Born in Catanzaro on November 19, 1964.

Married with three sons.

Employment 

Research Director ENEA 

1/07/2018 to 30/06/2024   - Head of the ENEA Laboratory for AgriFood Sustainability, Quality and Safety (SSPT-BIOAG-SOQUAS), Biotechnologies and Agriculture Division, Department for Sustainability

Academic activity

Academic Correspondent of the Georgofili Academy  https://www.georgofili.it

Professor in Food Microbiology, CdLM Food Science and Technology and Supply Chain Management (LM-70), STAGeF University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma  

Professor in Food Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, CdLM Food Science and Technology and Food Design (LM/70),FOOD-TECH, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma 

Education and Training. 

• 4th April 2024 - National Scientific qualification as Associate professor in the Italian higher education system, in the call 2023/2025 (Ministerial Decree n. 1796/2023) for the disciplinary field of 07/I1 - Agricultural microbiology (Academic Recruitment Field 07/I - Agricultural microbiology, according to the national classification). 
• 19th January 2021- National Scientific Habilitation as Full Professor in Microbiology (ASN 2018-2020, Sector 05/I2-Microbiology)
• 2014 - Italian National Scientific Habilitation as Associate Professor in Genetics and Microbiology (ASN 2012, Sector 05/I1-Genetics and Microbiology)
• 1988-89 Fellowship at the ENEA Casaccia Research Center
• 1988 - Professional qualification of biotechnologist
• 23/06/1988 Habilitation degree in Biology, University "La Sapienza" of Rome, Italy
• 25/02/1987 Degree in Biological Science (summa cum laude), University "La Sapienza" of Rome, Italy

Professional experience

• “Professore a contratto” of Industrial Fermentation Techniques,  Environmental Microbiology,  Microbial Ecology  (University of L'Aquila).
• Lessons and seminars at the Biology and Biotechnology Department "Charles Darwin", University La sapienza, Rome.
• Member of scientific societies: SIMGBM (Italian Society of General Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology), Federation of European Microbiological societies (FEMS), SIMTREA (Italian Society of Agro-Food and Environmental Microbiology),  Italian Society of Cystic Fibrosis (SIFC), European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS).
• Invited speaker in national and international congresses
• Chair in international congresses.
• Reviewer for several indexed journals (The ISME Journal, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes-Nature, Scientific Reports, Microbiology, Sustainability, Environmental Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology Reports; PLOSONE; BMC Microbiology; Journal of Clinical Microbiology; European Journal of Plant Pathology; Annals of Microbiology; Bioelectromagnetics; African Journal of Microbiology Research, Applied Soil Ecology, African Journal of Agricultural research).

• Good experience in project or team management.
• Coordinator and Principal Investigator of research projects funded by Ministry of Education, Universities and

• Research (MIUR), Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (MIPAF), Ministry of Economic Development (MISE), Italian Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation (FFC). Collaborator in several national and international projects.

• Management Committee Substitute for Italy, Action CostFP1305: Linking belowground biodiversity and ecosystem function in European Forests (Biolink)

• Tutor for PhD students (research and thesis), grants and ENEA’s research post-doctoral fellowships, supervisor and mentor of International post-doc students and researchers within the TWAS-ENEA programme dedicated to encouraging research and technological development in developing countries. 
• Collaborator in several national and international projects. 

Grants - PI in the following projects:

PNRR PE0000003 “Partenariato Esteso ON Foods - Research and innovation network on food and nutrition Sustainability, Safety and Security – Working ON Foods”

PNRR SUS-MIRRI.IT - Strengthening the MIRRI Italian Research Infrastructure for Sustainable Bioscience and Bioeconomy”

DELISOIL (Delivering, safe, sustainable, tailored & socially accepted soil improvers from circular food production processes for boosting soil health, Horizon Europe 2021-2017), WP leader

ECO-READY (Achieving Ecological Resilient Dynamism for the European food system through consumer-driven policies, Horizon Europe 2021-2017, GA No.101084201) Task Leader

SIMBA (Sustainable innovation of microbiome applications in food system) (H2020, 2018-2023, GA No. 818431) WP Leader

EJP SOIL (Towards climate-smart sustainable management of agricultural soils) (H2020, 2020- 2025, GA No. 862695, Head ENEA unit, subcontractor CREA

SOMMIT (Sustainable management of soil organic matter to mitigate trade-offs between C-sequestration and nitrous oxide, methane and nitrate losses). Partner, Head ENEA unit, funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020, GA N. 862695 (2021-2024)

MINOTAUR (Modeling and mapping soil biodiversity patterns and functions across Europe) funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020, GA n. 862695 (2021-2024). Partner Head ENEA unit

ARTEMIS (Agro-ecological strategies for promoting climate change mitigation and adaptation by enhancing soil ecosystem services and sustainable crop production) Partner Head ENEA unit, funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020

SOIL HUB (Creazione di un HUB italiano a supporto della partecipazione dell’Italia alla Global soil partnership ed alla rete di eccellenza europea sulla ricerca sul suolo), funded by MIPAAFT (d.m. 35581, 5/11/2019 2020-2023, Role: partner.

