High concentrations of dissolved biogenic methane associated with cyanobacterial blooms in East African lake surface water

Fazi S.[1,11], Amalfitano S.[1,11], Venturi S.[2,3], Pacini N.[4,5], Vazquez E.[6], Olaka L.A.[7], Tassi F.[2,3], Crognale S.[1], Herzsprung P.[8], Lechtenfeld O.J.[8], Cabassi J.[3], Capecchiacci F.[2,3], Rossetti S.[1], Yakimov M.M.[9], Vaselli O.[2,3], Harper D.M.[5,10], Butturini A.[6]

Articolo in rivista: Communications biology 4 (1), pp. 1–12
Keywords: East African Rift Valley (Kenya);

Sediment microbial communities rely on different dissolved organic matter sources along a Mediterranean river continuum

Freixa, A.; Ejarque, E.; Crognale, S.; Amalfitano, S.; Fazi, S.; Butturini, A.; Romani, A. M.

Articolo in rivista: Limnology and oceanography 61 (4), pp. 1389–1405
Keywords: bactera; Mediterranean rivers

Microbiome profiling in extremely acidic soils affected by hydrothermal fluids: the case of the Solfatara Crater (Campi Flegrei, southern Italy)

Crognale, Simona; Venturi, Stefania; Tassi, Franco; Rossetti, Simona; Rashed, Heba; Cabassi, Jacopo; Capecchiacci, Francesco; Nisi, Barbara; Vaselli, Orlando; Morrison, Hilary G.; Sogin, Mitchell L.; Fazi, Stefano

Articolo in rivista: FEMS microbiology, ecology (print) 94 (12)
Keywords: microbiome; hydrothermal fluids; soil; sediment; solfataric field; Campi Flegrei

Biological As(III) oxidation in biofilters by using native groundwater microorganisms

Crognale S.; Casentini B.; Amalfitano S.; Fazi S.; Petruccioli M.; Rossetti S.

Articolo in rivista: Science of the total environment 651, pp. 93–102
Keywords: Arsenic; Arsenite oxidation; As-related functional genes; Biofilter; Groundwater; Microbiome

The Arsenite Oxidation Potential of Native Microbial Communities from Arsenic-Rich Freshwaters

Fazi, Stefano; Crognale, Simona; Casentini, Barbara; Amalfitano, Stefano; Lotti, Francesca; Rossetti, Simona

Articolo in rivista: Microbial ecology 72 (1), pp. 25–35
Keywords: Arsenic; Bacteria; Groundwaters; Geothermal waters; Freshwater ecology

Arsenic-related microorganisms in groundwater: a review on distribution, metabolic activities and potential use in arsenic removal processes

Crognale, Simona; Amalfitano, Stefano; Casentini, Barbara; Fazi, Stefano; Petruccioli, Maurizio; Rossetti, Simona

Articolo in rivista: Reviews in environmental science and bio-technology 16 (4), pp. 647–665
Keywords: Arsenic; Groundwater; Bacteria; Arsenic-related genes; Water treatment

Phylogenetic structure and metabolic properties of microbial communities in Arsenic-rich waters of geothermal origin

Crognale, Simona; Zecchin, Sarah; Amalfitano, Stefano; Fazi, Stefano; Casentini, Barbara; Corsini, Anna; Cavalca, Lucia; Rossetti, Simona

Articolo in rivista: Frontiers in microbiology 8 (DEC)
Keywords: Arsenate; Arsenic-related genes; Arsenite; Detoxification processes; Microbiome; Thermal waters

Arsenic removal from naturally contaminated waters: a review of methods combining chemical and biological treatments

Fazi S.; Amalfitano S.; Casentini B.; Davolos D.; Pietrangeli B.; Crognale S.; Lotti F.; Rossetti S.

Articolo in rivista: Rendiconti lincei. Scienze fisiche e naturali
Keywords: Arsenic; Arsenite oxidation; As-resistant bacteria; Microbial ecology; Water treatment

3-Routes platform for recovery of high value products, energy and bio-fertilizer from urban biowaste: the Revenue Project

Gallipoli, A., Gianico, A., Crognale, S., Rossetti, S., Mazzeo, L., Piemonte, V., Masi, M., Braguglia, C.M.

