Publications

Papers on Scopus from 2010:        

2018

  • Federici, E., Petroselli, C., Montalbani, E., Casagrande, C., Ceci, E., Moroni, B., La Porta, G., Castellini, S., Selvaggi, R., Sebastiani, B., Crocchianti, S., Gandolfi, I., Franzetti, A., Cappelletti, D. Airborne bacteria and persistent organic pollutants associated with an intense Saharan dust event in the Central Mediterranean. (2018) Science of the Total Environment, 645, pp. 401-410.

  • Musitelli, F., Ambrosini, R., Caffi, M., Caprioli, M., Rubolini, D., Saino, N., Franzetti, A., Gandolfi, I. Ecological features of feather microbiota in breeding common swifts (2018) Ethology Ecology and Evolution, 30 (6), pp. 569-581.

  • Daghio, M., Vaiopoulou, E., Aulenta, F., Sherry, A., Head, I., Franzetti, A., Rabaey, K. Anode potential selection for sulfide removal in contaminated marine sediments. (2018) Journal of Hazardous Materials, 360, pp. 498-503.

  • Najmi, Z., Ebrahimipour, G., Franzetti, A., Banat, I.M. Investigation of physicho-chemical properties and characterization of produced biosurfactant by selected indigenous oil-degrading bacterium. (2018) Iranian Journal of Public Health, 47 (8), pp. 1151-1159.

  • Musitelli, F., Ambrosini, R., Rubolini, D., Saino, N., Franzetti, A., Gandolfi, I. Cloacal microbiota of barn swallows from Northern Italy (2018) Ethology Ecology and Evolution, 30 (4), pp. 362-372.

  • Najmi, Z., Ebrahimipour, G., Franzetti, A., Banat, I.M. In situ downstream strategies for cost-effective bio/surfactant recovery. (2018) Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, 65 (4), pp. 523-532. DOI: 10.1002/bab.1641

  • Zenati, B., Chebbi, A., Badis, A., Eddouaouda, K., Boutoumi, H., El Hattab, M., Hentati, D., Chelbi, M., Sayadi, S., Chamkha, M., Franzetti, A. A non-toxic microbial surfactant from Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus SdK644 for crude oil solubilization enhancement. (2018) Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 154, pp. 100-107. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.02.032

  • Tofalos, A.E., Daghio, M., González, M., Papacchini, M., Franzetti, A., Seeger, M. Toluene degradation by Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 in nitrate-reducing conditions and in Bioelectrochemical Systems- (2018) FEMS Microbiology Letters, 365 (12), art. no. fny119, . DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny119

  • Marchesi, M., Alberti, L., Shouakar-Stash, O., Pietrini, I., de Ferra, F., Carpani, G., Aravena, R., Franzetti, A., Stella, T. 37Cl-compound specific isotope analysis and assessment of functional genes for monitoring monochlorobenzene (MCB) biodegradation under aerobic conditions. (2018) Science of the Total Environment, 619-620, pp. 784-793. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.150

  • Palma, E., Daghio, M., Franzetti, A., Petrangeli Papini, M., Aulenta, F. The bioelectric well: a novel approach for in situ treatment of hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater. (2018) Microbial Biotechnology, 11 (1), pp. 112-118. DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12760

  • Pittino, F., Maglio, M., Gandolfi, I., Azzoni, R.S., Diolaiuti, G., Ambrosini, R., Franzetti, A.Bacterial communities of cryoconite holes of a temperate alpine glacier show both seasonal trends and year-to-year variability. (2018) Annals of Glaciology, . Article in Press. DOI: 10.1017/aog.2018.16

  • Daghio, M., Espinoza Tofalos, A., Leoni, B., Cristiani, P., Papacchini, M., Jalilnejad, E., Bestetti, G., Franzetti, A. Bioelectrochemical BTEX removal at different voltages: assessment of the degradation and characterization of the microbial communities.b (2018) Journal of Hazardous Materials, 341, pp. 120-127. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.07.054

    Azzoni, R.S., Tagliaferri, I., Franzetti, A., Mayer, C., Lambrecht, A., Compostella, C., Caccianiga, M., Minora, U.F., Garzonio, C.A., Meraldi, E., Smiraglia, C., Diolaiuti, G.A., Ambrosini, R. Bacterial diversity in snow from mid-latitude mountain areas: Alps, Eastern Anatolia, Karakoram and Himalaya. (2018) Annals of Glaciology, . Article in Press. DOI: 10.1017/aog.2018.18

2017    

  • Daghio, M., Espinoza Tofalos, A., Leoni, B., Cristiani, P., Papacchini, M., Jalilnejad, E., Bestetti, G., Franzetti, A. Bioelectrochemical BTEX removal at different voltages: assessment of the degradation and characterization of the microbial communities (2018) Journal of Hazardous Materials, 341, pp. 120-127. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.07.054

  • Ferrario, C., Pittino, F., Tagliaferri, I., Gandolfi, I., Bestetti, G., Azzoni, R.S., Diolaiuti, G., Franzetti, A., Ambrosini, R., Villa, S. Bacteria contribute to pesticide degradation in cryoconite holes in an Alpine glacier (2017) Environmental Pollution, 230, pp. 919-926. DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2017.07.039

  • Innocente, E., Squizzato, S., Visin, F., Facca, C., Rampazzo, G., Bertolini, V., Gandolfi, I., Franzetti, A., Ambrosini, R., Bestetti, G. Influence of seasonality, air mass origin and particulate matter chemical composition on airborne bacterial community structure in the Po Valley, Italy (2017) Science of the Total Environment, 593-594, pp. 677-687. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.199

  • Daghio, M., Aulenta, F., Vaiopoulou, E., Franzetti, A., Arends, J.B.A., Sherrhttp://10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.199y, A., Suárez-Suárez, A., Head, I.M., Bestetti, G., Rabaey, K. Electrobioremediation of oil spills (2017) Water Research, 114, pp. 351-370. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.02.030

  • Ambrosini, R., Musitelli, F., Navarra, F., Tagliaferri, I., Gandolfi, I., Bestetti, G., Mayer, C., Minora, U., Azzoni, R.S., Diolaiuti, G., Smiraglia, C., Franzetti, A. Diversity and Assembling Processes of Bacterial Communities in Cryoconite Holes of a Karakoram Glacier (2017) Microbial Ecology, 73 (4), pp. 827-837. DOI: 10.1007/s00248-016-0914-6

  • Franzetti, A., Navarra, F., Tagliaferri, I., Gandolfi, I., Bestetti, G., Minora, U., Azzoni, R.S., Diolaiuti, G., Smiraglia, C., Ambrosini, R. Temporal variability of bacterial communities in cryoconite on an alpine glacier (2017) Environmental Microbiology Reports, 9 (2), pp. 71-78. DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12499

  • Franzetti, A., Navarra, F., Tagliaferri, I., Gandolfi, I., Bestetti, G., Minora, U., Azzoni, R.S., Diolaiuti, G., Smiraglia, C., Ambrosini, R. Potential sources of bacteria colonizing the cryoconite of an Alpine glacier (2017) PLoS ONE, 12 (3), art. no. e0174786. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174786

  • Palma, E., Daghio, M., Franzetti, A., Petrangeli Papini, M., Aulenta, F. The bioelectric well: A novel approach for in situ treatment of hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater (2017) Microbial Biotechnology, . Article in Press. DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12760

  • Franzetti, A., Daghio, M., Parenti, P., Truppi, T., Bestetti, G., Trasatti, S.P., Cristiani, P. Monod kinetics degradation of low concentration residual organics in membraneless microbial fuel cells (2017) Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 164 (3), pp. H3091-H3096. DOI: 10.1149/2.0141703jes

