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  1. On the Ability of Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS) Bioaccumulation by Two Pseudomonas sp. Strains Isolated from PFAS-Contaminated Environmental Matrices

    Article • Microorganisms, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  2. Influence of Bacterial Physiology on Processing of Selenite, Biogenesis of Nanomaterials and Their Thermodynamic Stability

    Article • Molecules, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Giovanni Vallini, Professor Raymond J. Turner

  3. Apple seeds in an excavated Roman amphora remained intact for 2000 years despite exposure to a broadly-degrading microbial community

    Article • Journal of Archaeological Science Reports, June 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  4. Selenium and tellurium nanomaterials

    Article • Physical Sciences Reviews, April 2018, De Gruyter

    Elena Piacenza, Professor Raymond J. Turner, Professor Giovanni Vallini

  5. Biogenic selenium nanoparticles synthesized by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia SeITE02 loose antibacterial and antibiofilm efficacy as a result of the progressive alteration of their organic coating layer

    Article • Microbial Biotechnology, April 2018, Wiley

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  6. Ochrobactrum sp. MPV1 from a dump of roasted pyrites can be exploited as bacterial catalyst for the biogenesis of selenium and tellurium nanoparticles

    Article • Microbial Cell Factories, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  7. Antimicrobial activity of biogenically produced spherical Se-nanomaterials embedded in organic material against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus strains on hydroxyapatite-coated surfaces

    Article • Microbial Biotechnology, February 2017, Wiley

    Professor Raymond J. Turner, Dr Emanuele Zonaro, Professor Giovanni Vallini, Elena Piacenza

  8. Bacterial conversion of toxic metal/metalloid chemical species into exploitable nano-materials

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, February 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Emanuele Zonaro, Professor Giovanni Vallini, Professor Raymond J. Turner

  9. Burkholderia fungorum as a biocatalyst able to synthesize zero-valent selenium nanoparticles

    Article • New Biotechnology, January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  10. A comparison of the response of twoBurkholderia fungorumstrains grown as planktonic cells versus biofilm to dibenzothiophene and select polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, October 2016, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Giovanni Vallini, Professor Raymond J. Turner

  11. Biogenic selenium nanoparticles: characterization, antimicrobial activity and effects on human dendritic cells and fibroblasts

    Article • Microbial Biotechnology, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr Emanuele Zonaro, Professor Giovanni Vallini

  12. Proteomic Study of the Outer Layer of Biogenic Selenium Nanoparticles

    Article • April 2016, Avestia Publishing

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  13. Diversity of bacterial endophytes in 3 and 15 year-old grapevines of Vitis vinifera cv. Corvina and their potential for plant growth promotion and phytopathogen control

    Article • Microbiological Research, February 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  14. Trichoderma longibrachiatum Evx1 is a fungal biocatalyst suitable for the remediation of soils contaminated with diesel fuel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  15. Bioremediation of diesel contamination at an underground storage tank site: a spatial analysis of the microbial community

    Article • World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  16. Biogenic selenium and tellurium nanoparticles synthesized by environmental microbial isolates efficaciously inhibit bacterial planktonic cultures and biofilms

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, June 2015, Frontiers

    Dr Emanuele Zonaro, Professor Giovanni Vallini, Professor Raymond J. Turner

  17. Bioaugmentation and biostimulation as strategies for the bioremediation of a burned woodland soil contaminated by toxic hydrocarbons: A comparative study

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, April 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  18. Promotion of arsenic phytoextraction efficiency in the fern Pteris vittata by the inoculation of As-resistant bacteria: a soil bioremediation perspective

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, February 2015, Frontiers

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  19. Effect of the anode feeding composition on the performance of a continuous-flow methane-producing microbial electrolysis cell

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  20. A bacterial strain highly resistant to selenite and able to transform this oxyanion to elemental Se

    Article • Genome Announcements, May 2014, ASM Journals

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  21. Delayed formation of zero-valent selenium nanoparticles by Bacillus mycoides SeITE01 as a consequence of selenite reduction under aerobic conditions

    Article • Microbial Cell Factories, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini, Dr Emanuele Zonaro

  22. Endophytic Burkholderia fungorum DBT1 can improve phytoremediation efficiency of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Article • Chemosphere, July 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini, Prof. Dr. BIRÓ Borbála

  23. Identification of aldolase and ferredoxin reductase within the dbt operon of Burkholderia fungorum DBT1

    Article • Journal of Basic Microbiology, May 2013, Wiley

    Professor Giovanni Vallini, Professor Alejandro Giorgetti

  24. Burkholderia fungorum DBT1: a promising bacterial strain for bioremediation of PAHs-contaminated soils

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, March 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  25. Culture-independent analysis of diversity in microbial communities: pros and cons of the partial sequence-based profiling

