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Dr. Alice Viappiani
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Compiling an early life human gut microbiome atlas and identification of key microbial drivers
Chiara Tarracchini, Giulia Longhi, Emma Gennaioli, Aryanna Muscò, Sonia Mirjam Rizzo, Alice Viappiani, Salvatore Giovanni Vitale, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Stefano Angioni, Francesca Turroni, Douwe van Sinderen, Christian Milani, Marco Ventura
DOI3 citations
Exploring the molecular crosstalk between the sex steroids drospirenone and ethinylestradiol with vaginal lactobacilli
Aryanna Muscò, Chiara Tarracchini, Sonia Mirjam Rizzo, Alice Viappiani, Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni
DOI0 citations
Functional modulation of the human gut microbiome by bacteria vehicled by cheese
Christian Milani, Giulia Longhi, Giulia Alessandri, Federico Fontana, Martina Viglioli, Chiara Tarracchini, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Silvia Petraro, Chiara Argentini, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Elisa Carli, Federica Vacondio, Douwe van Sinderen, Francesca Turroni, Marco Mor, Marco Ventura
DOI12 citations
Understanding the interaction between melatonin and bifidobacteria
Sonia Mirjam Rizzo, Giulia Longhi, Chiara Tarracchini, Chiara Argentini, Alice Viappiani, Massimiliano G. Bianchi, Ovidio Bussolati, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni
DOI1 citations
Exploring diversity and functional contribution of the microbiome of traditional Italian dry-cured hams
Giulia Longhi, Chiara Tarracchini, Leonora Angelini, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Marco Ventura, Christian Milani, Francesca Turroni
DOI0 citations
Taxonomic and metabolic development of the human gut microbiome across life stages: a worldwide metagenomic investigation
Leonardo Mancabelli, Christian Milani, Rosita De Biase, Fabiana Bocchio, Federico Fontana, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Giulia Alessandri, Chiara Tarracchini, Alice Viappiani, Flora De Conto, Antonio Nouvenne, Andrea Ticinesi, Ovidio Bussolati, Tiziana Meschi, Rossana Cecchi, Francesca Turroni, Marco Ventura
DOI49 citations
Ecology- and genome-based identificationof the Bifidobacteriumadolescentis prototype of the healthy human gut microbiota
Chiara Argentini, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Tarracchini, Federico Fontana, Leonardo Mancabelli, Alice Viappiani, Rosaria Anzalone, Leonora Angelini, Giulia Alessandri, Massimiliano G. Bianchi, Giuseppe Taurino, Ovidio Bussolati, Christian Milani, Douwe van Sinderen, Francesca Turroni, Marco Ventura
DOI10 citations
Molecular cross-talk among human intestinal bifidobacteria as explored by a human gut model
Sonia Mirjam Rizzo, Giulia Alessandri, Chiara Tarracchini, Massimiliano G. Bianchi, Alice Viappiani, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Christian Milani, Ovidio Bussolati, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni
DOI8 citations
Genomic and ecological approaches to identify the Bifidobacterium breve prototype of the healthy human gut microbiota
Chiara Argentini, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Tarracchini, Federico Fontana, Leonardo Mancabelli, Alice Viappiani, Rosaria Anzalone, Leonora Angelini, Giulia Alessandri, Giulia Longhi, Massimiliano G. Bianchi, Giuseppe Taurino, Ovidio Bussolati, Christian Milani, Douwe van Sinderen, Francesca Turroni, Marco Ventura
DOI8 citations
Characterization of a Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis reference strain based on ecology and transcriptomics
Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Argentini, Chiara Tarracchini, Leonardo Mancabelli, Alice Viappiani, Rosaria Anzalone, Leonora Angelini, Giulia Alessandri, Giulia Longhi, Massimiliano G. Bianchi, Giuseppe Taurino, Ovidio Bussolati, Christian Milani, Francesca Turroni, Marco Ventura
DOI7 citations
Revealing the genetic traits of the foodborne microbial genus hafnia: Implications for the human gut microbiome
Federico Fontana, Giulia Longhi, Elisa Carli, Giulia Alessandri, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Tarracchini, Alice Viappiani, Rosaria Anzalone, Francesca Turroni, Christian Milani, Marco Ventura