BIOLINK Cost Action (Linking belowground biodiversity and ecosystem function in European forests), Management Committee substitute for Italy (2015-2018)

SAFE&SMART (2013-2017), CL.USTER A.GRIFOOD N.AZIONALE – CL.A.N.), Budget: Role: Coordinator ENEA microbiological activity

SOILSINK (FISR, 2007-2009: Head ENEA unit, subcontractor University of Florence)

Head of the ENEA Unit in research projects funded by the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (MIPAF), the Ministry of Economic Development (MISE)

Project 5 x 1000 ENEA Tecnologie “mild” e aggiunta di antimicrobici naturali per il prolungamento della shelf-life ed il miglioramento della sicurezza dei succhi di frutta – Tecnologie per controllare la sicurezza degli alimenti da eseguire nell’ambito del finanziamento previsto dal MIUR per i Fondi 5x1000 rif. Dichiarazione 2017. Role: Responsible scientific (2020→2021).

Coordinator and PI of projects funded by Italian Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation (2004→2019).​​​​​https://www.fibrosicisticaricerca.it/ricercatore/bevivino-annamaria/

Management Committee Substitute Member for Italy, Cost Action FP1305: Linking belowground biodiversity and ecosystem function in European Forests (Biolink)

Member of the Scientific Committee of the Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure Italian Node – MIRRI-IT

Member of Agenzia Regionale per lo Sviluppo e l'Innovazione dell'Agricoltura del Lazio (ARSIAL)

Member of Bashan Foundation http://www.bashanfoundation.org

Member of National and International Scientific Societies: Italian Society of General Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnologies (SIMGBM), Italian Society of Agro-Food and Environmental Microbiology (SIMTREA), Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS), International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS), Italian Society of Cystic Fibrosis (SIFC), European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS)

Scientific coordinator and curator of ENEA microbial collection  https://www.collezionemicrobica.enea.it/en/

Author of 68 peer-reviewed published papers in international journals, plus more than 210 communications (oral and poster)

Scopus: ID: 6602516452 Citations: 2516. h index: 26.

Google scholar– Citations 3037; H index= 30; i-10-index: 41.

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4277-7048

ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Annamaria_Bevivino

RG Score 37.03 (higher than 96% of ResearchGate members'). h-index 34. Citations 3379.

Papers peer reviewed 2020-2024 (* Corrispondent Author):

