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The Right Place at the Right Time: Seasonal Variation of Bacterial Communities in Arid Avicennia marina Soils in the Red Sea Is Specific to Its Position in the Intertidal (2022)
Journal Article
Thomson, T., Ellis, J. I., Fusi, M., Prinz, N., Bennett-Smith, M. F., Aylagas, E., Carvalho, S., & Jones, A. B. H. (2022). The Right Place at the Right Time: Seasonal Variation of Bacterial Communities in Arid Avicennia marina Soils in the Red Sea Is Specific to Its Position in the Intertidal. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, Article 845611. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.845611

Mangrove forests play an important role in facilitating biogeochemical pathways and cycling acting as blue carbon sinks. These services are primarily regulated by the activity of the soil microbiome. However, there is still limited research into spat... Read More about The Right Place at the Right Time: Seasonal Variation of Bacterial Communities in Arid Avicennia marina Soils in the Red Sea Is Specific to Its Position in the Intertidal.

Contrasting Effects of Local Environmental and Biogeographic Factors on the Composition and Structure of Bacterial Communities in Arid Monospecific Mangrove Soils (2022)
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Thomson, T., Fusi, M., Bennett-Smith, M. F., Prinz, N., Aylagas, E., Carvalho, S., Lovelock, C. E., Jones, B. H., & Ellis, J. I. (2022). Contrasting Effects of Local Environmental and Biogeographic Factors on the Composition and Structure of Bacterial Communities in Arid Monospecific Mangrove Soils. Microbiology Spectrum, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00903-21

Mangrove forests are important biotic sinks of atmospheric CO2 and play an integral role in nutrient-cycling and decontamination of coastal waters, thereby mitigating climatic and anthropogenic stressors. These services are primarily regulated by the... Read More about Contrasting Effects of Local Environmental and Biogeographic Factors on the Composition and Structure of Bacterial Communities in Arid Monospecific Mangrove Soils.

Destabilization of the Bacterial Interactome Identifies Nutrient Restriction-Induced Dysbiosis in Insect Guts (2022)
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Marasco, R., Fusi, M., Callegari, M., Jucker, C., Mapelli, F., Borin, S., Savoldelli, S., Daffonchio, D., & Crotti, E. (2022). Destabilization of the Bacterial Interactome Identifies Nutrient Restriction-Induced Dysbiosis in Insect Guts. Microbiology Spectrum, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01580-21

Stress-associated dysbiosis of microbiome can have several configurations that, under an energy landscape conceptual framework, can change from one configuration to another due to different alternating selective forces. It has been proposed—according... Read More about Destabilization of the Bacterial Interactome Identifies Nutrient Restriction-Induced Dysbiosis in Insect Guts.

Ecology of the facultative phytotelmic crab Platychirarma buettikoferi (De Man, 1883) (Decapoda, Brachyura, Sesarmidae) (2021)
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Fusi, M., Bayi, J., Ngo-Massou, V., Din, N., Sacchi, A., Guebas, F. D., & Cannicci, S. (2021). Ecology of the facultative phytotelmic crab Platychirarma buettikoferi (De Man, 1883) (Decapoda, Brachyura, Sesarmidae). Crustaceana, 94(9), 1043-1058. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685403-bja10148

The mangrove forests surrounding Douala, Cameroon, have a long history of human impact due to rapid urbanization, resulting in patches of true mangrove forest interspersed with areas dominated by the mangrove-associated Pandanus species. A survey car... Read More about Ecology of the facultative phytotelmic crab Platychirarma buettikoferi (De Man, 1883) (Decapoda, Brachyura, Sesarmidae).

Aridity modulates belowground bacterial community dynamics in olive tree (2021)
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Marasco, R., Fusi, M., Rolli, E., Ettoumi, B., Tambone, F., Borin, S., Ouzari, H., Boudabous, A., Sorlini, C., Cherif, A., Adani, F., & Daffonchio, D. (2021). Aridity modulates belowground bacterial community dynamics in olive tree. Environmental Microbiology, 23(10), 6275-6291. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15764

Aridity negatively affects the diversity and abundance of edaphic microbial communities and their multiple ecosystem services, ultimately impacting vegetation productivity and biotic interactions. Investigation about how plant-associated microbial co... Read More about Aridity modulates belowground bacterial community dynamics in olive tree.

Assessing mangrove restoration practices using species‐interaction networks (2021)
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O'Connell, D. P., Fusi, M., Djamaluddin, R., Rajagukguk, B. B., Bachmid, F., Kitson, J. J. N., Dunnett, Z., Trianto, A., Tjoa, A. B., Diele, K., & Evans, D. M. (2022). Assessing mangrove restoration practices using species‐interaction networks. Restoration Ecology, 30(4), Article e13546. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13546

Mangroves are uniquely important ecosystems, for preserving biodiversity, sustaining livelihoods and mitigating against climate change. However they are degraded globally and are therefore a priority for ecosystem restoration. To date, the assessment... Read More about Assessing mangrove restoration practices using species‐interaction networks.

The effect of plant domestication on host control of the microbiota (2021)
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Soldan, R., Fusi, M., Cardinale, M., Daffonchio, D., & Preston, G. M. (2021). The effect of plant domestication on host control of the microbiota. Communications Biology, 4(1), Article 936 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02467-6

Macroorganisms are colonized by microbial communities that exert important biological and ecological functions, the composition of which is subject to host control and has therefore been described as “an ecosystem on a leash”. However, domesticated o... Read More about The effect of plant domestication on host control of the microbiota.

A functional analysis reveals extremely low redundancy in global mangrove invertebrate fauna (2021)
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Cannicci, S., Lee, S. Y., Bravo, H., Cantera-Kintz, J. R., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Fratini, S., Fusi, M., Jimenez, P. J., Nordhaus, I., Porri, F., & Diele, K. (2021). A functional analysis reveals extremely low redundancy in global mangrove invertebrate fauna. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(32), Article e2016913118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2016913118

Deforestation results in habitat fragmentation, decreasing diversity, and functional degradation. For mangroves, no data are available on the impact of deforestation on the diversity and functionality of the specialized invertebrate fauna, critical f... Read More about A functional analysis reveals extremely low redundancy in global mangrove invertebrate fauna.

Diel oxygen fluctuation drives the thermal response and metabolic performance of coastal marine ectotherms (2021)
Journal Article
Booth, J., Fusi, M., Giomi, F., Chapman, E., Diele, K., & McQuaid, C. (2021). Diel oxygen fluctuation drives the thermal response and metabolic performance of coastal marine ectotherms. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1953), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1141

Coastal marine systems are characterized by high levels of primary production that result in diel oxygen fluctuations from undersaturation to supersaturation. Constant normoxia, or 100% oxygen saturation, is therefore rare. Since the thermal sensitiv... Read More about Diel oxygen fluctuation drives the thermal response and metabolic performance of coastal marine ectotherms.

Compartmentalization of bacterial and fungal microbiomes in the gut of adult honeybees (2021)
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Callegari, M., Crotti, E., Fusi, M., Marasco, R., Gonella, E., De Noni, I., Romano, D., Borin, S., Tsiamis, G., Cherif, A., Alma, A., & Daffonchio, D. (2021). Compartmentalization of bacterial and fungal microbiomes in the gut of adult honeybees. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 7, Article 42. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-021-00212-9

The core gut microbiome of adult honeybee comprises a set of recurring bacterial phylotypes, accompanied by lineage-specific, variable, and less abundant environmental bacterial phylotypes. Several mutual interactions and functional services to the h... Read More about Compartmentalization of bacterial and fungal microbiomes in the gut of adult honeybees.

Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying Microbial Research Priorities and Approaches To Better Understand, Protect, and Rehabilitate Mangrove Ecosystems (2020)
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Allard, S. M., Costa, M. T., Bulseco, A. N., Helfer, V., Wilkins, L. G. E., Hassenrück, C., Zengler, K., Zimmer, M., Erazo, N., Mazza Rodrigues, J. L., Duke, N., Melo, V. M. M., Vanwonterghem, I., Junca, H., Makonde, H. M., Jiménez, D. J., Tavares, T. C. L., Fusi, M., Daffonchio, D., Duarte, C. M., …Bowman, J. (2020). Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying Microbial Research Priorities and Approaches To Better Understand, Protect, and Rehabilitate Mangrove Ecosystems. mSystems, 5(5), https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00658-20

Mangrove ecosystems provide important ecological benefits and ecosystem services, including carbon storage and coastline stabilization, but they also suffer great anthropogenic pressures. Microorganisms associated with mangrove sediments and the rhiz... Read More about Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying Microbial Research Priorities and Approaches To Better Understand, Protect, and Rehabilitate Mangrove Ecosystems.

Total alkalinity production in a mangrove ecosystem reveals an overlooked Blue Carbon component (2020)
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Saderne, V., Fusi, M., Thomson, T., Dunne, A., Mahmud, F., Roth, F., Carvalho, S., & Duarte, C. M. (2021). Total alkalinity production in a mangrove ecosystem reveals an overlooked Blue Carbon component. Limnology and Oceanography Letters, 6(2), 61-67. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10170

Mangroves have the capacity to sequester organic carbon (Corg) in their sediments permanently. However, the carbon budget of mangroves is also affected by the total alkalinity (TA) budget. Principally, TA emitted from carbonate sediment dissolution i... Read More about Total alkalinity production in a mangrove ecosystem reveals an overlooked Blue Carbon component.

Hydrolytic Profile of the Culturable Gut Bacterial Community Associated With Hermetia illucens (2020)
Journal Article
Callegari, M., Jucker, C., Fusi, M., Leonardi, M. G., Daffonchio, D., Borin, S., Savoldelli, S., & Crotti, E. (2020). Hydrolytic Profile of the Culturable Gut Bacterial Community Associated With Hermetia illucens. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01965

Larvae of the black soldier fly (BSF) Hermetia illucens (L.) convert organic waste into high valuable insect biomass that can be used as alternative protein source for animal nutrition or as feedstock for biodiesel production. Since insect biology an... Read More about Hydrolytic Profile of the Culturable Gut Bacterial Community Associated With Hermetia illucens.

