Roberta Prete

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About Roberta Prete

My main scientific interest and the related research activities, documented by scientific publications in international journals and awarded with various prizes and acknowledgments by national and international societies, refer to 5 main topics: 1. the microbiology of fermented foods for the development of multifunctional starter; 2. the genotypic, phenotypic and functional characterization of lactic bacteria associated with fermented foods; 3. the study of host-microbes interactions in intestinal and animal models; 4. the diet-intestinal microbiota-host dialogue; 5. the impact of the microbiota and probiotics in the brain-gut axis, with particular reference to neurodevelopmental pathologies. In particular, with a view to evaluating the host-microbes interaction and the consequent impact of the intake of microorganisms associated with food and/or fermented foods on the metabolic and immune system, the research activities are characterized by a multidisciplinary approach in different scientific fields related to the microbiology.