2023

Ansarifar, E., Riahi, S.M., Tasara, T., Sadighara, P., Zeinali, T. (2023). Campylobacter prevalence from food, animals, human and environmental samples in Iran: a systematic review and meta‑analysis. BMC Microbiology 23:126. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-023-02879-w

Barmettler, K., Biggel, M., Treier, A., Muchaamba, F., Stephan, R. (2023). Livestock as possible reservoir of Escherichia albertii in Switzerland. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde 165, 299–306. https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00393.

Biggel, M., Jans, Ch. Dassler, K., Hoehn, S., Frei, A., Stephan, R. (2023). Dissemination and genetic characteristics of ESBL-producing E. coli ST131 through wastewater and environmental water in Switzerland. Environmental Pollution 15;337:122476. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122476.

Biggel, M., Johler, S., Egli, A., Stephan, R., Seth-Smith, H.M.B. (2023). PorinPredict: in silico identification of OprD loss from WGS data for improved genotype-phenotype predictions of P. aeruginosa carbapenem resistance. Microbiology Spectrum 11(2):e0358822. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03588-22d.

Boss, S., Stephan, R., Horlbog,J.A., Magouras, I., Albane Colon, V., Lugsomya, K., Stevens, M.J.A., Nüesch-Inderbinen, M.(2023). Serotypes, antimicrobial resistance profiles and virulence factors of Salmonella isolates in Chinese edible frogs (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus) collected from wet markets in Hong Kong. Foods 12, 2245. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12112245.

Dassler, K., Zurfluh, K., Stephan, R., Willi, B. (2023). Educational intervention to improve infection prevention and control practices in four companion animal clinics in Switzerland. Journal of Hospital Infection 139:121-133. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.06.002.

Eigner, F., Keller, S., Schmitt, S., Corti, S., Nolff, M.C. (2023). Efficiency of octenidine dihydrochloride alcohol combination compared to ethanol based skin antiseptics for preoperative skin preparation in dogs. PLoS One 18(11): e0293211. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293211

Etter, D., Jenni, C., Edwards, V., Greutmann, M., Waltenspül, T., Tasara, T., Johler, S.(2023). Glucose stress lowers staphylococcal enterotoxin C production independently of Agr, SarA, and SigB. Journal of Food Protection 86(8):100127. doi: 10.1016/j.jfp.2023.100127.

Ferri, M., Blagojevic, B., Maurer, P., Guldimann, C., Hengl, B., Mojsova, S., Sakaridis, I., Antunovic, B., Gomes-Neves, E., Zdolec, N., Vieira-Pinto, M., Johler, S. (2023). Risk Based Meat Safety Assurance System – an introduction to key concepts for future training of Official Veterinarians. Food Control 146, 109552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109552

Gascho, D., Stephan, R., Zoelch, N., Vogt, M., Oesch, M.A., Thali, M., Richter, H. (2023). Ballistic study on the injury potential of different bullet types in the use of a newly developed bullet shooting stunner for adequate stunning of heavy cattle. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 10:1143744, 10.3389/fvets.2023.1143744.

Ghielmetti, G., Seth-Smith, H.M.B., Roloff, T., Cernela, N., Biggel, M., