Chiara Berruto

This paper introduces sentinel plants as living biosensors to monitor bioavailable nitrate in soils and microbial environments, identifying a microbial consortium that enhances plant growth.

The paper introduces a 3D-printed capillary tube holder for high-throughput chemotaxis assays, demonstrating its ability to detect chemoattraction across multiple concentration orders.

The paper identifies DGRs in Bacteroides species, showing their role in diversifying adhesive proteins and their horizontal transfer in the gut microbiome.