Combined effects of temperature and hypoxia shape female brooding behaviors and the early ontogeny of the Chilean kelp crab Taliepus dentatus (2020)
Journal Article
Baldanzi, S., Storch, D., Fusi, M., Weidberg, N., Tissot, A., Navarrete, S., & Fernández, M. (2020). Combined effects of temperature and hypoxia shape female brooding behaviors and the early ontogeny of the Chilean kelp crab Taliepus dentatus. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 646, 93-107. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13381

The ecophysiology of marine ectotherms is regulated by the interaction of temperature with environmental drivers, such as dissolved oxygen (DO). The combination of low levels of DO and temperature in the ocean affects physiological and behavioral res... Read More about Combined effects of temperature and hypoxia shape female brooding behaviors and the early ontogeny of the Chilean kelp crab Taliepus dentatus.

Sea urchin chronicles. The effect of oxygen super-saturation and marine polluted sediments from Bagnoli-Coroglio Bay on different life stages of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (2020)
Journal Article
Chiarore, A., Musco, L., Bertocci, I., Gallo, A., Cannavacciuolo, A., Mutalipassi, M., Caramiello, D., Giomi, F., Fusi, M., Danovaro, R., & Munari, M. (2020). Sea urchin chronicles. The effect of oxygen super-saturation and marine polluted sediments from Bagnoli-Coroglio Bay on different life stages of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus. Marine Environmental Research, 159, Article 104967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104967

In marinas and harbours, the accumulation of pollutants in sediments, combined with poor exchange of water with the open sea, poses a major environmental threat. The presence of photosynthetic organisms and the related oxygen production, however, may... Read More about Sea urchin chronicles. The effect of oxygen super-saturation and marine polluted sediments from Bagnoli-Coroglio Bay on different life stages of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus.

High Temperature and Crab Density Reduce Atmospheric Nitrogen Fixation in Red Sea Mangrove Sediments (2019)
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Qashqari, M. S., Garcias-Bonet, N., Fusi, M., Booth, J. M., Daffonchio, D., & Duarte, C. M. (2020). High Temperature and Crab Density Reduce Atmospheric Nitrogen Fixation in Red Sea Mangrove Sediments. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 232, Article 106487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106487

Mangrove ecosystems are highly productive and provide important ecosystem services. However, in the Red Sea mangroves are under severe nutrient-limiting conditions, reflected in dwarf plants. The nutrient limitation is especially acute for iron, as v... Read More about High Temperature and Crab Density Reduce Atmospheric Nitrogen Fixation in Red Sea Mangrove Sediments.

A horizon scan of priorities for coastal marine microbiome research (2019)
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Trevathan-Tackett, S. M., Sherman, C. D., Huggett, M. J., Campbell, A. H., Laverock, B., Hurtado-McCormick, V., Seymour, J. R., Firl, A., Messer, L. F., Ainsworth, T. D., Negandhi, K. L., Daffonchio, D., Egan, S., Engelen, A. H., Fusi, M., Thomas, T., Vann, L., Hernandez-Agreda, A., Ming Gan, H., Marzinelli, E. M., …Macreadie, P. I. (2019). A horizon scan of priorities for coastal marine microbiome research. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3, 1509-1520. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0999-7

Research into the microbiomes of natural environments is changing the way ecologists and evolutionary biologists view the importance of microbes in ecosystem function. This is particularly relevant in ocean environments, where microbes constitute the... Read More about A horizon scan of priorities for coastal marine microbiome research.

Developmental stages and gut microenvironments influence gut microbiota dynamics in the invasive beetle Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) (2019)
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Chouaia, B., Goda, N., Mazza, G., Alali, S., Florian, F., Gionechetti, F., Callegari, M., Gonella, E., Magoga, G., Fusi, M., Crotti, E., Daffonchio, D., Alma, A., Paoli, F., Roversi, P. F., Marianelli, L., & Montagna, M. (2019). Developmental stages and gut microenvironments influence gut microbiota dynamics in the invasive beetle Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Environmental Microbiology, 21(11), 4343-4359. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14797

Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is a highly polyphagous invasive beetle originating from Japan. This insect is highly resilient and able to rapidly adapt to new vegetation. Insect‐associated microorganisms can play important roles... Read More about Developmental stages and gut microenvironments influence gut microbiota dynamics in the invasive beetle Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).

Revealed: how underwater plants and corals can help animals survive marine heatwaves (2019)
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Fusi, M. (2019). Revealed: how underwater plants and corals can help animals survive marine heatwaves. https://theconversation.com/revealed-how-underwater-plants-and-corals-can-help-animals-survive-marine-heatwaves-123839

Fusi, M. (2019). Revealed: how underwater plants and corals can help animals survive marine heatwaves. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/revealed-how-underwater-plants-and-corals-can-help-animals-survive-marine-heatwaves-123839