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Renato Fani is a researcher affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, Pharmacology, and Genetics.

Their research covers diverse topics including:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration

Renato Fani has a notable publication record, with recent papers featuring subjects such as bacterial growth in complex environments, colorectal cancer and microbiome interactions, antimicrobial compounds from plants, and the oral-gut microbiome axis in cancer progression. Examples include:

  • "Diauxie and co-utilization of carbon sources can coexist during bacterial growth in nutritionally complex environments" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "Significant and Conflicting Correlation of IL-9 With Prevotella and Bacteroides in Human Colorectal Cancer" (2021), published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Medicinal Plants and Their Bacterial Microbiota: A Review on Antimicrobial Compounds Production for Plant and Human Health" (2021), published in Pathogens
  • "Antimicrobial Activity of Syzygium aromaticum Essential Oil in Human Health Treatment" (2024), published in Molecules
  • "From adenoma to CRC stages: the oral-gut microbiome axis as a source of potential microbial and metabolic biomarkers of malignancy" (2023), published in Neoplasia

The venues where Renato Fani regularly publishes include:

  • Microorganisms (10 publications)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology (3 publications)
  • Pathogens (2 publications)
  • Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark (2 publications)
  • Genes (2 publications)

Collaboration plays a significant role in their research, with frequent co-authors including Sara Del Duca, Alberto Vassallo, Giulia Semenzato, Marco Zaccaroni, and Lara Mitia Castronovo. This network reflects interdisciplinary and cooperative scientific efforts.

Best Publications

  • MeDuSa: a multi-draft based scaffolder

    Emanuele Bosi;Beatrice Donati;Marco Galardini;Sara Brunetti

  • Biodiversity of a Burkholderia cepacia population isolated from the maize rhizosphere at different plant growth stages.

    F Di Cello;A Bevivino;L Chiarini;R Fani

  • Histidine biosynthetic pathway and genes: structure, regulation, and evolution.

    P Alifano;R Fani;P Liò;A Lazcano

  • Frequency and Biodiversity of 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol-Producing Bacteria Isolated from the Maize Rhizosphere at Different Stages of Plant Growth

    C. Picard;F. Di Cello;M. Ventura;R. Fani

  • Molecular evolution of nitrogen fixation: the evolutionary history of the nifD, nifK, nifE, and nifN genes.

    Renato Fani;Romina Gallo;Pietro Liò

  • The diversity and evolution of cell cycle regulation in alpha-proteobacteria: a comparative genomic analysis

    Matteo Brilli;Matteo Brilli;Marco Fondi;Renato Fani;Alessio Mengoni

  • Nitrogen fixation genes in an endosymbiotic Burkholderia strain.

    Daniela Minerdi;Renato Fani;Romina Gallo;Alessandra Boarino

  • A horizontal gene transfer at the origin of phenylpropanoid metabolism: a key adaptation of plants to land

    Giovanni Emiliani;Marco Fondi;Renato Fani;Simonetta Gribaldo

  • Transformation of Bacillus subtilis by DNA bound on clay in non-sterile soil.

    E. Gallori;M. Bazzicalupo;L. Dal Canto;R. Fani

  • Flavobacteria as intracellular symbionts in cockroaches

    Claudio Bandi;Giuseppe Damiani;Lorenzo Magrassi;Aldo Grigolo

  • Fluctuation of bacteria isolated from elm tissues during different seasons and from different plant organs.

    Stefano Mocali;Emanuela Bertelli;Francescopaolo Di Cello;Alessio Mengoni

  • Identification of Azospirillum strains by restriction fragment length polymorphism of the 16S rDNA and of the histidine operon.

    Annamaria Grifoni;Marco Bazzicalupo;Claudia Di Serio;Silvia Fancelli

  • Antibiotics from Deep-Sea Microorganisms: Current Discoveries and Perspectives.

    Emiliana Tortorella;Pietro Tedesco;Fortunato Palma Esposito;Grant Garren January

  • A novel resistance mechanism to triclosan that suggests horizontal gene transfer and demonstrates a potential selective pressure for reduced biocide susceptibility in clinical strains of Staphylococcus aureus.

    Maria Laura Ciusa;Leonardo Furi;Daniel Knight;Francesca Decorosi

  • A Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Marker Specific for the Bacillus cereus Group Is Diagnostic for Bacillus anthracis

    Daniele Daffonchio;Sara Borin;Giuseppe Frova;Romina Gallo

  • Molecular characterization of an n-alkane-degrading bacterial community and identification of a new species, Acinetobacter venetianus

    F. Di Cello;M. Pepi;F. Baldi;R. Fani

  • Origin and evolution of metabolic pathways.

    Renato Fani;Marco Fondi

  • Biodiversity of cultivable psychrotrophic marine bacteria isolated from Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica)

    Luigi Michaud;Francescopaolo Di Cello;Matteo Brilli;Renato Fani

  • Soil bacterial community response to differences in agricultural management along with seasonal changes in a Mediterranean region

    Annamaria Bevivino;Patrizia Paganin;Giovanni Bacci;Alessandro Florio

  • Adhesion of acinetobacter venetianus to diesel fuel droplets studied with In situ electrochemical and molecular probes

    Franco Baldi;Nadica Ivos̆ević;Andrea Minacci;Milva Pepi

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessio Mengoni
Alessio Mengoni University of Florence
Marco Bazzicalupo
Marco Bazzicalupo University of Florence
Pietro Liò
Pietro Liò University of Cambridge
Giovanna Riccardi
Giovanna Riccardi University of Pavia
Anna Rita Bilia
Anna Rita Bilia University of Florence
Mario Vaneechoutte
Mario Vaneechoutte Ghent University
Lenie Dijkshoorn
Lenie Dijkshoorn Leiden University Medical Center
Duccio Cavalieri
Duccio Cavalieri University of Florence
Claudio Bandi
Claudio Bandi University of Milan
Gian Maria Rossolini
Gian Maria Rossolini University of Florence

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