Review
Environmental Sciences
Aswin Thacharodi, Saqib Hassan, Tripti Singh, Ramkrishna Mandal, Jeganathan Chinnadurai, Hilal Ahmad Khan, Mir Ashiq Hussain, Kathirvel Brindhadevi, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi
Summary: PAHs, a class of organic priority pollutants, pose significant public health and environmental concerns due to their carcinogenic, genotoxic, mutagenic, and cytotoxic properties. With increased awareness of their negative effects on the environment and human health, research on eliminating PAHs from the environment has exponentially increased. Various environmental factors, such as nutrients, microorganisms present and their abundance, and the nature and chemical properties of PAHs, affect the biodegradation of PAHs. While bacteria and fungi have garnered the most attention for their biodegradation capacity, a comprehensive understanding of microbial communities and their enzymatic and biochemical properties is crucial for successful PAH degradation. This review aims to comprehensively discuss the latest findings and advancements in the microbial bioremediation of PAHs to enhance the broader understanding of PAHs bioremediation in the environment.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rafael Anton-Herrero, Carlos Garcia-Delgado, Natalia Baena, Begona Mayans, Laura Delgado-Moreno, Enrique Eymar
Summary: Bioremediation techniques offer a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to physical-chemical methodologies. This study investigated the use of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) for bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soils. The results showed that SMS significantly improved the degradation of hydrocarbons, with Agaricus bisporus being the most effective species. This work highlights the potential of using abundant agricultural waste like SMS for soil bioremediation.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eleni Topalidou, Alexandra D. Solomou, Susana S. Santos, Evdokia Krystallidou, Styliani Kakara, Konstantinos Mantzanas
Summary: Wood-pastures in the Mediterranean region are valuable for biodiversity conservation, forage production, and landscape preservation. Management based on understanding the ecological effects of grazing plays a key role in achieving these dual purposes. Integrated ecological studies are essential for identifying regional and national needs in terms of biodiversity conservation and sustainable rural development.
Article
Forestry
Angel Ponce, Elena Salerni, Maria Nives D'Aguanno, Claudia Perini
Summary: Deadwood plays an important role as the habitat and food source for wood-decay fungi, which are essential for wood decomposition and carbon cycling. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the diversity and community composition of these fungi in Mediterranean Quercus cerris L. forests.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Laura Zucconi, Fabiana Canini, Marta Elisabetta Temporiti, Solveig Tosi
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
Article
Microbiology
Michael Dare Asemoloye, Solveig Tosi, Chiara Dacco, Xiao Wang, Shihan Xu, Mario Andrea Marchisio, Wenyuan Gao, Segun Gbolagade Jonathan, Lorenzo Pecoraro
Article
Microbiology
Laura Garzoli, Elena Bozzetta, Katia Varello, Andrea Cappelleri, Elena Patriarca, Paolo Debernardi, Marco Riccucci, Angela Boggero, Carolina Girometta, Anna Maria Picco
Summary: While no mass mortality has been recorded so far, the specific demographic impact of white-nose syndrome (WNS) on European bats is still uncertain. Following the discovery of P. destructans in Italy, further investigations confirmed its presence in bats, particularly affecting species belonging to the genus Myotis. Other fungal dermatophytes were also observed in the study.
Article
Microbiology
Pietro Marchese, Laura Garzoli, Ryan Young, Louise Allcock, Frank Barry, Maria Tuohy, Mary Murphy
Summary: This study characterizes the culturable fungal community associated with the deepest margin of the European Western Continental Shelf, revealing differences between sediment-associated and animal-associated fungal communities. Several fungal species and genera were detected for the first time in the marine environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
Violeta Oro, Rade Stanisavljevic, Bogdan Nikolic, Marijenka Tabakovic, Mile Secanski, Solveig Tosi
Summary: The study revealed that the fungal species associated with the cereal cyst nematode H. filipjevi belong to diverse phyla, including Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Mucoromycota. Ascomycota represent recent fungal infections, while Basidiomycota indicate the preceding host plants, allowing for the chronological tracing of plant field colonization history.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Daniele Paganelli, Lyudmila Kamburska, Silvia Zaupa, Laura Garzoli, Angela Boggero
Summary: The study assessed the potential invasiveness of alien macroinvertebrate species in the Italian/Swiss hydrographic system of Lake Maggiore and identified seven species with high invasiveness. This information can help invasive species managers focus their monitoring efforts and limit the spread of these species within the hydrographic system.
Article
Biology
Lidia Nicola, Angela Yaneth Landinez-Torres, Francesco Zambuto, Enrica Capelli, Solveig Tosi
Summary: Soil fungi play a crucial role in agricultural ecosystems by contributing to carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous cycles. This study used biomolecular techniques to uncover the diverse fungal communities in two high-altitude pear orchards in Colombia, revealing new records of bioactive fungal species. The fungal assemblage varied according to soil physico-chemical properties, with the majority of identified species being novel records for Colombian soils, providing valuable information on soil biodiversity and the potential for biocontrol and plant growth promotion agents.