DOI6 citations
Species-level characterization of saliva and dental plaque microbiota reveals putative bacterial and functional biomarkers of periodontal diseases in dogs
Giulia Alessandri, Federico Fontana, Leonardo Mancabelli, Chiara Tarracchini, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Argentini, Giulia Longhi, Sonia Mirjam Rizzo, Laura Maria Vergna, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Francesca Turroni, Maria Cristina Ossiprandi, Christian Milani, Marco Ventura
DOI4 citations
Genetic strategies for sex-biased persistence of gut microbes across human life
Chiara Tarracchini, Giulia Alessandri, Federico Fontana, Sonia Mirjam Rizzo, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Massimiliano Giovanni Bianchi, Leonardo Mancabelli, Giulia Longhi, Chiara Argentini, Laura Maria Vergna, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Francesca Turroni, Giuseppe Taurino, Martina Chiu, Silvia Arboleya, Miguel Gueimonde, Ovidio Bussolati, Douwe van Sinderen, Christian Milani, Marco Ventura
DOI27 citations
Multifactorial Microvariability of the Italian Raw Milk Cheese Microbiota and Implication for Current Regulatory Scheme
Federico Fontana, Giulia Longhi, Giulia Alessandri, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Leonardo Mancabelli, Chiara Tarracchini, Alice Viappiani, Rosaria Anzalone, Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni, Christian Milani
DOI20 citations
Exploring Molecular Interactions between Human Milk Hormone Insulin and Bifidobacteria
Sonia Mirjam Rizzo, Giulia Alessandri, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Federico Fontana, Chiara Tarracchini, Leonardo Mancabelli, Alice Viappiani, Massimiliano G. Bianchi, Ovidio Bussolati, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni
DOI13 citations
Identification of a prototype human gut Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum strain based on comparative and functional genomic approaches
Giulia Alessandri, Federico Fontana, Chiara Tarracchini, Sonia Mirjam Rizzo, Massimiliano G. Bianchi, Giuseppe Taurino, Martina Chiu, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Leonardo Mancabelli, Chiara Argentini, Giulia Longhi, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Christian Milani, Francesca Turroni, Ovidio Bussolati, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI12 citations
The core genome evolution of Lactobacillus crispatus as a driving force for niche competition in the human vaginal tract
Chiara Tarracchini, Chiara Argentini, Giulia Alessandri, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Leonardo Mancabelli, Federico Fontana, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Francesca Turroni, Marco Ventura, Christian Milani
DOI7 citations
A pilot study to disentangle the infant gut microbiota composition and identification of bacteria correlates with high fat mass
Leonardo Mancabelli, Christian Milani, Federico Fontana, Nadia Liotto, Chiara Tabasso, Michela Perrone, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Tarracchini, Giulia Alessandri, Alice Viappiani, Sergio Bernasconi, Paola Roggero, Fabio Mosca, Francesca Turroni, Marco Ventura
DOI4 citations
Disentangling the interactions between nasopharyngeal and gut microbiome and their involvement in the modulation of COVID-19 infection
Leonardo Mancabelli, Giuseppe Taurino, Andrea Ticinesi, Tecla Ciociola, Federica Vacondio, Christian Milani, Federico Fontana, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Tarracchini, Giulia Alessandri, Alice Viappiani, Massimiliano Bianchi, Antonio Nouvenne, Alfredo Antonio Chetta, Francesca Turroni, Tiziana Meschi, Marco Mor, Ovidio Bussolati, Marco Ventura
DOI3 citations
Exploring species-level infant gut bacterial biodiversity by meta-analysis and formulation of an optimized cultivation medium
Giulia Alessandri, Federico Fontana, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Tarracchini, Chiara Argentini, Giulia Longhi, Alice Viappiani, Christian Milani, Francesca Turroni, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI28 citations
Designation of optimal reference strains representing the infant gut bifidobacterial species through a comprehensive multi-omics approach