Articolo in rivista: DETRITUS - Multidisciplinary journal for Waste Resources and Residues 15, pp. 24–30
Keywords: Food waste; Biorefinery; Methane; VFAs; Hygienization; Downstream processing

Metatranscriptomic outlook on green and brown food webs in acid mine drainage

Plewniak F.; Crognale S.; Bruneel O.; Sismeiro O.; Coppee J.-Y.; Rossetti S.; Bertin P.

Articolo in rivista: Environmental microbiology reports 13, pp. 606–615
Keywords: Metatranscriptomic; acid mine drainage

Direct conversion of food waste extract into caproate: Metagenomics assessment of chain elongation process

Crognale S.; Braguglia C.M.; Gallipoli A.; Gianico A.; Rossetti S.; Montecchio D.

Articolo in rivista: Microorganisms 9, pp. 1–20
Keywords: medium chain fatty acids; microbial chain elongation; caproate; waste valorisation; metagenomics

Microbial Community Successional Changes in a Full-Scale Mesophilic Anaerobic Digester from the Start-Up to the Steady-State Conditions

Barbara Tonanzi, Simona Crognale, Andrea Gianico, Stefano Della Sala, Paola Miana, Maria Chiara Zaccone and Simona Rossetti

Articolo in rivista: Microorganisms 9
Keywords: waste-activated sludge; full-scale plant; anaerobic digestion; 16S rRNA gene sequencing; microbial population dynamics

Water and soil contaminated by arsenic: the use of microorganisms and plants in bioremediation

Bertin P.N.; Crognale S.; Plewniak F.; Battaglia-Brunet F.; Rossetti S.; Mench M.

Articolo in rivista: Environmental science and pollution research international
Keywords: Arsenic; Bioremediation; Phytoremediation; Microbial genomics; Metabolism; Phytomanagement

Simultaneous removal of hydrocarbons and sulfate from groundwater using a 'bioelectric well'

Tucci, Matteo; Carolina, Cruz Viggi; Resitano, Marco; Matturro, Bruna; Crognale, Simona; Pietrini, Ilaria; Rossetti, Simona; Harnisch, Falk; Aulenta, Federico

Articolo in rivista: Electrochimica acta 388
Keywords: Bioremediation; Groundwater remediation; Microbial electrochemical technologies; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Toluene

Adaptation of Microbial Communities to Environmental Arsenic and Selection of Arsenite-Oxidizing Bacteria From Contaminated Groundwaters

Zecchin S.; Crognale S.; Zaccheo P.; Fazi S.; Amalfitano S.; Casentini B.; Callegari M.; Zanchi R.; Sacchi G.A.; Rossetti S.; Cavalca L.

Articolo in rivista: Frontiers in microbiology 12
Keywords: arsenic; groundwater; arsenic dissolution; arsenite-oxidizing bacteria; Pseudomonas spp.

Biopolymers from Urban Organic Waste: Influence of the Solid Retention Time to Cycle Length Ratio in the Enrichment of a Mixed Microbial Culture (MMC)

Moretto, Giulia; Lorini, Laura; Pavan, Paolo; Crognale, Simona; Tonanzi, Barbara; Rossetti, Simona; Majone, Mauro; Valentino, Francesco

Articolo in rivista: ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering 8 (38), pp. 14531–14539
Keywords: mixed microbial cultures (MMCs); polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs); urban organic waste; solid retention time to cycle length ratio (SRT/CL); biorefinery

Microbiome dynamics and phaC synthase genes selected in a pilot plant producing polyhydroxyalkanoate from the organic fraction of urban waste

Crognale, Simona; Tonanzi, Barbara; Valentino, Francesco; Majone, Mauro; Rossetti, Simona

Articolo in rivista: Science of the total environment 689, pp. 765–773
Keywords: Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA); Mixed microbial culture (MMC); Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW); Sewage sludge (SS); 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing phaC synthase genes

A genomic outlook on bioremediation: The case of arsenic removal

Plewniak F.; Crognale S.; Rossetti S.; Bertin P.N.

Articolo in rivista: Frontiers in microbiology 9
Keywords: Arsenic; bioremediation; ecosystem ecology

Recirculation factor is a key parameter in continuous-flow biomass selection for PHA production

Nguemma L, Marzulli F, Scopetti F, Lorini L, Lauri R, Pietrangeli B, Crognale S, Rossetti S, Majone M, Villano M

Articolo in rivista: Chemical engineering journal ( Print) 455
Keywords: Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Mixed Microbial Cultures; Continuous feeding; Feast and famine reactors; Recirculation factor; Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH)

Volatile fatty acid production from hydrolyzed sewage sludge: effect of hydraulic retention time and insight into thermophilic microbial community

Gottardo M.; Crognale S.; Tonanzi B.; Rossetti S.; D'Annibale L.; Dosta J.; Valentino F.

Articolo in rivista: Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
Keywords: Dark fermentation; Volatile fatty acids; Sewage sludge; Biorefinery; 16S rRNA gene

Boosting butyrate and hydrogen production in acidogenic fermentation of food waste and sewage sludge mixture: a pilot scale demonstration

Gottardo M.; Dosta J.; Cavinato C.; Crognale S.; Tonanzi B.; Rossetti S.; Bolzonella D.; Pavan P.; Valentino F.

Articolo in rivista: Journal of cleaner production 404
Keywords: Dark fermentation (DF); Hydrolysis; Butyrate; Sewage sludge; Hydrogen

Ecology of food waste chain-elongating microbiome

Crognale S.; Massimi A.; Sbicego M.; Braguglia C.M.; Gallipoli A.; Gazzola G.; Gianico A.; Tonanzi B.; Di Pippo F.; Rossetti S.

Articolo in rivista: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 11
Keywords: microbiome; microbial chain elongation; biotic interactions; multivariate statistics; DNA/ RNA sequencing; functional prediction; medium chain fatty acids; caproate; food waste

Cascade systems to recover resources from sludge by the integration of pretreatments to fermentation-based anaerobic bioleaching process

Barbara Tonanzi, Agata Gallipoli, Andrea Gianico, Maria Cristina Annesini, Simona Crognale, Giuseppe Mininni, Simona Rossetti, Camilla Maria Braguglia

Articolo in rivista: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10
Keywords: Waste activated sludge; Ultrasounds; Fermentation; Metals; VFAs

Biorefining food waste through the anaerobic conversion of endogenous lactate into caproate: A fragile balance between microbial substrate utilization and product inhibition

Gazzola G.; Maria Braguglia C.; Crognale S.; Gallipoli A.; Mininni G.; Piemonte V.; Rossetti S.; Tonanzi B.; Gianico A.

Articolo in rivista: Waste management (Elmsford) 150, pp. 328–338
Keywords: Fermentation; Chain elongation; Lactate; Food Waste; Carboxylic acids; Caproiciproducens

Plastisphere in lake waters: Microbial diversity, biofilm structure, and potential implications for freshwater ecosystems

Francesca Di Pippo1, Simona Crognale1, Caterina Levantesi1, Luca Vitanza1, Maria Sighicelli2, Loris Pietrelli3, Stefania Di Vito4, Stefano Amalfitano1, Simona Rossetti1

Articolo in rivista: Environmental pollution (1987)
Keywords: Plastisphere; microplastics; freshwater; biofilms; eukaryotic community; antibiotic resistance; pathogens

Effect of the organic loading rate on the PHA-storing microbiome in sequencing batch reactors operated with uncoupled carbon and nitrogen feeding

Crognale S.; Lorini L.; Valentino F.; Villano M.; Marzo Gago C.; Tonanzi B.; Majone M.; Rossetti S.

Articolo in rivista: Science of the total environment 825
Keywords: Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA); Mixed Microbial Culture (MMC); Feast and famine regime; Uncoupled C/N feeding

Interplay between abiotic and microbial biofilm-mediated processes for travertine formation: Insights from a thermal spring (Piscine Carletti, Viterbo, Italy)

Venturi S.[1,2], Crognale S.[3], Di Benedetto F.[4], Montegrossi G.[2], Casentini B.[3], Amalfitano S.[3], Baroni T.[1], Rossetti S.[3], Tassi F.[1,2], Capecchiacci F.[1,2,5], Vaselli O.[1,2], Fazi S.[3]

Articolo in rivista: Geobiology (Online) 20 (6), pp. 837–856
Keywords: biofilms; gypsum; hot spring; microbial mat; travertine