Scientific Study
Translational Neurodegeneration
2022
Olfactory swab sampling optimization for α-synuclein aggregate detection in patients with Parkinson’s disease
M. Bongianni, M. Catalan, D. Perra, E. Fontana, F. Janes, C. Bertolotti, L. Sacchetto, S. Capaldi, M. Tagliapietra, P. Polverino, V. Tommasini, G. Bellavita, E. Ataie Kachoie, R. Baruca, A. Bernardini, M. Valente, M. Fiorini, E. Bronzato, S. Tamburin, L. Bertolasi, L. Brozzetti, M. P. Cecchini, G. Gigli, S. Monaco, P. Manganotti, G. Zanusso
Scientific study
Alzheimer's & Dementia
2023
Detection of TDP-43 seeding activity in the olfactory mucosa from patients with frontotemporal dementia
Elena Fontana et al.
Scientific study
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
2025
Advancing Parkinson’s diagnosis: seed amplification assay for α‑synuclein detection in minimally invasive samples
Elizabeth Carrazana et al.
Microbiology Time
December 12, 2023
Microbiology Time – December 2023
In the last edition of this year’s Microbiology Time, three exciting topics: a novel bacterial strain in the vaginal microbiome, a case report of bacteria-induced osteomyelitis, and olfactory mucosa markers of frontotemporal dementia.

Microbiology Time
February 18, 2025
Microbiology Time – February 2025
In the second Microbiology Time of 2025, a comparison of two Point-of-Care assays for the monkeypox virus detection, an investigation on tongue swabbing and tuberculosis, and a review on Parkinson’s Disease early diagnosis.