Article
Biology
Ernesto F. Delgado, Adrian T. Valdez, Sergio A. Covarrubias, Solveig Tosi, Lidia Nicola
Summary: This study used high-throughput DNA sequencing to investigate the biodiversity of soil fungi in the Aguarongo forest reserve in Ecuador, revealing over 400 species of fungi, mainly belonging to Ascomycota and Basidiomycota. Some of these fungi have significant application potential. The Aguarongo forest harbors a large number of unknown fungal species that are of great importance to protect.
Article
Biology
Stefano Mammola, Melissa B. Meierhofer, Paulo A. Borges, Raquel Colado, David C. Culver, Louis Deharveng, Teo Delic, Tiziana Di Lorenzo, Tvrtko Drazina, Rodrigo L. Ferreira, Barbara Fiasca, Cene Fiser, Diana M. P. Galassi, Laura Garzoli, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Christian Griebler, Stuart Halse, Francis G. Howarth, Marco Isaia, Joseph S. Johnson, Ana Komericki, Alejandro Martinez, Filippo Milano, Oana T. Moldovan, Veronica Nanni, Giuseppe Nicolosi, Matthew L. Niemiller, Susana Pallares, Martina Pavlek, Elena Piano, Tanja Pipan, David Sanchez-Fernandez, Andrea Santangeli, Susanne Schmidt, J. Judson Wynne, Maja Zagmajster, Valerija Zaksek, Pedro Cardoso
Summary: Subterranean ecosystems have been overlooked in conservation agendas, resulting in sparse evidence for the effectiveness of interventions. Research has mainly focused on indirect measures, limited sample species, and accessible systems. Potential solutions include increasing statistical testing and standardizing study reporting.
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Microbiology
Marta Elisabetta Eleonora Temporiti, Lidia Nicola, Erik Nielsen, Solveig Tosi
Summary: Plastic pollution is a growing environmental problem that cannot be solved completely by recycling. Thus, research has focused on using fungal enzymes to degrade plastic. Fungal laccases, peroxidases, and esterases have shown promising results in degrading different types of plastics, and these enzymes have demonstrated remarkable efficiency under laboratory conditions.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fuad O. Abdullah, Faiq H. S. Hussain, Abdullah Sh Sardar, Gianluca Gilardoni, Solveig Tosi, Giovanni Vidari
Summary: This study analyzed the chemical composition and activity of the extracts from Teucrium parviflorum, a commonly used herbal plant in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The study found that the extracts contain phenolics, flavonoids, terpenoids, and sugars, and exhibit weak antimicrobial and moderate anti-proliferative effects on cancer cells. The extracts also showed significant free radical scavenging activity. Furthermore, two bioactive iridoid glucosides were identified in the extracts. These findings provide scientific support for the traditional use of T. parviflorum in herbal remedies in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Article
Ecology
Anna Poli, Giovanna Cristina Varese, Laura Garzoli, Valeria Prigione
Summary: This review summarizes research efforts on marine fungi associated with plant-origin substrates in the Mediterranean Sea, providing a list of 378 taxa. The study found that the majority of taxa belonged to the phylum Ascomycota, with Basidiomycota being better represented in seagrasses. Seagrasses had the richest fungal communities, followed by seaweeds and then wood. However, there is still much unexplored fungal biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea, highlighting the need for further surveys.
Article
Microbiology
Marta Elisabetta Eleonora Temporiti, Lidia Nicola, Carolina Elena Girometta, Anna Roversi, Chiara Dacco, Solveig Tosi
Summary: This study investigated the soil fungal biodiversity and microbial metabolic profiles in three different sites in northern Italy, and found that plastic pollution can lead to a decrease in soil microbial metabolic ability and significantly impact the composition of soil fungal communities.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Carlotta Ciaramelli, Alessandro Palmioli, Maura Brioschi, Simona Viglio, Maura D'Amato, Paolo Iadarola, Solveig Tosi, Laura Zucconi, Cristina Airoldi
Summary: In Antarctica, ice-free areas harbor microorganisms adapted to harsh conditions. This study presents an efficient protocol for extracting and metabolically profiling Antarctic soils using NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The results demonstrate the complementarity of the two techniques and their suitability for analyzing underexplored samples.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Angela Boggero, Carlo Croci, Asia Zanaboni, Silvia Zaupa, Daniele Paganelli, Laura Garzoli, Theo Bras, Alessandra Busiello, Arianna Orru, Stefano Beatrizzotti, Lyudmila Kamburska
Summary: This paper reports the first occurrence record of Faxonius limosus in two North-western Italian lakes, Orta and Mergozzo, and confirms its presence in Lake Maggiore. Faxonius limosus, native to the east coast of the USA, was introduced to Europe in the late 19th century and rapidly spread in several countries. The study discovers 31 new occurrence localities for F. limosus in the three lakes, highlighting the need for monitoring and management programs to prevent its further spread and mitigate ecological impacts.
BIOINVASIONS RECORDS
(2023)
