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From the Anaerobic Digestion, to fermented food and human gut, I use my expertise in molecular biology, computation and microbiology to study the genomes, evolution and ecology of microbial populations through 'omics strategies

Associate Professor at the Department of Biology, University of Padova

Head of the Genomics and Bioinformatics research unit and of the Sequencing Service of the Biology Department (UniPD)

Via U. Bassi 58/b, 35121 Padova (Italy); tel +39 0498276306 


Recently published papers

Ji M, Giangieri G, Usman M, Liu C, Bosaro M, Sessa F, Canu P, Treu L, Campanaro S. An Integrated Metagenomic-Pangenomic Strategy Revealed Native Microbes and Magnetic Biochar Cooperation in Plasticizer Degradation 2023 Chemical Engineering Journal, 143589.

Greses S, De Bernardini N, Treu L, Campanaro S, González-Fernández C. Genome-centric metagenomics revealed the effect of pH on the microbiome involved in short-chain fatty acids and ethanol production 2023 Bioresource Technology 377, 128920.

Serna-García R, Tsapekos P, Treu L, Bouzas A, Seco A, Campanaro S, Angelidaki I. Unraveling prevalence of homoacetogenesis and methanogenesis pathways due to inhibitors addition 2023 Bioresource Technology 376, 128922

Zampieri G, Campanaro S, Angione C, Treu L. Metatranscriptomics-guided genome-scale metabolic modeling of microbial communities. 2023 Cell Reports Methods, 100383.

Rossi A, Morlino MS, Gaspari M, Basile A, Kougias PG, Treu L, Campanaro S. Analysis of the anaerobic digestion metagenome under environmental stresses stimulating prophage induction. 2022 Microbiome 10 (1), 1-21.

De Bernardini N, Basile A, Zampieri G, Kovalovszki A, De Diego Diaz B, Offer E, Wongfaed N, Angelidaki I, Kougias PG, Campanaro S, Treu L. Integrating metagenomic binning with flux balance analysis to unravel syntrophies in anaerobic CO2 methanation.  2022 Microbiome 10 (1), 1-18.

RESEARCH DISSEMINATION (ITALIAN): 

Our project supported by caritro foundation was reported in the most prestigious Italian economical journal "il sole 24 ore"

Impresa e ateneo al lavoro per aumentare la resa degli impianti di biogas

Check the new paper published by Maria Giovanna Romanelli on "oggiscienza"

Un nuovo database per i batteri dei bioreattori


Check our new biogasmicrobiome web site containing hundreds of biogas microbial genomes extracted from the biogas microbial community by using a new binning strategy! Accepted for publication in "Biotechnology for Biofuels".

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Microbial Genomics Padova

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Main research topics

Metagenomic analysis of the anaerobic digestion microbiome.

The research activity is focused on taxonomic and functional analysis of the microbial community involved in biogas production. The target is to gain a detailed functional understanding of the microbial composition and functional activity in response to the modification of environmental parameters like feedstock, temperature, chemicals, etc. to improve renewable energy production (READ MORE). In collaboration with Irini Angelidaki I. DTU Environment (University of Copenhagen).

Genome sequencing and gene expression analysis of environmental Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains.

This research topic is focused on the dissection of relevant phenotypic (alcoholic fermentation rate, SO2 resistance) using genomic approaces like RNA-seq and genome sequencing (READ MORE). In collaboration with the company Italiana Biotecnologie.

FSE project - Development of new enological starters to improve the peculiar characters of the Venetian wines (READ MORE).

Analysis of bacteria and archaea isolated from extreme environments (cold adaptation - READ MORE in collaboration with Cavicchioli R. of the UNSW University) (deep-sea adaptation - READ MORE in collaboration with Bartlett D. of the SCRIPPS Institution of oceanography).

Read more details on research activity in my Research activity page.

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keywords: Biogas, Anaerobic digestion, Metagenomics, Methanogenic archaea, Bioreactors, 16S rRNA, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Vineyard strains, Winemaking, Alcoholic fermentation, Gene expression, Genome sequencing, RNA-sequencing,  Methanogens