Following, the activities and the scientific publications carried out during the first PhD year.
Papers in ISI journals:
- R Baroncelli, G Piaggeschi, L Fiorini, E Bertolini, A Zapparata, ME Pè, S Sarrocco and G Vannacci (2015) Draft whole-genome sequence of the biocontrol agent Trichoderma harzianum T6776 Genome Announc 3(3):e00647-15.
- R Baroncelli, A Zapparata, S Sarrocco, SA Sukno, CR Lane, MR Thon, G Vannacci, E Holub and S Sreenivasaprasad (2015) Molecular diversity of anthracnose pathogen populations associated with UK strawberry production suggests multiple introductions of three different Colletotrichum species PLoS ONE 10(6): e0129140.
- M Karlsson, M Brandström-Durling, J Choi, G Lackner, G D Tzelepis, K Nygren, M K Dubey, C Kosawang, A Zapparata, J Wang, D Buchvaldt Amby, B Jensen, S Sarrocco, A L. Lagopodi, G Vannacci, D B Collinge, D Hoffmeister, B Henrissat, Y-H Lee, D F Jensen (2015) Insights on the evolution of mycoparasitism from the genome of Clonostachys rosea Genome Biol Evol, doi: 10.1093/gbe/evu292.
- R Baroncelli, S Sarrocco, A Zapparata, S Tavarini, L Angelini and G Vannacci (2015) Characterisation and epidemiology of Colletotrichum acutatum sensu lato (C. chrysanthemi) causing Carthamus tinctorius anthracnose Plant Pathology, 64: 375–384. doi: 10.1111/ppa.12268.
Contributions to International conferences:
- R Baroncelli, A Zapparata, G Piaggeschi, G Vannacci, S Sarrocco (2015)_A jump into ATP Binding Cassette (ABC) transporters of the biocontrol agent Trichoderma gamsii. The XVIII International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC2015). 24-27 August 2015, Berlin, Germany (Oral presentation).
- S Sarrocco, R Baroncelli, A Zapparata, G Piaggeschi, F Valenti, G Vannacci_(2015) Beneficial fungi to improve food security: from the genome to the field on the highway of sustainability. Preconference workshop of food technology 2015 conference, “Frontiers in food science for feeding the world”. 15 June 2015, Pisa, Italy (Oral presentation).
- S Sarrocco, R Baroncelli, F Valenti, G Piaggeschi, A Zapparata, A Moretti, G Vannacci (2015) Trichoderma gamsii vs Fusarium Head Blight: the show must go on! _13th European Fusarium Seminar (EFS13). 10-14 May 2015, Martina Franca, Italy.
One-week training at the University of Western Brittany (France, 11-18 May 2015):
I worked with dr. Riccardo Baroncelli, who was enrolled as Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Western Brittany (France), in order to improve the genome annotation of the beneficial fungus Trichoderma gamsii isolate 6085, focusing mostly on ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) membrane transporters and mycoparasitism-related protein families.
Participation in quality of scientific collaborator for the “call for application” to the CARIPLO foundation’s announcement.
The thematic “Integrated research on industrial biotechnologies and bioeconomy” is focused on two main lines: - proteomic approach to elucidate the molecular mechanisms by which
Trichoderma interacts with plants; - comparative proteomics between Trichoderma- fungi and Trichoderma-human cells interactions in order to assess threats on human health.
Attended academic courses: - (scheduled) Scientific English; - (scheduled) Statistics;
- (additional) Elements of evolutionary biology (Prof. Andrea Zuccolo, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna).
Following, the activities and the scientific publications carried out during the second PhD year.
Papers in ISI journals:
R Baroncelli, D Buchvaldt Amby, A Zapparata, S Sarrocco, G Vannacci, G Le Floch, R J Harrison, E Holub, S A. Sukno, S Sreenivasaprasad, M R Thon (2016) Gene family expansions and contractions are associated with host range in plant pathogens of the genus Colletotrichum. BMC Genomics 2016 17:555 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2917-6. R Baroncelli, A Zapparata, G Piaggeschi, S Sarrocco, G Vannacci (2016) Draft whole-genome sequence of Trichoderma gamsii T6085, a promising biocontrol agent of Fusarium head blight on wheat. Genome Announc 4(1):e01747-15. doi:10.1128/genomeA.01747-15.
Contributions to international conferences:
R Baroncelli, A Zapparata, S Sukno, G Le Floch, M Thon. Comparative analysis of
mitochondrial genomes from Colletotrichum species. 13th European Conference on Fungal Genetics, 3-6 April, 2016, Paris, France (POSTER SESSION).
Following, the activities and the scientific publications carried out during the third PhD year.
Papers in ISI journals:
K Nygren, M Dubey, A Zapparata et al. (2018) The mycoparasitic fungus Clonostachys rosea responds with both common and specific gene expression during interspecific interactions with fungal prey. Evol Appl. 2 0 1 8; 0 0 :1–19. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12609.
A Zapparata, D Da Lio, S Somma, I Vicente Muñoz, L Malfatti, G Vannacci, A Moretti, R Baroncelli, S Sarrocco (2017) Genome Sequence of Fusarium graminearum ITEM 124 (ATCC 56091), a Mycotoxigenic Plant Pathogen. Genome Announc 5:e01209-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01209-17.
A Zapparata, D Da Lio, S Sarrocco, G Vannacci, R Baroncelli (2017) First Report of Colletotrichum godetiae Causing Grape (Vitis vinifera) Berry Rot in Italy. Plant Disease 101 (6), 1051.
Contributions to national conferences:
A Zapparata, R Baroncelli, G Vannacci, S Sarrocco. Deciphering the crosstalk between the biocontrol agent Trichoderma gamsii T6085 and the pathogen Fusarium graminearum: a genome-wide transcriptomic analysis. XXIII Convegno Nazionale Società Italiana di Patologia Vegetale, 4-6 ottobre 2017, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italia (ORAL PRESENTATION).
One-week training course at BMR Genomics (Padova, Italy; 8-12 May 2017):
I’ve learned how to manage omics data generated from NGS technology by using basic commands (UNIX). In particular, I’ve got familiar with FASTQ, SAM/BAM, VCF, BED format file as well as software for aligning genomic sequences and analyzing data from RNA-seq.
