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ArticleEnvironmental microbiology reports2025

Ski Tourism Shapes the Snow Microbiome on Ski Slopes in the Italian Central Alps.

Andrea Nicolò Dell'Acqua, Daniel Scicchitano, Nicola Simoncini, Ilaria Mercanti, Daniela Leuzzi, Silvia Turroni, Luca Corlatti, Simone Rampelli, Martino Colonna, Cinzia Corinaldesi and 2 more

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Article in Environmental microbiology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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12 authors.

Andrea Nicolò Dell'AcquaUnit of Microbiome Science and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Daniel ScicchitanoUnit of Microbiome Science and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Nicola SimonciniDepartment of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Ilaria MercantiDepartment of Sciences and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urbanistics, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Daniela LeuzziUnit of Microbiome Science and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Silvia TurroniUnit of Microbiome Science and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Luca CorlattiStelvio National Park, Bormio, Italy.
Simone RampelliUnit of Microbiome Science and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Martino ColonnaSport Technology Lab, Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Bologna, Italy.
Cinzia CorinaldesiDepartment of Sciences and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urbanistics, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Marco CandelaUnit of Microbiome Science and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Giorgia PalladinoUnit of Microbiome Science and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5432-919X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Winter sports exert significant anthropogenic pressures on the snow microbiome, affecting the entire alpine ecosystem. The massive usage of artificial snow, human occupation, and the release of xenobiotics like microplastics or ski wax components on ski tracks can profoundly alter snow microbial ecology. Here, we reconstructed the temporal dynamics of the snow microbiome at three sites in the Italian Alps: inside and outside a ski track at the impacted site of Santa Caterina Valfurva and near Cancano lake as an unimpacted control. Using epifluorescence microscopy, 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing, and inferred metagenomics, we found that the snow microbiome inside the track presented a higher load of prokaryotes and viruses. Notably, N

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BacteriaMicrobiotaSkiingSnowTourismHumansItalyMetagenomicsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSeasonsVirusesRNA, Ribosomal, 16Santhropogenic impactfaecal contaminantsItalian Alpsski tourismsnow microbiome

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PMCPMC12444944

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