Work Experience
March 2023. Researcher at Sapienza University of Rome. The reserch is focused on the development of Lab-on-Chip for sensing of markers in the food-agricultural chain, enviroment and diagnostics based on molecular technicques, aptamers and antibodies. The lab-on-chip is based on different analytical techniques: chemiluminescence, fluoerescence and electrochemiluminescence.
November 2019-March 2023. Researcher at CREA-DC.
The reserch was focused on the development of analytical protocols for the detcion of Pantoea Stewarti subsp. Stewarti and study the mechanism of its trasmission to mais plants trough prassitic insects.
Development of Lab-on-Chip for molecular diagnosis of Xylella fastidiosa and tests of active subtsances to avoid its diffusion into the enviroment.
August 2018-November 2019: Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Information, Electronic and telecomunication Engineering of Sapienza University (Rome, Italy). The research was focused on the development of electrochemiluminescence and real-time PCR for the detection of pathogens in Lab-on-Chip.
July 2016-June 2018: Postdoctoral researcher at the School of Aerospace Engineering Sapienza University (Rome, Italy). The research was focused on the development of novel sensing techniques based on aptamers for the detection of life markers in the space enviroment.
January 2014-June 2016: Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Astronautic, Electrical and Energetics engineering, Sapienza University (Rome, Italy). The research was focused on the development of novel surface chemistry techniques and their integration into lab-on- chip systems for the detection of biomarkers for the diagnosis of celiac disease and metabolic disorders such as diabetes and hypercholesterolemia. Detection of mycotoxins in food and beverage. Development of PCR on-chip and SELEX on-chip
December 2010–December 2013: Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Chemistry. The research was focused on the development of novel nanomaterials based on polymer brushes for applications in the field of health-care and food quality control.
August 2009 – December 2010: Chemist at the Department of Bioimaging PET-CT at Cattolica University (Rome, Italy), for the synthesis of radiopharmaceuticals for PET applications, quality control and validation of analytical methods.
Education and Training
February 2005-June 2009: PhD student at Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology (SMCT) and Molecular Nanofabrication (MnF) groups (Http://mnf.tnw.utwente.nl, Enschede, The Netherlands), under the supervision of Prof. D.N. Reinhoudt and Jurriaan Huskens. The PhD research was focused on the immobilization of organic, metallic catalysts and enzymes on the surface interior of microchannels to study (bio)chemical reactions in sub-micrometer scale. Thesis Title: “Supported organic, NanoMetallic and Enzymatic catalysis in Microreactors”
July 2004-December 2004: Internship at Pepscam System B.V. (www.pepscan.nl Lelystad, The Netherlands). The Research was focused on the synthesis of organic compounds for medicinal chemistry.
November 2003-May 2004: Internship at Pharmacy “Al Sacro Cuore” (Bologna Italy) for attending the qualification exam for the pharmacist profession.
November 2003-May 2004: Internship at the Biochemistry Department of Bologna University (Bologna, Italy). The research was focused on studying the isomerization of mono/ polyunsaturated residues in phospholipids of cellular membranes (in vivo and in vitro) as a novel path of membrane damage.
September 1996-October 2003: Master Degree in Medicinal Chemistry, University of Bologna (Bologna, Italy): During the undergraduate period the research was focused on fatty acid chemistry. Master Thesis Title: "cis-trans isomers of unsaturated fatty acids in rat tissues" (Department of Biochemistry, Bologna, Italy).
Technical Skills and Competences: Biochemistry, organic synthesis, surface chemistry, polymer chemistry, radiochemistry and microfluidics. Gas Chromatography (GC), High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Spectrofluorimetry, Fluorescence Microscopy, HPLC-ES-MS, UV-Vis, FT-IR, 1H-NMR spectroscopy.
Languages: Italian: Mather-tongue, English: Excellent Dutch: Base
Computer Skills and Competences: Software: Microsoft Word and Excel, ChemDraw, CorelDraw, Power Point, SigmaPlot, KaleidaGraph, Origin.
Conferences:
9th Internationa Conference on Microreactor Technology (IMRET 9), September 6th -8th 2006, Postdam/ Berlin, Germany.
MicroTas 2007, October 7th -11th 2007, Paris, France.
Microfluidics 2008, 1st European Conference on Microfliudic (MicroFlu’2008) December 10th -12th 2008, Bologna, Italy.
3rd National congress of RadioPharmaceutical Chemistry, 30-31 October 2009, Pavia, Italy.
Nanoforum 2011, 13-15 September 2011, Rome, Italy. Convegno Giovani Chimici, 12-13 Giugno 2012, Rome, Italy. Nanoforum 2012, 24-26 September 2012, Rome, Italy. Nanomedicine, October 1-3 2012, Rome, Italy.
MicroTas 2013, October 27-31 2013, Freiburg, Germany.
Bio-Sensing Technology 2015, 10-13 May, Lisbon, Portugal.
Biosensors 2016, 25-27 May 2016, Goteborg, Sweden.
Scientific Contributions to Conferences:
“Catalytic Nanostructure screening in a Microfluidic Device“ MESA+ Symposium, September 2007 Enschede, The Netherlands, (Oral Communication).
“Nanostructure Based on Polymer Brushes for Heterogeneous Catalysis in Microreactors” MESA+ Symposium, September 2008 Enschede, The Netherlands, (Oral Communication).
“Polymer Brushes for Catalysts Immobilization on the Microchannel Inner Walls” NWO Meeting October 20th-22th 2008, Lunteren, The Netherlands, (Oral Communication).
“Nanostructures Based on Polymer Brushes for Heterogeneous Catalysis in Microreactors” MicroNano Conference (www.micronanoconference.nl) November 17th-19th 2008, Ede, The Netherlands (Oral Communication).
Polymer Brushes as New Stationary Phase for Ultra Thin Layer Chromatography, Convegno Giovani Chimici, 12th-13th June 2012, Rome, Italy, (Oral Communication).
Development of Lab-on-a-Chip Platforms for Point of Care Testing, Nanoforum 2012, Rome, Italy (Oral Communication).
Glucose level determination with enzymatic glass chip, Nanomedicine 2012, Rome, Italy (Oral Communication).
Self-assembling of Raman active silver nanoparticle-based microclusters exhibit versatile high-performance surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy: a combined high spatial resolution Raman spectroscopy and AFM approach. Plasmonica 2013, Milano (Italy) (Poster presentation).
Detection of ochratoxin a in food samples by a novel aptamer based sensor assay integrated in a microfluidic chip, Bioanalitica 2015, Firenze, Italy. (oral communication)
Design of a SELEX-chip for aptamers selection, Biosensors 2016, 25-27 May, Göteborg, Sweden (oral communication).
“Lab-on-Chip System based on thin film technologies for real-time PCR”, 5th International conference on Bio-Sensing Technology 2017, May 7-10, Riva del Garda (comunicazione orale).
“A Versatile Aptasensor Material for Lab-on-Chip Applications”, Bioanalitica 2017, 11-12 Luglio 2017, Ferrara (comunicazione orale).
“On-Chip Real-Time Multiple Displacement Amplification of DNA” World Congress on Biosensors 2018, 12-15 Giugno 2018, Miami (USA) (comunicazione orale).
“On-Chip real-time multiple displacement amplification of DNA” 2nd European Biosensor Symposium 2019, 18-21 Febbraio 2019, Firenze (Poster).
“Development of an Electrochemiluminescence-based Lab-on-Chip Using Thin/Thick Film Technologies” 8th IEEE International Workshop in Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI), 13-14 Giugno, 2019, Otranto (comunicazione orale).
Flexible Microfluidic Networks Enabling Rapid Prototyping Of Novel Surface Chemistries in Lab-on-Chip MicroTAS 2019 - 23th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences MicroTAS 2019 – 27-31 Ottobre, Basilea (poster).
“RNA/DNA Amplification Methods For The Detection Of Bacteria And Virus Through An Optoelectronic Lab-on-Chip” MicroTAS 2020 - 24th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences MicroTAS 2020–4-9 Ottobre 2020-ON-LINE (poster).
“RNA amplification through an optoelectronic lab on chip: from plant virus to SARS-CoV-2 detection” Healthcare & Life Science & Entrepreneurship Workshop 2021, 29-30 Aprile 2021(comunicazione orale).
“RT-qPCR through an Optoelectronic Lab-on-Chip: from Plant virus to Sars-CoV-2 Detection” SIPaV 2021, 15-17 SETTEMBRE 2021 – VERONA (poster)
MNE EUROSENSORS 2022 48th International conference on micro and nanoengineering, “Functional Surface for Biological Analysis Based on Split Aptamers and Lab-On-Chip”, 19-23 Settembre 2022, Leuven, Belgio (comunicazione orale).
“Novel rapid biomolecular monitoring tools for crop protection: Lab-on-Chip (LoC) manufactured using thin-film deposition techniques and coupled with microfluidic systemsEarth Technology Expo 2022 , 7 Ottobre 2022, Firenze (comunicazione orale)
Publications:
1. F.Costantini, W.P. Bula, R. Salvio, J. Huskens, H. Gardeniers, D.N. Reinhoudt and W. Verboom “Nanostructure Based on Polymer Brushes for Efficient Heterogeneous Catalysis in Microreactors”, JACS, 2009, 1650-1651.
2. D. Burdinski, J.A. Pikkemaat, M. Emrullahoglu, F. Costantini, W. Verboom, S. Langereis, H. Grüll, and J. Huskens, “Targeted LipoCEST Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Alignment of Aspherical Liposomes on a Capillary Surface” Angewndte, 2010, 49, 2227 –2229.
3. F. Costantini, E.M. Benetti, R.M. Tiggelaar, H. Gardeniers, D.N. Reinhoudt, J. Huskens, G.J. Vancso and W. Verboom “A Brush-Gel/Metal Nanoparticle Hybrid Film as an Efficient Supported Catalyst in Glass Microreactors” Chemistry-a European Journal, 2010, 16, 12406-12410.
4. F. Costantini, E.M. Benetti, D.N. Reinhoudt, J. Huskens, G.J. Vancso and W. Verboom “Enzyme-functionalized polymer brush films on the inner wall of silicon-glass microreactors with tunable biocatalytic activity” Lab Chip, 2010, 10, 3407-2412.
5. F. Costantini, F. Domenici, F. Mura, R. Scipinotti, S. Sennato, C. Manetti, and F. Bordi, “A New Nanostructured Stationary Phase for Ultra-Thin Layer Chromatography: A Brush-Gel Polymer Film”, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, 2013, 5, 1155-1163.
6. F. Costantini, R.M. Tiggelaar, S. Sennato, F. Mura, S. Schlautmann, F. Bordi, H. Gardeniers and C. Manetti “Glucose level determination with a multi-enzymatic cascade reaction in a functionalized glass chip”, Analyst, 2013, 138, 5019–5024.
7. F. Costantini*, A. Nascetti, R. Scipinotti, F. Domenici, S. Sennato, L. Gazza, F. Bordi, N. Pogna, C. Manetti, D. Caputo and G. de Cesare “On-chip detection of multiple serum antibodies against epitopes of celiac disease by an array of amorphous silicon sensors” RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 2073-2080.
8. D. Caputo, G. de Cesare, R. Scipinotti, N. Stasio, F. Costantini, C. Manetti and A. Nascetti “On-Chip Diagnosis of Celiac Disease by an Amorphous Silicon Chemiluminescence Detector” Sensors and Microsystems, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 2014, 268, 183-187.
9. C. Fasolato F. Domenici, S. Sennato F. Mura, L. De Angelis, F. Luongo, F. Costantini, F. Bordi and P. Postorino, “Dimensional scale effects on Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering efficiency of self-assembled silver nanoparticle clusters” Applied Physics Letters 08/2014, 105(7):073105-073105-4.
10. F. Costantini*, A. Nascetti, G. Petrucci, C. Sberna, C. Manetti, D. Caputo and G. de Cesare “Microfluidic chips with integrated amorphous silicon sensors for point-of-care testing”, Microtas 2014, 2014, 2053-2055.
