Marco Bazzicalupo

Professor
Department of Biology
University of Florence
Italy

Professor Genetics
Biography

Professor of Genetics, University of Florence (since 2001) - 1973: Degree in Biology, University of Pavia. - 1981-1987: Researcher at the Department of Animal Biology and Genetics, University of Florence. - 1986: Researcher at the Department of Microbiology, University of Guelph, Canada. - 1987: Associate Professor of Genetics of Microorganisms, University of Florence. Scientific research: - Genetics and Physiology of Bacteria: Molecular and Genomic Genetics. - Molecular microbial ecology of the soil; Nitrogenous bacteria - Genetics of populations and evolution in plants and bacteria. - Author of about one hundred scientific publications in the field of genetics and microbiology. Scientific Society: - AGI (Italian Genetic Association, member of the Board). - SIMGBM (Italian Society of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnologies). - ISME (International Society of Microbial Ecology, member of the Ambassador board)

Research Intrest

Genetics, Microbiology

List of Publications
G.Bacci; MTCeccherini; A.Bani; M.Bazzicalupo; M.Castaldini; M. Galardini; L.Giovannetti; S.Mocali; R.Pastorelli; OL Pantani; P. Arfaioli; G. Pietramellara; C.Viti; P.Nannipieri; A.Mengoni (2015). Exploring the dynamics of bacterial community composition in soil: the pan-bacteriome approach. ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK, vol. 107, pp. 785-797, ISSN: 0003-6072
Dicenzo, George C .; Checcucci, Alice; Bazzicalupo, Marco; Mengoni, Alessio; Viti, Carlo; Dziewit, Lukasz; Finan, Turlough M .; Galardini, Marco; Funds, Marco (2016). Metabolic modeling reveals the specialization of secondary replicons for niche adaptation in Sinorhizobium meliloti. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 7, pp. 0-0, ISSN: 2041-1723
Checcucci, Alice; Azzarello, Elisa; Bazzicalupo, Marco; Galardini, Marco; Lagomarsino, Alessandra; Mancuso, Stefano; Marti, Lucia; Marzano, Maria C .; Mocali, Stefano; Squartini, Andrea; Zanardo, Marina; Mengoni, Alessio (2016). Mixed Nodule Infection in Sinorhizobium meliloti-Medicago sativa Symbiosis Suggest the Presence of Cheating Behavior. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, vol. 7, pp. 0-0, ISSN: 1664-462X
Checcucci, Alice; Azzarello, Elisa; Bazzicalupo, Marco; De Carlo, Anna; Emiliani, Giovanni; Mancuso, Stefano; Viti, Carlo; Spini, Giulia; Mengoni, Alessio (2017). Role and regulation of ACC deaminase gene in Sinorhizobium meliloti: is it a symbiotic, rhizospheric or endophytic gene ?. FRONTIERS IN GENETICS, vol. 8, pp. 0-0, ISSN: 1664-8021
Checcucci, Alice; Bazzicalupo, Marco; Mengoni, Alessio (2017). Exploiting Nitrogen-Fixing Rhizobial Symbionts Genetic Resources for Improving Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soils. In: Naser A. Anjum; Sarvajeet Singh Gill; Narendra Tuteja. Enhancing Cleanup of Environmental Pollutants: Volume 1: Biological Approaches, p. 275-288 Springer International Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-319-55426-6.