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The Research Unit of Microbiology hosts the Industrial Yeasts Collection DBVPG (http://www.dbvpg.unipg.it/index.php/en/) and investigates the taxonomy, biodiversity and biotechnology of yeasts and fungi. Its main scientific interests are:
- Isolation, characterization and ex-situ conservation of yeasts.
- Molecular taxonomy of yeasts and description of new species.
- Characterization by metagenomic approach – NGS – of fungal communities of cold ecosystems (Antarctic and Arctic areas, Himalaya, Ands, Alps).
- Selection of yeasts for producing secondary metabolites (e.g. lipids, pigments, enzymes, volatile organic compounds, etc.) and unconventional fermented food, and for stereoselective biocatalysis.
- Isolation and genotyping of yeast-like organisms of the genus Prototheca
- Assessment of antimicrobial activity of natural and/or synthetic compounds against yeasts of medical and/or veterinary interest.
Staff
Pietro Buzzini \Scholar \Scopus
Benedetta Turchetti \Scholar \Scopus
PhD student
Ambra Mezzasoma
Irina Pinchuk
Research assistant
Ciro Sannino
Domenico Aiello (CIRIAF)
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