11. F. Costantini*, C. Sberna, G. Petrucci, C. Manetti, G. de Cesare, A. Nascetti, D. Caputo, “Lab-on-chip system combining a microfluidic-ELISA with an array of amorphous silicon photosensors for the detection of celiac disease epitopes” Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 6, 2015, 51–58.
12. F. Costantini*, C. Sberna, G. Petrucci, M. Reverberi, C. Fanelli, C. Manetti, M. deRosa, G. de Cesare, A. Nascetti, D. Caputo, “Aptamer-based sandwich assay for on chip detection of Ochratoxin A by an array of amorphous silicon photosensors” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 230, 2016, 31–39.
13. C. Fasolato, S. Giantulli, I. Silvestri, F. Mazzarda, Y. Toimia, F. Ripanti, F. Mura, F. Luongo, F. Costantini, F. Bordi, P. Postorino, F. Domenici, “Folate-based single cell screening using surface enhanced Raman microimaging” Nanoscale, 8, 39, 2016, 17304-17313.
14. D. Caputo, F. Costantini, N. Lovecchio, V. Viri, M. Tucci, P. Mangiapane, A. Ruggi, G, Petrucci, A. Nascetti and G. de Cesare, “Highly miniaturized system for on-chip detection of DNA” Microtas 2016, 2016, 1234-1235.
15. D. Caputo, E. Parisi, A. Nascetti, M. Mirasoli, M. Nardecchia, N. Lovecchio, G. Petrucci, F. Costantini, A. Roda, G. de Cesare “Integration of Amorphous Silicon Balanced Photodiodes and Thin Film Heaters for Biosensing Application” Procedia Engineering, 168, 2016, 1434-1437.
16. A. Pietrelli, V. Ferrara, F. Khaled, B. Allard, F. Buret, F. Costantini “Electrical characterization of MFC for low power applications”, EEEIC 2016 - International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, 2016, Article number 7555624.
17. G. Petrucci, D. Caputo, N. Lovecchio, F. Costantini, I. Legnini, I. Bozzoni, A. Nascetti, G. de Cesare, “Multifunctional System-on-Glass for Lab-on-Chip applications” Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 93, 2017, 315-321.
18. D. Caputo, G. Petrucci, V. Di Fiore, A. Buzzin, M. Nardecchia, L. Cevenini, E. Michelini, M. Mirasoli, A. Roda, N. Lovecchio, F. Costantini, A. Nascetti and G. de Cesare, “Integrated System Based on Thin Film Technologies for Cell-Based Bioluminescence Assays”, Proceedings EUROSENSORS 2017, 2017, 1, 513 doi:10.3390/proceedings1040513.
19. F. Costantini, G. Petrucci, N. Lovecchio, M. Nardecchia, V. di Fiore, G. de Cesare, A. Nascetti, D. Caputo, A. Ruggi, C. Domenici, L. Tedeschi, P. Placidi, A. Scorzoni, “Lab-on-glass system for DNA treatments”, Proceedings - 2017 7th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces, IWASI 2017, Article number 7974262, 2017, 241-245.
20. F. Costantini*, R.M. Tiggelaar, R. Salvio, M. Nardecchia, S. Schlautmann, C. Manetti, H. Gardeniers, G. de Cesare, D. Caputo and A. Nascetti, “An all-glass microfluidic network with integrated amorphous silicon photosensors for on-chip monitoring of enzymatic biochemical assay” Biosensors, 7(4), 2017, 58.
21. N. Lovecchio, G. Sacco, G. Petrucci, V. di fiore, C. Toti, G. de Cesare, D. Caputo, M. Nardecchia, F. Costantini, A. Nascetti, “Integration of electrowetting technology inside an all-glass microfluidic network”, Proceedings - 2017 7th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces, IWASI 2017, Article number 7974256, 2017, 224-227.
22. N. Lovecchio, F. Costantini, M. Nardecchia, G. Petrucci, M. Tucci, P. Mangiapane, A. Nascetti, G. de Cesare and D. Caputo, “Optoelectronic System-on-Glass for On-Chip Detection of Fluorescence” Sensors and Microsystems, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 457, 2018, 143-149.