1. Koutika L, Cafiero L, Bevivino A, Merino A. (2020) Organic matter quality of forest floor as a driver of C and P dynamics in acacia and eucalypt plantations established on a Ferralic Arenosols, Congo. For. Ecosyst. 7, 40 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40663-020-00249-w
2. Bacci G, Taccetti G, Dolce D, Armanini F, Segata N, Di Cesare F, Lucidi V, Fiscarelli E, Morelli P, Casciaro R, Negroni A, Mengoni A, Bevivino A* Untargeted Metagenomic Investigation of the Airway Microbiome of Cystic Fibrosis Patients with Moderate-Severe Lung Disease. Microorganisms 2020, 8, 1003. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8071003
3. Koutika L-S, Fiore A, Tabacchioni S, Aprea G, Pereira APdA, Bevivino A* (2020) Influence of Acacia mangium on Soil Fertility and Bacterial Community in Eucalyptus Plantations in the Congolese Coastal Plains. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8763. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12218763
4. Tabacchioni S, Passato S, Ambrosino P, Huang L, Caldara M, Cantale C, Hett J, Del Fiore A, Fiore A, Schlüter A, Sczyrba A, Maestri E, Marmiroli N, Neuhoff D, Nesme J, Sørensen SJ, Aprea G, Nobili C, Presenti O, Giovannetti G, Giovannetti C, Pihlanto A, Brunori A, Bevivino A* (2021) Identification of Beneficial Microbial Consortia and Bioactive Compounds with Potential as Plant Biostimulants for a Sustainable Agriculture. Microorganisms. 19;9(2):426. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9020426.
5. Latini A, Fiorani F, Galeffi P, Cantale C, Bevivino A and Jablonowski ND (2021) Phenotyping of Different Italian Durum Wheat Varieties in Early Growth Stage With the Addition of Pure or Digestate-Activated Biochars. Front. Plant Sci. 12:782072. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.782072
6. Bacci G, Rossi A, Armanini F, Cangioli L, De Fino I, Segata N, Mengoni A, Bragonzi A, Bevivino A* (2021) Lung and Gut Microbiota Changes Associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Mouse Models of Cystic Fibrosis. Int. J. Mol. Sci.2021, 22, 12169. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222212169
7. Koutika L-S, Zagatto MRG, Pereira APdA, Miyittah M, Tabacchioni S, Bevivino A and Rumpel C (2021) Does the Introduction of N -Fixing Trees in Forest Plantations on Tropical Soils Ameliorate Low Fertility and Enhance Carbon Sequestration via Interactions Between Biota and Nutrient Availability? Case Studies From Central Africa and South America. Front. Soil Sci.1:752747. doi: 10.3389/fsoil.2021.752747
8. Tchuenchieu A, Kamdem SS, Bevivino A, Etoa F-X, Ngang J-JE (2022) Development of a predictive model of the microbial inactivation of L. monocytogenes during low thermal treatment of fruit juices in combination with carvacrol as aroma compound. Current Research in Food Science 5, 374-381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crfs.2022.02.002
9. Di Gregorio L, Tchuenchieu A, Poscente V, Arioli S, Del Fiore A, Costanzo M, Giorgi D, Lucretti S, Bevivino A* (2022) Synergistic Action of Mild Heat and Essential Oil Treatments on Culturability and Viability of Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 Tested In Vitro and in Fruit Juice. Foods 11, 1615. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11111615
10. Hett J, Neuhoff D, Döring TF, Masoero G, Ercole E, Bevivino A. Effects of Multi-Species Microbial Inoculants on Early Wheat Growth and Litterbag Microbial Activity. Agronomy. 2022; 12(4):899. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12040899
11. Graziano S, Caldara M, Gullì M, Bevivino A, Maestri E, Marmiroli N. A Metagenomic and Gene Expression Analysis in Wheat (T. durum) and Maize (Z. mays) Biofertilized with PGPM and Biochar. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(18):10376. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231810376
12. Magarelli RA, Trupo M, Ambrico A, Larocca V, Martino M, Palazzo S, Balducchi R, Joutsjoki V, Pihlanto A, Bevivino A. Designing a Waste-Based Culture Medium for the Production of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms Based on Cladodes Juice from Opuntia ficus-indica Pruning. Fermentation. 2022; 8(5):225. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8050225
13. Hett J, Döring TF, Bevivino A, Neuhoff D. Impact of microbial consortia on organic maize in a temperate climate varies with environment but not with fertilization. European Journal of Agronomy 2023; 144, 126743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2023.126743.
14. Turchetti B, Bevivino A, Casella P, Coleine C, Felis GE, Girometta CE, Molino A, Perugini I, Pollio A, Prigione V, et al. Selected Case Studies on Fastidious Eukaryotic Microorganisms: Issues and Investigation Strategies. Diversity. 2023; 15(7):862. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15070862
15. Poscente V, Di Gregorio L, Costanzo M, Nobili C, Bernini R, Garavaglia L and Bevivino A* (2023) Lactiplantibacillus plantarum monolayer enhanced bactericidal action of carvacrol: biofilm inhibition of viable foodborne pathogens and spoilage microorganisms. Front. Microbiol. 14:1296608. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1296608
16. Visca A, Di Gregorio L, Clagnan E, Bevivino A. Sustainable strategies: Nature-based solutions to tackle antibiotic resistance gene proliferation and improve agricultural productivity and soil quality. Environ Res. Published online February 1, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2024.118395
17. Poscente V, Di Gregorio L, Costanzo M and Bevivino A (2024) Flow cytometry: unravelling the real antimicrobial and antibiofilm efficacy of natural bioactive compounds. Journal of Microbiological Methods 222  106956, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2024.106956).
18. Moretti M., Tartaglia J., Accotto G.P., Beato M.S., Bernini, V. Bevivino A. et al. (2024) The treasure of Italian microbial Culture Collections: an overview of preserved biological resources, offered services and know-how, and management. Sustainability 2024, 16, 3777. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16093777
19. Koutika L-S, Pereira ADPA, Fiore A, Tabacchioni S, Costanzo M, Di Gregorio L, Bevivino A* (2024). Impact of mixed-species forest plantations on soil mycobiota community structure and diversity in the Congolese coastal plains. PLOS ONE, 19(10): e0311781. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311781
20. Clagnan E, Costanzo M, Visca A, Di Gregorio L, Tabacchioni S, Colantoni E, Sevi F, Sbarra F, Bindo A, Nolfi L, Magarelli RA, Trupo M, Ambrico A and Bevivino A* (2024) Culturomics- and metagenomics-based insights into the soil microbiome preservation and application for sustainable agriculture. Front. Microbiol. 15:1473666. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1473666
21. Di Gregorio L, Nolfi L, Latini A, Nikoloudakis N, Bunnefeld N, Notarfonso M, Bernini R, Manikas I, Bevivino A*. Getting (ECO)Ready: Does EU Legislation Integrate Up-to-Date Scientific Data for Food Security and Biodiversity Preservation Under Climate Change? Sustainability. 2024; 16(23):10749. https://doi.org/10.3390/su162310749
22. Cangioli L, Tabacchioni S, Visca A, Fiore A, Aprea G, Ambrosino P, Ercole E, Sørensen S, Mengoni A, Bevivino A*. Genome Insights into Beneficial Microbial Strains Composing SIMBA Microbial Consortia Applied as Biofertilizers for Maize, Wheat and Tomato. Microorganisms. 2024; 12(12):2562. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12122562

Environmental microbiology and biotechnology

Molecular plant virology and plant-microbe interactions

Contacts: Tel. +39 06 30483868, Fax +39 06 30484808, Mobile +39 3357664187

E-mail: annamaria.bevivino@enea.it; annamaria.bevivino@gmail.com

Skype: a.bevivinoannamaria.bevivino@enea.it