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Barmettler, K., Biggel, M., Treier, A., Muchaamba, F., Vogler, B.R., Stephan, R. (2022). Occurrence and characteristics of Escherichia albertii in wild birds and poultry flocks in Switzerland. Microorganisms 10, 2265. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10112265

Biggel, M., Etter, D., Corti, S., Brodmann, P., Stephan, R., Ehling-Schulz, M., Johler, S. (2022). Whole genome sequencing reveals that B. thuringiensis in foods originate from biopesticide residues. Frontiers in Microbiology 12:775669. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.775669.

Biggel, M., Horlbog, J., Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Chattaway, M.A., Stephan, R. (2022). Epidemiological links and antimicrobial resistance of clinical Salmonella enterica ST198 isolates: a nationwide microbial population genomic study in Switzerland. Microbial Genomics 8(10). doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000877.

Biggel, M., Jessberger, N., Kovac, J., Johler, S. (2022). Recent paradigm shifts in the perception of the role of Bacillus thuringiensis in foodborne disease. Food Microbiology Food Microbiology 105, 104025. https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0740-0020(22)00049-1.

Biggel, M., Moons, P., Ngoc Nguyen, M., Goossens, H., Van Puyvelde, S. (2022). Convergence of virulence and antimicrobial resistance in increasingly prevalent Escherichia coli ST131 papGII+ sublineages. Communications Biology. 5:752 https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03660-x

Colon, V., Lugsomya, K., Lam, H., Wahl, L., Parkes, R., Cormack, C., Horlbog, J., Stevens, M., Stephan, R., Magouras, I. (2022). Serotype diversity and antimicrobial resistance profile of Salmonella enterica isolates from freshwater turtles sold for human consumption in wet markets in Hong Kong. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9:912693. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.912693

Csadek, I., Wagner, M., Lingnau, D., Alter,T., Herrfurth, D., Meemken, D., Oswaldi, V., Isbrandt, R., Langkabel, N., Kehrenberg, C., Stephan, R., Morach, M., Johler, S., Zens, W., Braun, A.S., Märtlbauer, E., Sperner, B., Koethe, M., Sudhaus-Jörn, N., Krischek, C., Plötz, M., Mitterer-Istyagin, H., Birka, S., Saffaf, J., Albert, T., Braun, P.G. (2022). Quo vadis: Lehre innerhalb der SARS-CoV-2 Pandemie. Die Umstellung der Lehre der lebensmittelhygienischen Fächer an den veterinärmedizinischen Universitäten und Fakultäten des deutschsprachigen Raums. Journal of Food Safety and Food Quality 73, 48–57. DOI 10.2376/0003-925X-73-48.

Etter, D., Büchel, R., Patt, T., Biggel, M., Tasara, T., Cernela, N., Stevens, M.J.A., Johler, S. (2022). Nitrite stress increases staphylococcal enterotoxin C transcription and triggers the SigB regulon. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 369, fnac059, https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnac059

Etter, D., Ukowitz, C., Eicher, C., Tasara, T., Johler, S. (2022) Mild NaCl Stress Influences Staphylococcal Enterotoxin C Transcription in a Time-Dependent Manner and Reduces Protein Expression. Front. Microbiol. 13:820067. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.820067E

Farra, D., De Nardi, M., Lets, V., Holopura, S., Klymenok, O., Stephan, R., Boreiko, O. (2022). Qualitative assessment of the probability of introduction and onward transmission of lumpy skin disease in Ukraine, Microbial Risk Analysis 20, 100200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2021.100200.

Gascho, D., Stephan, R., Bauer, C., Oesch, M.A., Richter, H. (2022). BigBovid - Evaluation of a newly developed 9 mm bullet-shooting stunner for adequate stunning of heavy cattle. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9:949198. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.949198

Gascho, D., Stephan, R., Bauer, C., Oesch, M.A., Richter, H. (2022). Assessment of a newly designed double-barreled bullet-shooting stunner for adequate stunning of water buffaloes. Meat Science, 193,108933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2022.108933

Gichure, J.N., Kamau Njage, P.M., Wambui, J.M., Dykes, G.A., Buys,E.M., Coorey, R. (2022). Systematic-review and meta-analysis on effect of decontamination interventions onprevalence and concentration of Campylobacter spp. during primary processing of broiler chickens, Food Microbiology 102:103923 in press, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2021.103923.

