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Stefano Amalfitano
Stefano Amalfitano
Research Staff
PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Since 2001, I have been attending to the management of the laboratory of Microbial Ecology at IRSA-CNR (Rome, Italy). As reference person for the laboratory of Flow Cytometry and Microscopy, I carry on researches in the field of Aquatic Microbial Ecology, with a focus on the dynamics of microbial communities across environmental gradients in natural and engineered systems. These studies find fundamental applications for the management of water resources.
Rome

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Up-Goer Five Challenge: Cell counters for safe waters
Stefano Amalfitano

Stefano Amalfitano

December 30, 2017
Hundreds of very small and different cells may fit in a drop of water. They can appear as single cells and eventually form big cell groups. Apparently little is known so far on cell relationships and on how they respond to changes in surrounding water. This is because it is not easy to grow those tiny cells out of the place in which they live and it is not possible to recognize them by eye. My work is focused on studying new approaches to better understand how and how many cells can live or die in different waters \cite{Amalfitano_2017}. Through so-called cell counters, we can find out the number and life state of cells. They can be colored, entire or in part, and forced one at a time to a point at which flashes of lights hit and turn them out blue, green, red. Within less than a minute, all color signs can be considered to figure out how many cell types are present in few water drops (figure 1). This approach is getting very important to settle in real-time if waters are safe for all possible human uses.

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