Federico Fontana, Giulia Alessandri, Chiara Tarracchini, Massimiliano Giovanni Bianchi, Sonia Mirjam Rizzo, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Argentini, Laura Maria Vergna, Rosaria Anzalone, Giulia Longhi, Alice Viappiani, Giuseppe Taurino, Martina Chiu, Francesca Turroni, Ovidio Bussolati, Douwe van Sinderen, Christian Milani, Marco Ventura
DOI15 citations
Untangling the link between the human gut microbiota composition and the severity of the symptoms of the COVID-19 infection
Leonardo Mancabelli, Christian Milani, Federico Fontana, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Tarracchini, Alice Viappiani, Tecla Ciociola, Andrea Ticinesi, Antonio Nouvenne, Tiziana Meschi, Francesca Turroni, Marco Ventura
DOI13 citations
Exploring the Ecological Effects of Naturally Antibiotic-Insensitive Bifidobacteria in the Recovery of the Resilience of the Gut Microbiota during and after Antibiotic Treatment
Chiara Argentini, Leonardo Mancabelli, Giulia Alessandri, Chiara Tarracchini, Margherita Barbetti, Luca Carnevali, Giulia Longhi, Alice Viappiani, Rosaria Anzalone, Christian Milani, Andrea Sgoifo, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni
DOI12 citations
Disclosing the Genomic Diversity among Members of the Bifidobacterium Genus of Canine and Feline Origin with Respect to Those from Human
Giulia Alessandri, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Tarracchini, Sonia Mirjam Rizzo, Chiara Argentini, Alice Viappiani, Leonardo Mancabelli, Federico Fontana, Christian Milani, Francesca Turroni, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI10 citations
Guideline for the analysis of the microbial communities of the human upper airways
Leonardo Mancabelli, Tecla Ciociola, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Tarracchini, Federico Fontanta, Alice Viappiani, Francesca Turroni, Andrea Ticinesi, Tiziana Meschi, Stefania Conti, Marco Ventura, Christian Milani
DOI6 citations
Unraveling the microbiome of necrotizing enterocolitis: Insights in novel microbial and metabolomic biomarkers
Chiara Tarracchini, Christian Milani, Giulia Longhi, Federico Fontana, Leonardo Mancabelli, Roberta Pintus, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Giulia Alessandri, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Francesca Turroni, Michele Mussap, Angelica Dessì, Flaminia Cesare Marincola, Antonio Noto, Anna De Magistris, Marine Vincent, Sergio Bernasconi, Jean Charles Picaud, Vassilios Fanos, Marco Ventura
DOI80 citations
METAnnotatorX2: A comprehensive tool for deep and shallow metagenomic data set analyses
Christian Milani, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Federico Fontana, Leonardo Mancabelli, Giulia Alessandri, Giulia Longhi, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Francesca Turroni, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI79 citations
Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid Resistance in the Genus Bifidobacterium
Leonardo Mancabelli, Walter Mancino, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Argentini, Giulia Longhi, Christian Milani, Alice Viappiani, Rosaria Anzalone, Sergio Bernasconi, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni
DOI33 citations
Phylogenomic disentangling of the bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis taxon
Chiara Tarracchini, Christian Milani, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Leonardo Mancabelli, Federico Fontana, Giulia Alessandri, Giulia Longhi, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Francesca Turroni, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI24 citations
Comparative Genome Analyses of Lactobacillus crispatus Isolates from Different Ecological Niches Reveal an Adaptation of This Species to the Human Vaginal Environment
Leonardo Mancabelli, Walter Mancino, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Christian Milani, Alice Viappiani, Rosaria Anzalone, Giulia Longhi, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni
DOI22 citations
Probiogenomics analysis of 97 lactobacillus crispatus strains as a tool for the identification of promising next-generation probiotics
Federico Fontana, Giulia Alessandri, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Leonardo Mancabelli, Giulia Longhi, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni, Christian Milani
