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Marco Melita

National Research CouncilORCID 0000-0002-7693-4411Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Davide CorsoiD· 2 shared Stefano AmalfitanoiD· 2 shared A. ValleiD· 1 shared A.Di Cesare· 1 shared Arnold RakajiD· 1 shared Elisabetta PreziosiiD· 1 shared Gm Luna· 1 shared Grazia Marina QueroiD· 1 shared

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Constructed wetlands for aquaculture wastewater treatment: insights on the structural and functional shifts of the aquatic microbial community

D. Corso, Marco Melita, Naomi Massaccesi, Grazia Marina Quero, Marco Basili, A.Di Cesare, R. Sabatino, Tomasa Sbaffi, Stefano Fazi, Arnold Rakaj, Gm Luna, Stefano Amalfitano

The paper investigates how constructed wetlands affect microbial community dynamics in aquaculture wastewater treatment, finding they reduce pathogens and ARGs while promoting ecological recovery.

Bioresource Technology · Feb 24, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Ancient Roman saltworks drive the present-day microbial community profiles in a coastal aquifer

Marco Boccanera, Stefano Amalfitano, Marco Melita, Davide Corso, A. Valle, Stefano Ghergo, Elisabetta Preziosi

This study shows that ancient Roman saltworks continue to influence microbial communities and groundwater chemistry in a coastal aquifer through long-term salinization.

bioRxiv · Dec 23, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology