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Dr. Leonardo Mancabelli is a PostDoc Research Scientist at the University of Parma, Italy. Dr. Leonardo Mancabelli received his Ph.D. in Biotechnology and Life Sciences at the University of Parma, Italy. Mancabelli’s research focuses on the use of omics techniques, i.e., metagenomics, genomics, and transcriptomics, to study the correlations between the microbiota of different human body compartments and human diseases, such as of other hosts, including farm animals. In addition, the research activity includes the study of the biology of bifidobacteria and lactic acid bacteria (Lactic Acid Bacteria). He is the author or co-author of 91 scientific articles published in journals (H-index of 31, Scopus), including high-impact journals such as Microbiome, Genome Biology, Nature Communications, ISME Journal, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, and Cell Host & Microbe.

Human gut microbiota, 16S rRNA profiling, Metagenomics bifidobacteria, Probiotic bacteria, Oral microbiota, Vaginal microbiota