23. M. Nardecchia, D. Paglialunga, G. Petrucci, N. Lovecchio, F. Costantini, S. Pirrotta, G. de Cesare, D. Caputo, A. Nascetti, “Autonomous Microfluidic Capillary Network for on Chip Detection of Chemiluminescence” Sensors and Microsystems, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 457, 2018, 295-302.
24. G. Petrucci, N. Lovecchio, M. Nardecchia, C. Parrillo, F. Costantini, A. Nascetti, G. de Cesare and D. Caputo, “Enhancement in PDMS-Based Microfluidic Network for On-Chip Thermal Treatment of Biomolecules” Sensors and Microsystems, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 457, 2018, 99-106.
25. N. Lovecchio, D. Caputo, G. Petrucci, A. Nascetti, M. Nardecchia, F. Costantini, and G. de Cesare, “Amorphous silicon temperature sensors integrated with thin film heaters for thermal treatments of biomolecules” Sensors, Lecture Note in Electrical Engineering 431, 2018, 183-193.
26. L. Iannascoli, M. Nardecchia, F. Costantini, S. Pirrotta, N. Lovecchio, D. Caputo, G. de Cesare, A. Nascetti, “On-chip Micro-Incubator with Integrated Sensors and Actuators”, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, 163, 2018, 37-44.
27.F. Costantini, G. Petrucci, N. Lovecchio, M. Nardecchia, A. Nascetti, G. de Cesare, L. Tedeschi, C. Domenici, A. Ruggi, P. Placidi, A. Scorzoni, D. Caputo, “Integrated Sensor System for DNA Amplification and Separation Based on Thin Film Technology”, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 8(7), 2018,1141-1148
28. M. Mirasoli, F. Bonvicini, N. Lovecchio, G. Petrucci, M. Zangheri, D. Calabria, F. Costantini, A. Roda, G. Gallinella, D. Caputo, G. de Cesare, A. Nascetti “On-chip LAMP-BART reaction for viral DNA real-time bioluminescence detection” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 262, 2018, 1024-1033.
29. N. Lovecchio, F. Costantini, E. Parisi, M. Nardecchia, M. Tucci, A. Nascetti, G. de Cesare, D. Caputo, “Integrated Optoelectronic Device for Detection of Fluorescent Molecules”, IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Circuits and Systems” 12(6),8531748, 2018,1337-1344.
30. A. Nascetti, M. Mirasoli, E. Marchegiani, M. Zangheri, F. Costantini, A. Porchetta, L. Iannascoli, N. Lovecchio, D. Caputo, G. de Cesare, S. Pirrotta, A. Roda, “Integrated chemiluminescence-based lab-on-chip for detection of life T markers in extraterrestrial environments”, Biosensors and Bioelectronics123, 2019, 195–203.
31. D. Caputo.; N. Lovecchio, M Nardecchia. L. Cevenini, E. Michelini, M. Mirasoli, A. Roda, A. Buzzin, F. Costantini, A. Nascetti, G. de Cesare, “On-glass integration of thin film devices for monitoring of cell bioluminescence”, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 539, 2019, 45-51.
32. F. Costantini, R.M. Tiggelaar, R. Salvio, M. Nardecchia, S. Schlautmann, C. Manetti, H. Gardeniers, D. Caputo, A. Nascetti, G. de Cesare, ”Portable optoelectronic system for monitoring enzymatic chemiluminescent reaction”, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 539, 2019, 189-194.
33. A. Nascetti, M. Mirasoli, F. Costantini, L. Iannascoli, M. Zangheri, D. Paglialunga, A. Roda, S. Pirrotta, G. de Cesare, D. Caputo, PLEIADES: “A highly integrated lab-on-chip system for the detection of life markers in extraterrestrial environments”, Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC, 70th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2019Washington.
