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Contact data

Associate Professor
Department of Structural and Functional Biology
Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese (Italy)
Tel: (+39) 0332 421420
Fax: (+39) 0332 421330
E-mail: paola.barbieri@uninsubria.it
 

Biography

1980: Degree in Biological Science at the University of Milan, Institute of Genetics.
1979-1983: Fellowship at the Institute of Agrarian and Technical Microbiology, University of Milan.
1983-2000: Research Associate of General Microbiology, Dept. of Genetics and Biology of Microorganisms, University of Milan.
1992: Visiting scientist at the Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois, Chicago.
2000-present: Associate Professor of General Microbiology, School of Science, University of Insubria.
 

Qualifications and awards

 Member of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Member of the Italian Society for General Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology (SIMGBM)
 

Research interests

 Research programs concern essentially metabolic, genetic, and regulative aspects of microbial degradation or detoxification of environmental pollutants. In particular, the research focuses on the cloning and characterisation of genes involved in mercury resistance and in methylbenzene catabolism in Pseudomonas strains, on the comprehension of the regulatory circuits and on the detection of metabolic “bottlenecks” that limit the degradation of related compounds. Genetic studies regard the evolution and diffusion of both catabolic and heavy metal resistance genes, and are essentially aimed at obtaining, through natural recombination or genetic engineering, strains more efficient in environmental decontamination. Recently, also involved in studies on microbial degradation of chloroaromatic and chloroaliphatic compounds.
 

Teaching experience and appointments

 Courses (lectures and practical lessons) of: General Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Molecular Microbiology, Biodegradation and Bioremediation, Applied Microbiology for the degrees in Biological Science, Biotechnology, Natural Science, Environmental Engineering.
Also Assistant Professor for: PhD school in Analysis, Protection and Management of Biodiversity (University of Insubria), PhD school in Biotechnology (University of Parma and of Insubria), Master in Safety Management in Industrial Environment.
 

Representative  publications

 SOLERA D., ARENGHI F.L.G., WOELK T., GALLI E., BARBIERI P. 2004. TouR-mediated effector-independent growth-phase-dependent activation of the s54 Ptou promoter of Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1. J. Bacteriol. 186:7353-7363.

VARDAR G., BARBIERI P., WOOD T.K. 2004. Chemotaxis of Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1 and Burkholderia cepacia G4 toward chlorinated ethenes. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 66:696-701.

ZUCCHI M., ANGIOLINI L., BRUSETTI L., DIETRICH N., GIGLIOTTI C., BARBIERI P., SORLINI C., DAFFONCHIO D. 2003. Response of bacterial community during bioremediation of an oil-polluted soil. J. Appl. Microbiol. 94:248-257.

SCONAMIGLIO R., NOTOMISTA E., BARBIERI P., PUCCI P., DAL PIAZ F., TRAMONTANO A., DI DONATO A. 2001. Conformational analysis of putative regulatory subunit D of the toluene-o-xylene monooxygenase complex from Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1. Protein Science 10, 482-490.

ARENGHI F.L.G., BARBIERI P., BERTONI G., DE LORENZO V. 2001. New insights into the activation of o-xylene biodegradation in Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1 by pathway substrates. EMBO Reports 2, 409-414.

SHIM H., RYOO D., BARBIERI P., WOOD T.K. 2001. Aerobic Degradation of Mixtures of Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene, Dichloroethylenes, and Vinyl Chloride by Toluene-o-Xylene Monooxygenase of Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 56:265-269.

RYOO D., SHIM H., ARENGHI F.L.G., BARBIERI P., WOOD T.K. 2001. Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene, and Chlorinated Phenols Induce Toluene-o-Xylene Monooxygenase Activity in Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 56:545-549.

BARBIERI P., ARENGHI F. L.G., BERTONI G., BOLOGNESE F., GALLI E. 2001. Evolution of catabolic pathways and metabolic versatility in Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 79:135-140.

ARENGHI F.L.G., BERLANDA D., GALLI E., SELLO G., BARBIERI P. 2001. Organization and regulation of meta cleavage pathway genes for toluene and o-xylene derivative degradation in Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67: 3304-3308.

RYOO D., SHIM H., CANADA K., BARBIERI P., WOOD T.K. 2000. Aerobic degradation of tetrachloroethylene by toluene-o-xylene monooxygenase of Pseudomonas stuzeri OX1. Nature Biotech. 18, 775-778.

BOLOGNESE F., DI LECCE C., GALLI E., BARBIERI P. 1999. Activation and inactivation of Pseudomonas stutzeri methylbenzene catabolism pathways mediated by a transposable element. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65, 1876-1882.

ARENGHI F.L.G., PINTI M., GALLI E., BARBIERI P. 1999. Identification of the Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1 toluene/o-xylene monooxygenase regulatory gene (touR) and of its cognate promoter. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65, 4057-4063.

RENIERO D., MOZZON E., GALLI E., BARBIERI P. 1998. Two aberrant mercury resistance transposons in the Pseudomonas stutzeri plasmid pPB. Gene 208, .37-42.

CHAUHAN S., BARBIERI P., WOOD T.K. 1998. Oxidation of trichloroethylene, 1,1-dichloroethylene, and chloroform by toluene/o-xylene monooxygenase from Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64, 3023-3024.

BERTONI G., MARTINO M., GALLI E., BARBIERI P. 1998. Analysis of the gene cluster encoding toluene/o-xylene monooxygenase from Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64, 3626-3632.

DI LECCE C., ACCARINO M., BOLOGNESE F., GALLI E., BARBIERI P. 1997. Isolation and metabolic characterization of a Pseudomonas stutzeri mutant able to grow on the three isomers of xylene. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63, 3279-3281.

BARBIERI P., BESTETTI G., RENIERO D., GALLI E. 1996. Mercury resistance in aromatic compound degrading Pseudomonas strains. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 20, 185-194.

BERTONI G., BOLOGNESE F., GALLI E., BARBIERI P. 1996. Cloning of the genes for and characterization of the early stages of toluene and o-xylene catabolism in Pseudomonas stutzeri OX1. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62, 3704-3711.

RENIERO D., GALLI E., BARBIERI P. 1995. Cloning and comparison of mercury- and organomercurial-resistance determinants from a Pseudomonas stutzeri plasmid. Gene 166, 77-82.

 
   
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