Dalila Crucitti
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Ph.D. Student |
Dalila Crucitti |
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Phone |
+39 3887532158 |
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Orcid ID |
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1860-5983 |
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Location |
Palermo |
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Profile |
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Expertise |
Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Cell culture, Cloning, Sequencing; Molecular Fingerprinting, Serology, Plant microbiota, Olive endophytes, Plant Growth-Promoting (PGP) Microorganisms, Crop phytosanitary diagnosis. |
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Tutor |
Prof. Tiziano Caruso |
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Co-tutor |
Dr. Davide Pacifico |
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Thesis topics |
Characterization of the biodiversity of Sicilian olive tree microbiota and evaluation of endophytes as potential biocontrol agents. |
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Research interests |
-Detection, identification and characterization of plant pathogens (fungi, bacteria and viruses) using advanced molecular methods; -Genomic and transcriptomic applied to the study of plant-pathogen interactions; -Research and development of molecular markers by NGS approaches to study the genetic diversity of plants; -Studies on the biodiversity of endophyte communities colonizing plants by metagenomic analysis; -Use of microbiological techniques and molecular screening for the characterization of microorganisms of agri-food interest. |
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Link to publications |
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tpj.16674 https://bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ppa.13662 https://academic.oup.com/ve/article/8/1/veac038/6572770 https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/1/52 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/6/1336 https://bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ppa.13183 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2019.01506/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2019.01256/full https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PDIS-04-16-0445-PDN |