DOI17 citations
Genetic insights into the dark matter of the mammalian gut microbiota through targeted genome reconstruction
Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Giulia Alessandri, Christian Milani, Alice Viappiani, Federico Fontana, Chiara Tarracchini, Leonardo Mancabelli, Chiara Argentini, Lorena Ruiz, Abelardo Margolles, Douwe van Sinderen, Francesca Turroni, Marco Ventura
DOI10 citations
Investigating the infant gut microbiota in developing countries: worldwide metagenomic meta-analysis involving infants living in sub-urban areas of Côte d'Ivoire
Federico Fontana, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Taracchini, Giulia Alessandri, Giulia Longhi, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Roch Famo, Marc Brognan, Kouamé Hervé Micondo, Francesca Turroni, Marco Ventura, Rossella D'Alfonso, Christian Milani
DOI4 citations
Phageome Analysis of Bifidobacteria-Rich Samples
Brian McDonnell, Eoghan Casey, Christian Milani, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Alice Viappiani, Jennifer Mahony, Marco Ventura, Douwe van Sinderen
DOI0 citations
Bifidobacterial biofilm formation is a multifactorial adaptive phenomenon in response to bile exposure
Sandra M. Kelly, Noreen Lanigan, Ian J. O’Neill, Francesca Bottacini, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Alice Viappiani, Francesca Turroni, Marco Ventura, Douwe van Sinderen
DOI61 citations
Multi-omics Approaches To Decipher the Impact of Diet and Host Physiology on the Mammalian Gut Microbiome
Christian Milani, Giulia Alessandri, Leonardo Mancabelli, Marta Mangifesta, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Alice Viappiani, Giulia Longhi, Rosaria Anzalone, Sabrina Duranti, Francesca Turroni, Maria Cristina Ossiprandi, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI50 citations
Characterization of the phylogenetic diversity of two novel species belonging to the genus bifidobacterium: Bifidobacterium cebidarum sp. nov. and bifidobacterium leontopitheci sp. nov.
Sabrina Duranti, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Alice Viappiani, Leonardo Mancabelli, Giulia Alessandri, Rosaria Anzalone, Giulia Longhi, Christian Milani, Maria Cristina Ossiprandi, Francesca Turroni, Marco Ventura
DOI18 citations
Untangling species-level composition of complex bacterial communities through a novel metagenomic approach
Christian Milani, Giulia Alessandri, Marta Mangifesta, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Federico Fontana, Giulia Longhi, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Sabrina Duranti, Francesca Turroni, Renato Costi, Alfredo Annicchiarico, Andrea Morini, Leopoldo Sarli, Maria Cristina Ossiprandi, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI15 citations
Ecology of lactobacilli present in italian cheeses produced from raw milk
Christian Milani, Federico Fontana, Giulia Alessandri, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Giulia Longhi, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Sabrina Duranti, Francesca Turroni, Maria Cristina Ossiprandi, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI12 citations
Metagenomic dissection of the canine gut microbiota: insights into taxonomic, metabolic and nutritional features
Giulia Alessandri, Christian Milani, Leonardo Mancabelli, Marta Mangifesta, Gabriele A. Lugli, Alice Viappiani, Sabrina Duranti, Francesca Turroni, Maria C. Ossiprandi, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI84 citations
Colonization of the human gut by bovine bacteria present in Parmesan cheese
Christian Milani, Sabrina Duranti, Stefania Napoli, Giulia Alessandri, Leonardo Mancabelli, Rosaria Anzalone, Giulia Longhi, Alice Viappiani, Marta Mangifesta, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Sergio Bernasconi, Maria Cristina Ossiprandi, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni
DOI68 citations
Unveiling genomic diversity among members of the species Bifidobacterium pseudolongum, a widely distributed gut commensal of the animal kingdom
Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Sabrina Duranti, Korin Albert, Leonardo Mancabelli, Stefania Napoli, Alice Viappiani, Rosaria Anzalone, Giulia Longhi, Christian Milani, Francesca Turroni, Giulia Alessandri, David A. Sela, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI47 citations
The impact of human-facilitated selection on the gut microbiota of domesticated mammals
Giulia Alessandri, Christian Milani, Leonardo Mancabelli, Marta Mangifesta, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Alice Viappiani, Sabrina Duranti, Francesca Turroni, Maria Cristina Ossiprandi, Douwe Van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI37 citations
Compositional assessment of bacterial communities in probiotic supplements by means of metagenomic techniques
Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Marta Mangifesta, Leonardo Mancabelli, Christian Milani, Francesca Turroni, Alice Viappiani, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI34 citations
Dissecting the evolutionary development of the species bifidobacterium animalis through comparative genomics analyses
Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Walter Mancino, Christian Milani, Sabrina Duranti, Leonardo Mancabelli, Stefania Napoli, Marta Mangifesta, Alice Viappiani, Rosaria Anzalone, Giulia Longhi, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni
DOI16 citations
Bifidobacterial distribution across italian cheeses produced from raw milk
Christian Milani, Giulia Alessandri, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Giulia Longhi, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Sabrina Duranti, Francesca Turroni, Maria Cristina Ossiprandi, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI12 citations
Mother-to-Infant Microbial Transmission from Different Body Sites Shapes the Developing Infant Gut Microbiome
Pamela Ferretti, Edoardo Pasolli, Adrian Tett, Francesco Asnicar, Valentina Gorfer, Sabina Fedi, Federica Armanini, Duy Tin Truong, Serena Manara, Moreno Zolfo, Francesco Beghini, Roberto Bertorelli, Veronica De Sanctis, Ilaria Bariletti, Rosarita Canto, Rosanna Clementi, Marina Cologna, Tiziana Crifò, Giuseppina Cusumano, Stefania Gottardi, Claudia Innamorati, Caterina Masè, Daniela Postai, Daniela Savoi, Sabrina Duranti, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Leonardo Mancabelli, Francesca Turroni, Chiara Ferrario, Christian Milani, Marta Mangifesta, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Moran Yassour, Hera Vlamakis, Ramnik Xavier, Carmen Maria Collado, Omry Koren, Saverio Tateo, Massimo Soffiati, Anna Pedrotti, Marco Ventura, Curtis Huttenhower, Peer Bork, Nicola Segata
DOI1051 citations
Understanding the gut-kidney axis in nephrolithiasis: An analysis of the gut microbiota composition and functionality of stone formers
Andrea Ticinesi, Christian Milani, Angela Guerra, Franca Allegri, Fulvio Lauretani, Antonio Nouvenne, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Francesca Turroni, Sabrina Duranti, Marta Mangifesta, Alice Viappiani, Chiara Ferrario, Rossella Dodi, Margherita Dall'Asta, Daniele Del Rio, Marco Ventura, Tiziana Meschi
DOI161 citations
Tracking the taxonomy of the genus Bifidobacterium based on a phylogenomic approach
Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Christian Milani, Sabrina Duranti, Leonardo Mancabelli, Marta Mangifesta, Francesca Turroni, Alice Viappiani, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI57 citations
Bifidobacterium bifidum PRL2010 alleviates intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury
Sabrina Duranti, Valentina Vivo, Irene Zini, Christian Milani, Marta Mangifesta, Rosaria Anzalone, Leonardo Mancabelli, Alice Viappiani, Anna Maria Cantoni, Elisabetta Barocelli, Douwe Van Sinderen, Simona Bertoni, Francesca Turroni
DOI29 citations
Phylotype-level profiling of lactobacilli in highly complex environments by means of an internal transcribed spacer-based metagenomic approach
Christian Milani, Sabrina Duranti, Marta Mangifesta, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Francesca Turroni, Leonardo Mancabelli, Alice Viappiani, Rosaria Anzalone, Giulia Alessandri, Maria Cristina Ossiprandi, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI26 citations
Maternal inheritance of bifidobacterial communities and bifidophages in infants through vertical transmission