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  26. Effect of hydraulic and organic loads in Sequencing Batch Reactor on microbial ecology of mixed cultures and storage of polyhydroxyalkanoates

    Article • Journal of Biotechnology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  27. Pharmaceutical waste: as in the Titanic we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, September 2010, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  28. Anaerobic acidogenic digestion of olive mill wastewaters in biofilm reactors packed with ceramic filters or granular activated carbon

    Article • Water Research, August 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  29. Letter to the Editor — Giovanni Vallini

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, July 2010, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  30. Effect of pH on the production of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates by mixed cultures enriched under periodic feeding

    Article • Process Biochemistry, May 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  31. Proteomic analysis of Arabidopsis halleri shoots in response to the heavy metals cadmium and zinc and rhizosphere microorganisms

    Article • PROTEOMICS, October 2009, Wiley

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  32. Editorial

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, September 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  33. Exploiting olive oil mill effluents as a renewable resource for production of biodegradable polymers through a combined anaerobic-aerobic process

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, April 2009, Wiley

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  34. Organic residues as immobilizing agents in aided phytostabilization: (I) Effects on soil chemical characteristics

    Article • Chemosphere, March 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  35. Reclamation of a mine contaminated soil using biologically reactive organic matrices

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, March 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  36. Organic residues as immobilizing agents in aided phytostabilization: (II) Effects on soil biochemical and ecotoxicological characteristics

    Article • Chemosphere, March 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  37. Selenite resistant rhizobacteria stimulate SeO3 2– phytoextraction by Brassica juncea in bioaugmented water-filtering artificial beds

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, December 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  38. Evaluation of composts and liming materials in the phytostabilization of a mine soil using perennial ryegrass

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, November 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  39. Assessment of chemical, biochemical and ecotoxicological aspects in a mine soil amended with sludge of either urban or industrial origin

    Article • Chemosphere, August 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  40. Editorial

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, June 2008, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  41. Effect of Organic Residues and Liming Materials on Metal Extraction from a Mining-Contaminated Soil

    Article • Bioremediation Journal, May 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  42. Evaluation of tests to assess the quality of mine-contaminated soils

    Article • Environmental Geochemistry and Health, February 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  43. Selenite contamination can be abated by bacterial transformation of the toxic oxyanion to Se (zero)

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, September 2007, ASM Journals

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  44. Effect of the Length of the Cycle on Biodegradable Polymer Production and Microbial Community Selection in a Sequencing Batch Reactor

    Article • Biotechnology Progress, July 2007, Wiley

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  45. Evaluation of chemical and ecotoxicological characteristics of biodegradable organic residues for application to agricultural land

    Article • Environment International, May 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  46. Editorial

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, April 2007, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  47. Book Review: Olive Processing Waste Management - Literature Review and Patent Survey (Waste Management Series, 5)

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, August 2006, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  48. Enrichment of activated sludge in a sequencing batch reactor for polyhydroxyalkanoate production

    Article • Water Science & Technology, July 2006, IWA Publishing

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  49. Brassica juncea can improve selenite and selenate abatement in selenium contaminated soils through the aid of its rhizospheric bacterial population

    Article • Plant and Soil, May 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  50. Combined application of Triton X-100 and Sinorhizobium sp. Pb002 inoculum for the improvement of lead phytoextraction by Brassica juncea in EDTA amended soil

    Article • Chemosphere, April 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  51. Editorial

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, April 2006, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  52. Rhizosphere-induced Selenium Precipitation for Possible Applications in Phytoremediation of Se Polluted Effluents

    Article • Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, April 2005, De Gruyter

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  53. Editorial

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, April 2005, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  54. Selenite precipitation by a rhizospheric strain of Stenotrophomonas sp. isolated from the root system of Astragalus bisulcatus: a biotechnological perspective

    Article • Environment International, February 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  55. Storage of biodegradable polymers by an enriched microbial community in a sequencing batch reactor operated at high organic load rate

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, January 2005, Wiley

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  56. Effect of the applied organic load rate on biodegradable polymer production by mixed microbial cultures in a sequencing batch reactor

    Article • Biotechnology and Bioengineering, January 2005, Wiley

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  57. Biodiversity amongst cultivable polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-transforming bacteria isolated from an abandoned industrial site

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, September 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  58. Biodiversity amongst cultivable polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-transforming bacteria isolated from an abandoned industrial site

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, September 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  59. A clue in decifering the pathway of bacterial degradation of condensed thiophens

    Article • Biodegradation, April 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  60. Editorial

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, April 2003, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  61. Exploitation of composting management for either reclamation of organic wastes or solid-phase treatment of contaminated environmental matrices

    Article • Environmental Reviews, December 2002, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  62. Editorial

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, April 2002, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  63. Microbiological and Chemical Characterisation of Composts at Different Levels of Maturity, with Evaluation of Phytotoxicity and Enzymatic Activities

