LUISA TORRINI

Dottoranda

ciclo: XXXIX
email: luisa.torrini@uniroma1.it




supervisore: Prof. Guido Antonelli

PhD candidate in Experimental Medicine at Sapienza University of Rome and resident in Microbiology and
Virology, with a background in Biological Sciences and a Master’s degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology
obtained at Sapienza University of Rome.

My research activity focuses on the study of antibiotic resistance and the identification of new therapeutic
strategies to combat multidrug-resistant pathogens. I have experience in microbiology and molecular biology
techniques, including antibiotic susceptibility testing, phenotypic and genotypic characterization of resistant
isolates, and in vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activity.



Produzione scientifica

11573/1767011 - 2026 - Two Shorter Variants of the Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptide B7-005 Scaffold Active Against Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus
Cappella, Giacomo; Di Stasi, Adriana; Cortese, Clelia; Torrini, Luisa; D'amore, Agnese; Niccolini, Virginia; De Pascale, Luigi; Casciaro, Bruno; Mardirossian, Mario; Pini, Alessandro; Mangoni, Maria Luisa; Scocchi, Marco - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: ANTIBIOTICS (Basel : MDPI) pp. - - issn: 2079-6382 - wos: WOS:001749233200001 (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-105037215247 (0)

11573/1761927 - 2026 - Activation of the envelope stress-responsive two-component system AmgRS compensates for depletion of the essential lipoprotein signal peptidase LspA in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Sposato, D.; Molesini, G.; Riccardi, C.; Mercolino, J.; Torrini, L.; Varone, I.; Cipolletti, M.; Acconcia, F.; Rampioni, G.; Leoni, L.; Visca, P.; Fondi, M.; Imperi, F. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: CURRENT RESEARCH IN MICROBIAL SCIENCES (Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V.) pp. - - issn: 2666-5174 - wos: WOS:001685412800001 (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-105029275401 (0)

11573/1761926 - 2025 - Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on toxinogenic Clostridioides difficile infections and correlation with multidrug-resistant bacterial infections
Torrini, L.; Diaco, F.; Viscido, A.; Sacco, F.; Sfara, G.; Compagnino, D. E.; Puggioni, G.; Coletti, M.; Antonelli, G.; Raponi, G. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE (Elsevier Science Incorporated / NY Journals:Madison Square Station, PO Box 882:New York, NY 10159:(212)633-3730, EMAIL: usinfo-f@elsevier.com, INTERNET: http://www.elsevier.com, Fax: (212)633-3680) pp. 1-6 - issn: 0732-8893 - wos: WOS:001552039000001 (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-105011497457 (0)

11573/1705133 - 2024 - Redundant essentiality of AsmA-like proteins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Sposato, Davide; Mercolino, Jessica; Torrini, Luisa; Sperandeo, Paola; Lucidi, Massimiliano; Alegiani, Riccardo; Varone, Ilaria; Molesini, Giorgia; Leoni, Livia; Rampioni, Giordano; Visca, Paolo; Imperi, Francesco - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: MSPHERE (Washington, DC : American Society for Microbiology, [2015]-) pp. - - issn: 2379-5042 - wos: WOS:001156409400001 (13) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85186749334 (14)

11573/1718351 - 2024 - The pH-Insensitive antimicrobial and atibiofilm activities of the frog skin derived peptide Esc(1-21): promising features for novel anti-infective drugs
Loffredo, Maria Rosa; Cappiello, Floriana; Cappella, Giacomo; Capuozzo, Elisabetta; Torrini, Luisa; Diaco, Fabiana; Di, Yuanpu Peter; Mangoni, Maria Luisa; Casciaro, Bruno - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: ANTIBIOTICS (Basel : MDPI) pp. 1-15 - issn: 2079-6382 - wos: WOS:001305847200001 (2) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85202483425 (1)

11573/1623736 - 2022 - The antimicrobial peptide Esc(1-21) synergizes with colistin in inhibiting the growth and in killing multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains
Sacco, F.; Bitossi, C.; Casciaro, B.; Loffredo, M. R.; Fabiano, G.; Torrini, L.; Raponi, F.; Raponi, G.; Mangoni, M. L. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: ANTIBIOTICS (Basel : MDPI) pp. 234- - issn: 2079-6382 - wos: WOS:000770865100001 (21) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85124818216 (25)

11573/1471977 - 2020 - The antimicrobial peptide temporin G: Anti-biofilm, anti-persister activities, and potentiator effect of tobramycin efficacy against Staphylococcus aureus
Casciaro, B.; Loffredo, M. R.; Cappiello, F.; Fabiano, G.; Torrini, L.; Mangoni, M. L. - 01a Articolo in rivista
rivista: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (Basel: MDPI Center) pp. 1-13 - issn: 1422-0067 - wos: WOS:000602751000001 (27) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85097557403 (27)

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