  • Roustazadeh Sheikhyousefi, P., Nasr Esfahany, M., Colombo, A., Franzetti, A., Trasatti, S.P., Cristiani, P. Investigation of different configurations of microbial fuel cells for the treatment of oilfield produced water (2017) Applied Energy, 192, pp. 457-465. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.10.057

  • Gandolfi, I., Canedoli, C., Imperato, V., Tagliaferri, I., Gkorezis, P., Vangronsveld, J., Padoa Schioppa, E., Papacchini, M., Bestetti, G., Franzetti, A. Diversity and hydrocarbon-degrading potential of epiphytic microbial communities on Platanus x acerifolia leaves in an urban area. (2017) Environmental Pollution, 220, 650-658. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.10.022

2016

  • Franzetti, A., Tagliaferri, I., Gandolfi, I., Bestetti, G., Minora, U., Mayer, C., Azzoni, R.S., Diolaiuti, G., Smiraglia, C., Ambrosini, R. Light-dependent microbial metabolisms drive carbon fluxes on glacier surfaces. (2016) ISME Journal,  10, 2984–2988. DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2016.72

  • Franzetti, A., Navarra, F., Tagliaferri, I.,  Gandolfi, I., Bestetti, G., Minora, U., Azzoni, R.S., Diolaiuti, G., Smiraglia, C.,  Ambrosini, R. Temporal variability of bacterial communities in cryoconite on an Alpine glacier (2016) Environmental Microbiology Reports, Article in press. DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12499

  • Ferrentino, R., Langone, M., Gandolfi, I., Bertolini, V., Franzetti, A., Andreottola, G. Shift in microbial community structure of anaerobic side-stream reactor in response to changes to anaerobic solid retention time and sludge interchange ratio. (2016) Bioresource Technology, 221, pp. 588-597. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.09.077

  • Tatangelo, V., Mangili, I., Caracino, P., Anzano, M., Najmi, Z., Bestetti, G., Collina, E., Franzetti, A., Lasagni, M. Biological devulcanization of ground natural rubber by Gordonia desulfuricans DSM 44462T strain. (2016) Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 100 (20), pp. 8931-8942. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7691-5

  • Thureborn, P., Franzetti, A., Lundin, D., Sjöling, S. Reconstructing ecosystem functions of the active microbial community of the baltic sea oxygen depleted sediments. (2016) PeerJ, 2016 (1), art. no. e1593, DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1593

  • Gagliano, A.L., Tagliavia, M., D’Alessandro, W., Franzetti, A., Parello, F., Quatrini, P. So close, so different: geothermal flux shapes divergent soil microbial communities at neighbouring sites. (2016) Geobiology, 14 (2), pp. 150-162. DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12167

  • Daghio, M., Vaiopoulou, E., Patil, S.A., Suárez-Suárez, A., Head, I.M., Franzetti, A., Rabaey, K. Anodes stimulate anaerobic toluene degradation via sulfur cycling in marine sediments. (2016) Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82 (1), pp. 297-307. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02250-15

2015

  • Mangili, I., Lasagni, M., Anzano, M., Collina, E., Tatangelo, V., Franzetti, A., Caracino, P., Isayev, A.I. Mechanical and rheological properties of natural rubber compounds containing devulcanized ground tire rubber from several methods. (2015) Polymer Degradation and Stability, 121, pp. 369-377. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2015.10.004

  • Gandolfi, I., Bertolini, V., Bestetti, G., Ambrosini, R., Innocente, E., Rampazzo, G., Papacchini, M., Franzetti, A. Spatio-temporal variability of airborne bacterial communities and their correlation with particulate matter chemical composition across two urban areas. (2015) Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 99 (11), pp. 4867-4877. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6348-5

  • Careghini, A., Saponaro, S., Sezenna, E., Daghio, M., Franzetti, A., Gandolfi, I., Bestetti, G. Lab-scale tests and numerical simulations for in situ treatment of polluted groundwater. (2015) Journal of Hazardous Materials, 287, pp. 162-170. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.01.028

