Foresto, Lucia
Radaelli, Elena
Leuzzi, Daniela
Palladino, Giorgia
Scicchitano, Daniel
Bejaoui, Semeh
Turroni, Silvia
Rampelli, Simone
Santolini, Carlotta
Pari, Alice
Marcellini, Francesca
Danovaro, Roberto
Corinaldesi, Cinzia
Candela, Marco
Article History
Received: 12 December 2025
Accepted: 17 March 2026
First Online: 31 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study did not involve human participants, vertebrate animals, or any other organisms requiring ethical approval. All samples consisted solely of non-living environmental materials (i.e., seawater and sediment). Therefore, ethical review and approval were not required for the collection or analysis of these inorganic biological specimens.