containing a rhodopsin-like pigment is proposed, Oculatella subterranea.

TL;DR: The presence of bacterial taxa associated to the photosynthetic microflora and fungi within the biofilm contributed to clarify the relationships inside the microbial community and to explain the alteration observed at the different sites.