Staff member of C.R.A. - Centro di Ricerca per la Frutticoltura. She is responsible for the preparation of media, checking of the chemical compounds and facilities.

Patrizia Ferrante

Graduated in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Perugia, Italy, where she also obtained a Ph.D degree in Arboriculture and Plant Protection.

The main research activities are the molecular characterization and phylogenetic evolution of Pseudomonas syringae strains, as well as the study on the role of effector proteins, secreted by the Type III Secretion System, in causing disease on different host plants.

Simone Marcelletti

Graduated in Biological Science-Microbiology at the "Tor Vergata" University of Rome.

He also obtained a Ph.D in resources and environment at the Second University of Naples (SUN).

The main research activities concern MLST studies of some plant pathogenic bacteria (i.e. Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas).