Bari Unit

Towards an instrument-free future of molecular diagnostics at the point-of-care H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2020

Point-Of-Care (POC) testing needs to decrease time between sample collection and results, for a faster containment treatment and reduced costs. End-users of a POC test are healthcare personnel in hospital and, in agriculture, nurserymen and phytosanitary inspectors at the field The aim is to use isothermal enzymatic amplification of nucleic acids combined with quantitative smartphone colorimetric detection. The global application of this approach will be demonstrated in infectious disease (Influenza and HIV) in human samples and plant pathogens (Xylella fastidiosa) in plant-tissues. As a major impact, the combination of fast…

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Chiumenti Michela

RESEARCHER michela.chiumenti(AT)cnr.it 080.544.3071 publications: Orcid personal details and research activity: People Curriculum Vitae High-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies have become an important tool in phytopathology, since they allow either the identification and characterization of infectious agents, without the need of their prior knowledge, or the study of molecular interactions between such organisms and their host plants. In this context, since my Ph.D. in plant health in 2011, I started deepening my bioinformatics and statistical knowledge applied not only to viral diagnostics and metagenomics but also to the virus/viroid-plant interactions. Currently, my…

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Microbial uptakes for sustainable management of major banana pests and diseases (MUSA)

The MUSA project (UE Call H2020-SFS-2016-2017, Sustainable Food Security – Resilient and resource-efficient value chains, topic SFS-11-2016) aims at achieving a sustainable intensification of banana and ensete cultivation in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Canary Islands and the Caribbean, through the identification, development and implementation of IPM methods based on beneficial microorganisms. The Project proposes the use of microbial consortia and banana germplasm, studying the phenotypic and molecular reactions of plants to different biotic stresses (phytoparasitic nematodes, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense and Cosmopolites spp.). The results include data obtained by screening,…

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