Gopinath, G., Jang, H., Beaubrun, J., Gangiredla, J., Mammel, M., Müller, A., Tamber, S., Patel, I., Ewing, L., Weinstein, L., Wang, C., Finkelstein, S., Negrete, F., Muruvanda, T., Allard, M., Sockett, D., Pagotto, F., Tall, B., Stephan, R. (2022). Phylogenomic analysis of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Bovismorbificans from clinical and food samples using whole genome-wide core genes and k-mer-binning methods to identify two distinct Polyphyletic Genome-Pathotypes. Microorganisms 10, 1199. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10061199

Isenring J., Stevens M.J.A., Jans C., Lacroix C., Geirnaert A. (2022). Identification of valerate as carrying capacity modulator by analyzing Lactiplantibacillus plantarum colonization of colonic microbiota in vitro. Front. Microbiol. 13:910609. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.910609

Jang, H., Eshwar, A., Lehner, A., Gangiredla, J., Patel, I.R., Beaubrun, J.J.G., Chase, H.R., Negrete, F., Finkelstein, S., Weinstein, L.M., Ko, K., Addy, N., Ewing, L., Woo, J.H., Lee, Y.Y., Seo, K., Jaradat, Z., Srikumar, S., Fanning, S., Stephan, R., Tall, B.D., Gopinath, G.R. (2022). Characterization of Cronobacter sakazakii strains originating from plant derived foods using comparative genomic analysis and zebrafish infectivity studies. Microorganisms 10, 1396. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10071396

Jans, C., Wambui, J., Stevens, M.J.A., Tasara, T. (2022). Comparative genomics of dairy-associated Staphylococcus aureus from selected sub-Saharan African regions reveals milk as reservoir for human-and animal-derived strains and identifies a putative animal-related clade with presumptive novel siderophore. Front Microbiol. 15;13:923080. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.923080.

Muchaamba, F., Barmettler, K.,Treier, A., Houf, K., Stephan, R. (2022): Microbiology and epidemiology of Escherichia albertii — an emerging elusive foodborne pathogen. Microorganisms, 10(5):875. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10050875.

Muchaamba, F., Eshwar, A.K., Stevens, M.J.A., Stephan, R.,Tasara, T. (2022). Different shades of Listeria monocytogenes: Strain, serotype, and lineage-based variability in virulence and stress tolerance profiles. Frontiers in Microbiology 12:792162. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.792162.

Muchaamba, F., von Ah, U., Stephan, R., Stevens, M.J.A., Tasara, T. (2022). Deciphering the global roles of cold shock proteins in Listeria monocytogenesem> nutrient metabolism and stress tolerance: Frontiers in Microbiology, 13:1057754. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1057754

Negrete, F.J., Ko, K., Jang, H., Hoffmann, M., Lehner, A., Stephan, R., Fanning, S., Tall, B.D., Gopinath, G.R. (2022). Complete genome sequences and genomic characterization of five plasmids harbored by environmentally persistent C. sakazakii strains ST83 H322 and ST64 GK1025B obtained from powdered infant formula manufacturing facilities. Gut Pathogens 14:23 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-022-00500-5.

Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Biggel, M., Zurfluh, K., Treier, A., Stephan, R. (2022). Faecal carriage of enterococci harbouring oxazolidinone resistance genes among healthy humans in the community in Switzerland. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 77(10):2779-2783. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkac260.

Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Hausmann, A., Treier, A., Zurfluh, K., Biggel, M., Stephan, R. (2022). Fattening pigs are a reservoir of florfenicol resistant enterococci harboring oxazolidinone resistance genes. Journal of Food Protection 85(5):740-746. doi: 10.4315/JFP-21-431.

Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Hänni, C., Zurfluh, K., Hartnack, S., Stephan, R. (2022). Antimicrobial resistance profiles of Escherichia coli and prevalence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in calves from organic and from conventional dairy farms in Switzerland. MicrobiologyOpen, 11, e1269. https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1269

Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Tresch, S., Zurfluh, K., Cernela, N., Biggel, M., Stephan, R. (2022). Finding of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales in wild game meat originating from several European countries: predominance of Moellerella wisconsensis producing CTX-M-1, November 2021. Eurosurveillance, 27(49):pii=2200343. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.49.2200343

Pacher, N., Burtscher, J., Johler, S., Etter, D., Bender, D., Fieseler, L., Domig, K.J. (2022). Ropiness in Bread—A Re-Emerging Spoilage Phenomenon. Foods. 11(19):3021. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11193021

Pagamici, C., Stephan, R. (2022). Pregnancy in slaughtered lambs and sheep – a cross sectional study in three abattoirs in Switzerland. Animals 12, 1328. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12101328 .

Scherrer, S., Peterhans, S., Neupert, C., Rademacher, F., Bartolomei, G., Sidler, X., Stephan, R. (2022). Development of a novel high resolution melting assay for identification and differentiation of all known 19 serovars of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. MicrobiologyOpen, 11, e1272. https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1272

Scherrer, S., Rademacher, F., Stephan, R., Peterhans, S. (2022). Identification and differentiation of all known 15 serovars of Glaesserella parasuis by high resolution melting assays. Pathogens 11(7), 752; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11070752

Schmitt, K., Biggel, M., Stephan, R., Willi, B. (2022). Massive spread of OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the environment of a Swiss companion animal clinic. Antibiotics, 11(2), 213. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11020213

Wambui, J., Stevens, M.J.A., Cernela, N., Stephan, R. (2022). Unravelling the genotypic and phenotypic diversity of the psychrophilic Clostridium estertheticum complex, a meat spoilage agent. Frontiers in Microbiology 13:856810. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.856810

Wambui, J., Stevens, M., Cernela, N., Perreten, V., Stephan, R. (2022). Targeted genome mining reveals the psychrophilic Clostridium estertheticum complex as a potential source for novel bacteriocins, including cesin A and estercticin A. Frontiers in Microbiology 12:801467. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.801467.

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Biggel, M., Zurfluh, K., Hoehn, S., Schmitt, K., Frei, A., Jans, C., Stephan, R. (2022). Complete Genome Sequence of Hafnia paralvei Isolate AVS0177 harboring mcr-9 on a Plasmid. Microbiology Resource Announcements e00966-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00966-21

Biggel, M., Zurfluh, K., Hoehn, S., Schmitt, K., Frei, A., Jans, C., Stephan, R. (2022). Complete Genome Sequence of Colistin-Resistant mcr-10 Harbouring Enterobacter cloacae Isolate AVS0889 Recovered from River Water in Switzerland. Microbiology Resource Announcements, e0016522. doi: 10.1128/mra.00165-22.

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Upmann, M., Bonaparte, C., Stephan, R. (2022). Laboratory Accreditation. Encyclopedia Meat Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85125-1.00040-5

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Barmettler, K. (2022). Occurrence and characteristics of Escherichia albertii in wild birds and poultry flocks in Switzerland. (Dr. med. vet.)

Etter, D. (2022): Expression of staphylococcal enterotoxins SEB and SEC under stress conditions relevant to food production. (PhD thesis)

Pagamici, C. (2022). Pregnancy in slaughtered lambs and sheep — A cross-sectional study in three abattoirs in Switzerland (Dr. med. vet.)

Treier A., (2022): High occurrence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in raw meat-based diets for companion animals – a public health issue. (Dr. med. vet)

Wambui, J. (2022). Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of the psychrophilic Clostridium estertheticum Complex to unravel genes involved in blown-pack spoilage and bacteriocin production. (PhD thesis)

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Meier, D. (2022). Untersuchungen zu Pathogenen und Indikatorkeimen bei getrockneten Pilzen aus dem Handel in der Schweiz.

Pfister, A. (2022). Barfen bei Hunden. Interviews mit HundehalterInnen über Beweggründe, mikrobiologische Risiken und Kommunikation mit TierärztInnen.

Tresch, S. (2022). Assessment of the occurrence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Swiss and imported game meat.