34. N. Lovecchio, F. Costantini, A. Nascetti, R. Petrucci, G. de Cesare, D. Caputo, “Development of an Electrochemiluminescence-based Lab-on-Chip Using Thin/Thick Film Technologies”, Proceedings - 2019 8th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces, IWASI 2019 pg 79 – 83
35. F. Costantini, N. Lovecchio, A. Nascetti, G. de Cesare, D. Caputo, “Thin Film Sensor Platform for on-Chip Detection of Fluorescence-Based Aptamer Assay”, 2019 20th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems and Eurosensors XXXIII, TRANSDUCERS 2019 and EUROSENSORS XXXIII, 2019 Article number 8808411, pg 1128-1131.
36. F. Costantini, N. Lovecchio, A. Nascetti, G. de Cesare, D. Caputo, “Design and Fabrication of Lab-on-chip for Fluorescence Detection of Ruthenium Complex”, Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Volume 2019-June, 2019, Article number 9017913, pg. 4187-4193.
37. F. Costantini, B.B. Bruijns, N. Lovecchio5, R.M. Tiggelaar, G. Di Timoteo, A. Nascetti, G. de Cesare, J.G.E. Gardeniers, D. Caputo, “On-Chip Real-Time Monitoring of Multiple Displacement Amplification of DNA” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 293, 2019, pg 16-22.
38. F. Costantini*, N. Lovecchio, A. Ruggi, C. Manetti, A. Nascetti, M. Reverberi, G. de Cesare, D. Caputo, “Fluorescent Label-Free Aptasensor Integrated in a Lab-on-Chip System for the Detection of Ochratoxin A in Beer and Wheat”, ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2, 2019, pg. 5880-5887.
39. L. Iannascoli, F. Costantini, N. Lovecchio, A. Buzzin, G. de Cesare, D. Caputo, A. Nascetti, “Micro-incubator Based on Lab-on-Glass Technology for Nanosatellite Missions”, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 629, 2020, pg. 83-89.
40. F. Costantini*, L. Iannascoli, N. Lovecchio, M- Mirasoli, G. deCesare, D. Caputo, A. Nascetti, “Flexible microfluidic networks enabling rapid prototyping of novel surface chemistries in lab-on-chip” MicroTAS 2019 - 23th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, 2019, pg. 1266-1267.
41.N. Lovecchio, D. Caputo, F. Costantini, V. Di Meo, A. Nascetti, G. de Cesare, “On the Stability of Amorphous Silicon Temperature Sensors”, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 67, 8, 2020, pg. 3348 - 3354.
42. F. Costantini*, N. Lovecchio, L. Iannascoli, V. Scala, F. Faggioli, N. Pucci, S. Loreti,G. deCesare, A. Nascetti, D. Caputo, “RNA/DNA amplification methods for the detection of bacteria and virus through an optoelectronic lab-on-chip” MicroTAS 2020 - 24th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, 2020, pp. 1208–1209.
43 N. Lovecchio, G. de Cesare, A. Nascetti, F. Costantini, D. Caputo, “Large-Area Thin Film Heater for Thermal Treatments in Lab-on-Chip”, 21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2021, June 2021, pg 639-642.
44. M. Nandimandilam, F. Costantini*, N. Lovecchio, L. Iannascoli, A. Nascetti, G. de Cesare, D. Caputo, C. Manetti, “Split aptamers immobilized on polymer brushes integrated in a lab-on-chip system based on an array of amorphous silicon photosensors: A novel sensor assay”, Materials, 2021, 14, 23, 7210.
45. N. Lovecchio, F. Costantini, A. Nascetti, G. de Cesare, D. Caputo, “Thin-Film-Based Multifunctional System for Optical Detection and Thermal Treatment of Biological Samples”, Biosensors, Volume 12, 11, 2022, DOI: 10.3390/bios12110969.
46. Caputo Domenico, Nascetti Augusto;de Cesare Giampiero Costantini Francesca, Lovecchio Nicola;Iannascoli Lorenzo, Paglialunga Daniele, Brevetto: https://hdl.handle.net/11573/1471146
47. V. Scala, L. Faino, F. Costantini, A. Albanese, N. Pucci, S. Loreti, “Analysis of Italian isolates of Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii and development of a real-time PCR based diagnostic method”, accepted in Frontiers in Microbiology.