Research Area
Roberto joined the research unit Comparative Microbiology in 2018 and has been since investigating the role of bacterial genomic and transcriptional landscape in defining the outcomes of host-microbe interactions. His project is part of the priority program DECRyPT SPP2125.
CV
Short Talk Award at Annual Conference of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology 2022
Master of Science Plant and Microbial Biotechnology at Università di Pisa
Erasmus Traineeship at Alborg Universitet
Bachelor of Science Biology at Università degli Studi di Salerno
Traineeship at International Center of Biosciences and Bioresources (CNR, Portici)
Publications
Read more2025 Scientific Article in Science Advances
Key role of Desulfobacteraceae in C/S cycles of marine sediments is based on congeneric catabolic-regulatory networks.
2025 Scientific Article in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
Effects of novel P fertilizers on microbial abundance related to N and P cycling in two on-farm systems.
2024 Scientific Article in Microbiology Spectrum
Comparative genomic analysis of strain Priestia megaterium B1 reveals conserved potential for adaptation to endophytism and plant growth promotion.
2024 Scientific Article in FEMS Microbiology Ecology
The effect of successive summer drought periods on bacterial diversity along a plant species richness gradient.
2024 Scientific Article in Microbiology Spectrum
(Pan)genomic analysis of two Rhodococcus isolates and their role in phenolic compound degradation.
2023 Scientific Article in BMC Microbiology
Cultivar-specific dynamics: unravelling rhizosphere microbiome responses to water deficit stress in potato cultivars.
2023 Scientific Article in Science of the Total Environment, The
Resilience of barley (Hordeum vulgare) plants upon exposure to tramadol: Implication for the root-associated bacterial community and the antioxidative plant defence system.
2023 Scientific Article in Microbiology resource announcements : MRA