BERNACCHIA GIOVANNI


Responsabile dell'U.O.

Cognome e Nome

BERNACCHIA GIOVANNI

Qualifica

Ricercatore

Dipartimento

Life Sciences and Biotechnology

Settore scientifico disciplinare

(BIO/04)

E-mail

bhg@unife.it

Telefono

0532444784

Personale strutturato

Cognome e Nome

Forlani Giuseppe

Qualifica

PO

Dipartimento

Life Sciences and Biotechnology

Ente di appartenenza

University of Ferrara

Cognome e Nome

De Bastiani Morena

Qualifica

Technician

Dipartimento

Life Sciences and Biotechnology

Ente di appartenenza

University of Ferrara

Personale non strutturato

Cognome e Nome

Benetti Lorenzo

Qualifica

Ph.D student

Dipartimento

Life Sciences and Biotechnology

Ente di appartenenza

University of Ferrara

Cognome e Nome

Boscolo Lorenzo

Qualifica

Borsista

Dipartimento

Life Sciences and Biotechnology

Ente di appartenenza

University of Ferrara

Cognome e Nome

Osti Riccardo

Qualifica

Borsista

Dipartimento

Life Sciences and Biotechnology

Ente di appartenenza

University of Ferrara

Linee di ricerca

Molecular approaches to control phytopathogens affecting orchards and fruit trees. - Using RNA interference to control pests, in a target specific manner. - Identify natural products that can alter the biology or the behaviour of pests, studying the effects at the molecular level. Physiological and biochemical characterization of amino acid metabolism in prokaryotes and higher plants. - Attainment of increased tolerance of crop species to drought and salinity through engineering of proline synthesis and catabolism - Characterization of selected aspects of aromatic metabolism during the response to biotic stress conditions and their use as a tool to select plant varieties with increased resistance to fungal pathogens - Identification of new inhibitors endowed with low environmental impact to be used in weed control.

Tecnologie in uso dall'UO

  1. 1.
    Plant cell manipulation
  2. 2.
    Plant transformation
  3. 3.
    Protein and amino acid analysis in plant cells
  4. 4.
    Expression of recombinant proteins
  5. 5.
    Plant pests
  6. 6.
    Spectrophotometric assays
  7. 7.
    RNAi
  8. 8.
    Western blot analysis
  9. 9.
    Plant protection

Strumentazione

Denominazione

Struttura ove la strumentazione è allocata

Responsabile

Pubblicazioni

  1. 1.
    Finetti L, Benetti L, Leyria J, Civolani S, Bernacchia G. Topical delivery of dsRNA in two hemipteran species: Evaluation of RNAi specificity and non-target effects. Pestic Biochem Physiol. 2023 Jan;189:105295. doi: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2022.105295.
  2. 2.
    Favale N, Costa S, Scapoli C, Carrieri A, Sabbioni S, Tamburini E, Benazzo A, Bernacchia G. Reconstruction of Acinetobacter johnsonii ICE_NC genome using hybrid de novo genome assemblies and identification of the 12α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase gene. J Appl Microbiol. 2022 Sep;133(3):1506-1519. doi: 10.1111/jam.15657.
  3. 3.
    Civolani S, Mirandola D, Benetti L, Finetti L, Pezzi M, Bernacchia G. Effects of Acibenzolar-S-methyl on the Probing Behaviour and Mortality of Cacopsylla pyri on Pear Plants. Insects. 2022 Jun 6;13(6):525. doi: 10.3390/insects13060525.
  4. 4.
    Finetti L, Civolani S, Mirandola D, Benetti L, Francati S, Albanese F, Menicucci F, Michelozzi M, Bellardi MG, Dindo ML, Bernacchia G. Monarda didyma Hydrolate Affects the Survival and the Behaviour of Drosophila suzukii. Insects. 2022 Mar 11;13(3):280. doi: 10.3390/insects13030280.
  5. 5.
    Finetti L, Ferrari F, Caló G, Cassanelli S, De Bastiani M, Civolani S, Bernacchia G. Modulation of Drosophila suzukii type 1 tyramine receptor (DsTAR1) by monoterpenes: a potential new target for next generation biopesticides. Pestic Biochem Physiol. 2020 May;165:104549. doi: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.02.015.
  6. 6.
    Sabbioni G, Forlani G. The Emerging Role of Proline in the Establishment and Functioning of Legume-Rhizobium Symbiosis. Front Plant Sci. 2022 May 27;13:888769. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.888769.
  7. 7.
    Zarattini M, Forlani G. Toward Unveiling the Mechanisms for Transcriptional Regulation of Proline Biosynthesis in the Plant Cell Response to Biotic and Abiotic Stress Conditions. Front Plant Sci. 2017 Jun 2;8:927. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00927
  8. 8.
    Forlani, G.; Sabbioni, G.; Ruszkowski, M. Functional Characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae P5C Reductase, the Enzyme at the Converging Point of Proline and Arginine Metabolism. Microorganisms 2022, 10, 2077. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10102077
  9. 9.
    Forlani G, Petrollino D. A comprehensive molecular approach to the detection of drug-type versus fiber-type hemp varieties. Forensic Sci Int Genet. 2021 May;52:102464. doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2021.102464.
  10. 10.
    Ruszkowski M, Forlani G. Deciphering the structure of Arabidopsis thaliana 5-enol-pyruvyl-shikimate-3-phosphate synthase: An essential step toward the discovery of novel inhibitors to supersede glyphosate. Comput Struct Biotechnol J. 2022 Mar 24;20:1494-1505. doi: 10.1016/j.csbj.2022.03.020.

Dottorati di ricerca

Componente UO

Bernacchia G. Forlani G.
Bernacchia G. Forlani G.

Dottorato di ricerca

Biologia evoluzionistica ed ecologia
Scienze della vita e Biotecnologie

Coordinatore

Prof. G Forlani
Prof Nicola Ferraro

Sede

University of Firenze
University of Ferrara