Dr. Francesco Guarino

Dr. Francesco Guarino is an Botany researcher at the University of Salerno, Italy. He received a Ph.D. in System Biology at the University of Salerno, Italy. His main research in-terests are focused on: (i) the genetic and epigenetic biodiversity studies of plant species; (ii) the phytoremediation studies to reclaim soil and water polluted by heavy metals and/or by organic emergent contaminants as pharmaceutical and personal care products (e.g., TCE, TCS, etc.); (iii) the efficacy of the physic-chemical treatments useful to inactivate antibiotic resistant bacteria strains, and to degrade their antibiotic resistant genes in the waters; (iv) the dynamics of microbial community of soil and poplar rhizosphere, in re-sponse to metal contamination and/or soil compost amendment.