Sabrina Duranti, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Leonardo Mancabelli, Federica Armanini, Francesca Turroni, Kieran James, Pamela Ferretti, Valentina Gorfer, Chiara Ferrario, Christian Milani, Marta Mangifesta, Rosaria Anzalone, Moreno Zolfo, Alice Viappiani, Edoardo Pasolli, Ilaria Bariletti, Rosarita Canto, Rosanna Clementi, Marina Cologna, Tiziana Crifò, Giuseppina Cusumano, Sabina Fedi, Stefania Gottardi, Claudia Innamorati, Caterina Masè, Daniela Postai, Daniela Savoi, Massimo Soffiati, Saverio Tateo, Anna Pedrotti, Nicola Segata, Douwe Van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI302 citations
Unveiling the gut microbiota composition and functionality associated with constipation through metagenomic analyses
Leonardo Mancabelli, Christian Milani, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Francesca Turroni, Marta Mangifesta, Alice Viappiani, Andrea Ticinesi, Antonio Nouvenne, Tiziana Meschi, Douwe Van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI181 citations
Gut microbiota composition is associated with polypharmacy in elderly hospitalized patients /692/700/1518 /692/308/575 article
Andrea Ticinesi, Christian Milani, Fulvio Lauretani, Antonio Nouvenne, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Francesca Turroni, Sabrina Duranti, Marta Mangifesta, Alice Viappiani, Chiara Ferrario, Marcello Maggio, Marco Ventura, Tiziana Meschi
DOI177 citations
Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes among human gut-derived bifidobacteria
Sabrina Duranti, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Leonardo Mancabelli, Francesca Turroni, Christian Milani, Marta Mangifesta, Chiara Ferrario, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI103 citations
How to feed the Mammalian gut microbiota: Bacterial and metabolic modulation by dietary fibers
Chiara Ferrario, Rosario Statello, Luca Carnevali, Leonardo Mancabelli, Christian Milani, Marta Mangifesta, Sabrina Duranti, Gabriele A. Lugli, Beatriz Jimenez, Samantha Lodge, Alice Viappiani, Giulia Alessandri, Margerita Dall'Asta, Daniele Del Rio, Andrea Sgoifo, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni
DOI78 citations
Untangling the cecal microbiota of feral chickens by culturomic and metagenomic analyses
Chiara Ferrario, Giulia Alessandri, Leonardo Mancabelli, Eben Gering, Marta Mangifesta, Christian Milani, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Alice Viappiani, Sabrina Duranti, Francesca Turroni, Maria Cristina Ossiprandi, Ricardo Hiyashi, Roderick Mackie, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI55 citations
The sortase-dependent fimbriome of the genus Bifidobacterium: Extracellular structures with potential to modulate microbe-host dialogue
Christian Milani, Marta Mangifesta, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Walter Mancino, Alice Viappiani, Andrea Faccini, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni
DOI39 citations
Gut microbiota composition and Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized elderly individuals: A metagenomic study
Christian Milani, Andrea Ticinesi, Jacoline Gerritsen, Antonio Nouvenne, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Leonardo Mancabelli, Francesca Turroni, Sabrina Duranti, Marta Mangifesta, Alice Viappiani, Chiara Ferrario, Marcello Maggio, Fulvio Lauretani, Willem De Vos, Douwe Van Sinderen, Tiziana Meschi, Marco Ventura
DOI188 citations
Deciphering bifidobacterial-mediated metabolic interactions and their impact on gut microbiota by a multi-omics approach
Francesca Turroni, Christian Milani, Sabrina Duranti, Leonardo Mancabelli, Marta Mangifesta, Alice Viappiani, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Ferrario, Laura Gioiosa, Alberto Ferrarini, Jia Li, Paola Palanza, Massimo Delledonne, Douwe Van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI174 citations
Insights into the biodiversity of the gut microbiota of broiler chickens
Leonardo Mancabelli, Chiara Ferrario, Christian Milani, Marta Mangifesta, Francesca Turroni, Sabrina Duranti, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Alice Viappiani, Maria Cristina Ossiprandi, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI165 citations
Elucidating the gut microbiome of ulcerative colitis: Bifidobacteria as novel microbial biomarkers
