Gianmaria Califano
Research project
The project aims to get new insights into the molecular mechanisms of symbiosis or antibiosis between U. mutabilis and its associated bacteria, I am aiming to develop a symbiosis model as a basis to engineer microbial communities for macroalgal aquacultures.
Publications
Nahor, O., Morales-Reyes, C., Califano, G., Wichard, T.*, Golberg, A., Israel, Á. (2021) Flow cytometric measurements as a proxy for sporulation intensity in the cultured macroalga Ulva (Chlorophyta). Botanica Marina 64: 83-92. https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2020-0050External link
Alsufyani T., Califano G., Deicke M., Grueneberg J., Weiss A., Engelen A.H., Kwantes M., Mohr J.F., Ulrich J.F., Wichard T.* (2020) Macroalgal–bacterial interactions: identification and role of thallusin in morphogenesis of the seaweed Ulva (Chlorophyta), Journal of Experimental Botany 71: 3340-3349. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa066External link
Califano G., Kwantes M., Abreu M.H., Costa R., Wichard T* (2020) Cultivating the macroalgal holobiont: effects of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture on the microbiome of Ulva rigida (Chlorophyta). Frontiers in Marine Science. 7:52. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00052External link
Polikovsky M.*, Califano G., Dunger N., Wichard T., Golberg A.* (2020) Engineering bacteria-seaweed symbioses for modulating the photosynthate content of Ulva (Chlorophyta): Significant for the feedstock of bioethanol production. Algal Research 49: 101945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2020.101945External link
Ghaderiardakani F., Califano G., Mohr J.F., Abreu M.H., Coates J.C., Wichard T* (2019) Analysis of algal growth- and morphogenesis-promoting factors in an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture system for farming the green seaweed Ulva spp. Aquaculture Environment Interactions 11: 375-391. https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00319 External link
Kuhlisch, C., Califano, G., Wichard, T., Pohnert, G.* (2018) Metabolomics of intra- and extracellular metabolites from micro- and macroalgae using GC-MS and LC-MS. In Protocols for Macroalgae Research, eds. B. Charrier, T. Wichard, C.R.K. Reddy, Chapter 18. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Francis & Taylor Group.
Califano, G., Wichard, T.* (2018) Preparation of axenic cultures in Ulva (Chlorophyta). In Protocols for Macroalgae Research, eds. B. Charrier, T. Wichard, C.R.K. Reddy, Chapter 9. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Francis & Taylor Group.