  • Saliu, F., Anzano, M., Franzetti, A. Application of a 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine (TMG)/MeOH-CO2 in situ derivatization procedure for the gas chromatographic characterization of the fatty acid profile in olive oil. (2015) Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 407 (7), pp. 1801-1806. DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-8457-0

  • Daghio, M., Gandolfi, I., Bestetti, G., Franzetti, A., Guerrini, E., Cristiani, P. Anodic and cathodic microbial communities in single chamber microbial fuel cells. (2015) New Biotechnology, 32 (1), pp. 79-84. DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2014.09.005

  • Mangili, I., Lasagni, M., Anzano, M., Collina, E., Tatangelo, V., Franzetti, A., Caracino, P., Isayev, A.I. Mechanical and rheological properties of natural rubber compounds containing devulcanized ground tire rubber from several methods (2015) Polymer Degradation and Stability, 121, pp. 369-377. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2015.10.004

  • Azzoni, R.S., Franzetti, A., Fontaneto, D., Zullini, A., Ambrosini, R. Nematodes and rotifers on two Alpine debris-covered glaciers. (2015) Italian Journal of Zoology, 82 (4), pp. 616-623. DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2015.1080312

  • Daghio, M., Tatangelo, V., Franzetti, A., Gandolfi, I., Papacchini, M., Careghini, A., Sezenna, E., Saponaro, S., Bestetti, G. Hydrocarbon degrading microbial communities in bench scale aerobic biobarriers for gasoline contaminated groundwater treatment. (2015) Chemosphere, 130, pp. 34-39. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.02.022

  • Federici, E., Rossi, R., Fidati, L., Paracucchi, R., Scargetta, S., Montalbani, E., Franzetti, A., La Porta, G., Fagotti, A., Simoncelli, F., Cenci, G., Di Rosa, I. Characterization of the skin microbiota in italian stream frogs (Rana italica) infected and uninfected by a cutaneous parasitic disease. (2015) Microbes and Environments, 30 (3), pp. 262-269. DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.ME15041

    2014

  • Tatangelo, V., Franzetti, A., Gandolfi, I., Bestetti, G., Ambrosini, R. Effect of preservation method on the assessment of bacterial community structure in soil and water samples. (2014) FEMS Microbiology Letters, 356 (1), pp. 32-38. DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12475

    2013

  • Cristiani, P., Franzetti, A., Gandolfi, I., Guerrini, E., Bestetti, G. Bacterial DGGE fingerprints of biofilms on electrodes of membraneless microbial fuel cells. (2013) International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 84, pp. 211-219. DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.05.040

  • Franzetti, A., Tatangelo, V., Gandolfi, I., Bertolini, V., Bestetti, G., Diolaiuti, G., D’agata, C., Mihalcea, C., Smiraglia, C., Ambrosini, R. Bacterial community structure on two alpine debris-covered glaciers and biogeography of Polaromonas phylotypes. (2013) ISME Journal, 7 (8), pp. 1483-1492. DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2013.48

  • Bertolini, V., Gandolfi, I., Ambrosini, R., Bestetti, G., Innocente, E., Rampazzo, G., Franzetti, A. Temporal variability and effect of environmental variables on airborne bacterial communities in an urban area of Northern Italy. (2013) Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 97 (14), pp. 6561-6570. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4450-0

  • Gandolfi, I., Bertolini, V., Ambrosini, R., Bestetti, G., Franzetti, A. Unravelling the bacterial diversity in the atmosphere. (2013) Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 97 (11), pp. 4727-4736. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4901-2

  • Longhin, E., Pezzolato, E., Mantecca, P., Holme, J.A., Franzetti, A., Camatini, M., Gualtieri, M. Season linked responses to fine and quasi-ultrafine Milan PM in cultured cells. (2013) Toxicology in Vitro, 27 (2), pp. 551-559. DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2012.10.018

  • Rivelli, V., Franzetti, A., Gandolfi, I., Cordoni, S., Bestetti, G. Persistence and degrading activity of free and immobilised allochthonous bacteria during bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils. (2013) Biodegradation, 24 (1), pp. 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9553-x

  • Daghio, M., Gandolfi, I., Bestetti, G., Franzetti, A., Cristiani, P. Anodic and cathodic micribial communities in single chamber microbial fuel cells. (2013) EFC 2013 – Proceedings of the 5th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference, pp. 411-412.

    2012

  • Saponaro, S., Careghini, A., Romele, L., Sezenna, E., Franzetti, A., Gandolfi, I., Daghio, M., Bestetti, G. Remediation of groundwater polluted by gasoline-derived compounds with biobarriers. (2012) WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 164, pp. 439-449. DOI: 10.2495/WP120381

  • Franzetti, A., Gandolfi, I., Raimondi, C., Bestetti, G., Banat, I.M., Smyth, T.J., Papacchini, M., Cavallo, M., Fracchia, L. Environmental fate, toxicity, characteristics and potential applications of novel bioemulsifiers produced by Variovorax paradoxus 7bCT5. (2012) Bioresource Technology, 108, pp. 245-251. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.005

    2011

  • Franzetti, A., Gandolfi, I., Bertolini, V., Raimondi, C., Piscitello, M., Papacchini, M., Bestetti, G. Phylogenetic characterization of bioemulsifier-producing bacteria. (2011) International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 65 (7), pp. 1095-1099. DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2011.01.014

  • Gandolfi, I., Franzetti, A., Bertolini, V., Gaspari, E., Bestetti, G. Antibiotic resistance in bacteria associated with coarse atmospheric particulate matter in an urban area. (2011) Journal of Applied Microbiology, 110 (6), pp. 1612-1620. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05018.x

  • Maurizio, G., Andrea, F., Eleonora, L., Paride, M., Giuseppina, B., Ezio, B., Marina, C. In vitro effects of microbiologically characterized Milan particulate matter. (2011) Procedia Environmental Sciences, 4, pp. 192-197. DOI: 10.1016/j.proenv.2011.03.023

  • Franzetti, A., Gandolfi, I., Gaspari, E., Ambrosini, R., Bestetti, G. Seasonal variability of bacteria in fine and coarse urban air particulate matter. (2011) Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 90 (2), pp. 745-753. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-3048-7

    2010

  • Franzetti, A., Tamburini, E., Banat, I.M. Applications of biological surface active compounds in remediation technologies. (2010) Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 672, pp. 121-134. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5979-9_9

  • Franzetti, A., Gandolfi, I., Bestetti, G., Smyth, T.J.P., Banat, I.M. Production and applications of trehalose lipid biosurfactants. (2010) European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 112 (6), pp. 617-627. DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200900162

  • Banat, I.M., Franzetti, A., Gandolfi, I., Bestetti, G., Martinotti, M.G., Fracchia, L., Smyth, T.J., Marchant, R. Microbial biosurfactants production, applications and future potential. (2010) Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 87 (2), pp. 427-444. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2589-0

  • Franzetti, A., Gandolfi, I., Piscitello, M., Porto, G., Biasiolo, A., Oltolini, F., Marangoni, T., Bestetti, G. Biodegradation of N,N diethylaniline in a contaminated aquifer: Laboratory- and field-scale evidences. (2010) Biodegradation, 21 (2), pp. 193-201. DOI: 10.1007/s10532-009-9293-8

  • Gandolfi, I., Sicolo, M., Franzetti, A., Fontanarosa, E., Santagostino, A., Bestetti, G. Influence of compost amendment on microbial community and ecotoxicity of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils. (2010) Bioresource Technology, 101 (2), pp. 568-575. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.08.095