Sabrina Duranti, Federica Gaiani, Leonardo Mancabelli, Christian Milani, Andrea Grandi, Angelo Bolchi, Andrea Santoni, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Chiara Ferrario, Marta Mangifesta, Alice Viappiani, Simona Bertoni, Valentina Vivo, Fausta Serafini, Maria Raffaella Barbaro, Alessandro Fugazza, Giovanni Barbara, Laura Gioiosa, Paola Palanza, Anna Maria Cantoni, Gian Luigi de’Angelis, Elisabetta Barocelli, Nicola de'Angelis, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni
DOI151 citations
Evaluation of genetic diversity among strains of the human gut commensal Bifidobacterium adolescentis
Sabrina Duranti, Christian Milani, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Leonardo Mancabelli, Francesca Turroni, Chiara Ferrario, Marta Mangifesta, Alice Viappiani, Borja Sanchez, Abelardo Margolles, Douwe Van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI107 citations
Modulation of the eps-ome transcription of bifidobacteria through simulation of human intestinal environment
Chiara Ferrario, Christian Milani, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Sabrina Duranti, Marta Mangifesta, Alice Viappiani, Francesca Turroni, Abelardo Margolles, Patricia Ruas-Madiedo, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI56 citations
Bifidobacteria exhibit social behavior through carbohydrate resource sharing in the gut
Christian Milani, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Sabrina Duranti, Francesca Turroni, Leonardo Mancabelli, Chiara Ferrario, Marta Mangifesta, Arancha Hevia, Alice Viappiani, Matthias Scholz, Stefania Arioli, Borja Sanchez, Jonathan Lane, Doyle V. Ward, Rita Hickey, Diego Mora, Nicola Segata, Abelardo Margolles, Douwe Van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI260 citations
Exploring vertical transmission of bifidobacteria from mother to child
Christian Milani, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Sabrina Duranti, Francesca Turroni, Chiara Ferrario, Marta Mangifesta, Alice Viappiani, Pamela Ferretti, Valentina Gorfer, Adrian Tett, Nicola Segata, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI225 citations
Glycan cross-feeding activities between bifidobacteria under in vitro conditions
Francesca Turroni, Ezgi Özcan, Christian Milani, Leonardo Mancabelli, Alice Viappiani, Douwe van Sinderen, David A. Sela, Marco Ventura
DOI92 citations
Insights from genomes of representatives of the human gut commensal Bifidobacterium bifidum
Sabrina Duranti, Christian Milani, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Francesca Turroni, Leonardo Mancabelli, Borja Sanchez, Chiara Ferrario, Alice Viappiani, Marta Mangifesta, Walter Mancino, Miguel Gueimonde, Abelardo Margolles, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI79 citations
Evidence for cholesterol-lowering activity by Bifidobacterium bifidum PRL2010 through gut microbiota modulation
Ilaria Zanotti, Francesca Turroni, Antonio Piemontese, Leonardo Mancabelli, Christian Milani, Alice Viappiani, Gilda Prevedini, Borja Sanchez, Abelardo Margolles, Lisa Elviri, Bernini Franco, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI76 citations
Exploring amino acid auxotrophy in Bifidobacterium bifidum PRL2010
Chiara Ferrario, Sabrina Duranti, Christian Milani, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele A. Lugli, Francesca Turroni, Marta Mangifesta, Alice Viappiani, Maria C. Ossiprandi, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI59 citations
A genome-based identification approach for members of the genus Bifidobacterium
Chiara Ferrario, Christian Milani, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Francesca Turroni, Sabrina Duranti, Marta Mangifesta, Alice Viappiani, Douwe Van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI13 citations
Genomic encyclopedia of type strains of the genus Bifidobacterium
Christian Milani, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Sabrina Duranti, Francesca Turroni, Francesca Bottacini, Marta Mangifesta, Borja Sanchez, Alice Viappiani, Leonardo Mancabelli, Bernard Taminiau, Véronique Delcenserie, Rodolphe Barrangou, Abelardo Margolles, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
DOI209 citations
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