Multiple fault strands in carbonate rocks control groundwater circulation in tectonically active areas, Monte Marine Fault, central Apennines, Italy

Faults zones play a key role on groundwater flow, conditioning both local and regional pathways. They impact groundwater flow in different ways depending on host rock lithology, 3D architecture and internal structure. Despite fault zones in carbonates are widely studied, their impact on groundwater flow is still difficult to predict. In this study, we combined structural, hydrogeological, geochemical and isotopic investigations to experimentally validate the hydrogeological behavior of a simi...

How raw milk-based adjunct cultures influence microbial diversity in cheese

Natural milk starters, like Italy's lattoinnesto, are rarer than natural whey starters in traditional cheese production, representing a less studied niche. This study aimed to investigate how milk adjunct cultures could enhance microbial diversity, establish a link between terroir and cheese, stabilise production variations, and influence the aroma profile and safety of semi-hard cheeses. Natural milk adjunct cultures were produced from raw and thermised milk by spontaneous fermentation and u...

First report of non-marine ostracods (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from the Dahlak Archipelago (Eritrea), with the description of two new species

The information on Recent non-marine ostracod faunas of the north-eastern part of the Afrotropical region is still limited. Here we report the first record of ostracods from the Dahlak Archipelago, a group of small islands located in the southern part of the Red Sea off the Eritrean coast. Specimens were obtained by hatching in the laboratory of diapausing eggs occurring in dried mud collected in temporary freshwater ponds, following the so-called "Sars' method". A total of five species were ...

Exploitation of Impedometric Analysis and Fluorescence Microscopy: Assessment of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris Life Cycle and Innovative Inactivation Strategy