    Article • January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  64. Biodegradation of 4-(1-nonyl)phenol by axenic cultures of the yeast Candida aquaetextoris: identification of microbial breakdown products and proposal of a possible metabolic pathway

    Article • International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, January 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  65. Evaluation of Cocomposted Coal Fly Ash on Dynamics of Microbial Populations and Heavy Metal Uptake

    Article • Compost Science & Utilization, January 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  66. Biodegradation of dibenzothiophene by a nodulating isolate of Rhizobium meliloti

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, March 1998, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  67. Toxic sulfur-containing organic heterocycles from fossil fuels can be bacterially biotransformed

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, January 1998, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  68. Candida aquaetextoris sp. nov., a New Species of Yeast Occurring in Sludge from a Textile Industry Wastewater Treatment Plant in Tuscany, Italy

    Article • International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, April 1997, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  69. Humic acids stimulate growth and activity of in vitro tested axenic cultures of soil autotrophic nitrifying bacteria

    Article • Biology and Fertility of Soils, March 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  70. Effects of Humic Acids from Compost-Stabilized Green Waste or Leonardite on Soil Shrinkage And Microaggregation

    Article • Compost Science & Utilization, September 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  71. Effects of compost-derived humic acids on vegetable biomass production and microbial growth within a plant (Cichorium intybus)-soil system: a comparative study

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, July 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  72. Bacterial Attack of Non-Ionic Aromatic Surfactants: Comparison of Degradative Capabilities of New Isolates from Nonylphenol Polyethoxylate Polluted Wastewaters

    Article • Environmental Technology, February 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  73. Effects of Humic Acids Extracted from Mined Lignite or Composted Vegetable Residues on Plant Growth and Soil Microbial Populations

    Article • Compost Science & Utilization, January 1995, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  74. Biodegradation of nonionic surfactants. I. Biotransformation of 4-(1-nonyl)phenol by a Candida maltosa isolate

    Article • Environmental Pollution, January 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  75. Effects of intensive microbial metabolism on starch-filled polyethylene films in controlled compositing windows.

    Article • The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, January 1994, Microbiology Research Foundation

    Roberto Solaro, Professor Giovanni Vallini

  76. Digesting the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste: Moving From Mesophilic (37°C) To Thermophilic (55°C) Conditions

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, September 1993, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  77. Influence of humic acids on laurel growth, associated rhizospheric microorganisms, and mycorrhizal fungi

    Article • Biology and Fertility of Soils, June 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  78. Starch-filled polyethylene in a composting environment: Evidence for polyethylene matrix oxidation

    Article • April 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  79. Compost Stabilization of Algal Biomass Drawn in Eutrophic Lagoon Ecosystems

    Article • Compost Science & Utilization, March 1993, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  80. Seasonal effects on anaerobic digestion of the source sorted organic fraction of municipal solid waste

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, October 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  81. Seasonal Effects On Anaerobic Digestion of the Source Sorted Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, September 1992, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  82. 1H-NMR studies on partially and fully reduced 2(4Fe-4S) ferredoxin from Clostridium pasteurianum

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, March 1992, Wiley

    Professor Claudio Luchinat, Professor Giovanni Vallini

  83. Co‐composting for managing effluent from thermophilic anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste

    Article • Environmental Technology, December 1991, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  84. A 2D approach to obtain assignments of isotropically shifted signals in paramagnetic metalloproteins

    Article • FEBS Letters, September 1991, Wiley

    Professor Claudio Luchinat, Professor Giovanni Vallini

  85. The survival of the pentachlorophenol-degrading Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus PCP-1 and Flavobacterium sp. in natural soil

    Article • Biodegradation, January 1990, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  86. Compost detoxification of vegetable-tannery sludge

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, September 1989, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  87. Compost Detoxification of Vegetable-Tannery Sludge

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, January 1989, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  88. Green compost production from vegetable waste separately collected in metropolitan garden-produce markets

    Article • Biological Wastes, January 1989, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  89. Comparison of co‐digestion performance of two differently collected organic fractions of municipal solid waste with sewage sludges

    Article • Environmental Technology Letters, May 1988, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  90. The biology of composting: A review

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, June 1983, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  91. Effect of organic matter on rhizosphere microorganisms and root development of Sorghum plants in two different soils

    Article • Plant and Soil, February 1983, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  92. The Biology of Composting: a Review

    Article • Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, January 1983, SAGE Publications

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  93. Genotoxic effects of some agricultural pesticides in vitro tested with Aspergillus nidulans

    Article • Environmental Pollution Series A Ecological and Biological, January 1983, Elsevier

    Professor Giovanni Vallini

  94. Land Application of Sludge: Effects on Soil Microflora

    Article • January 1983, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Giovanni Vallini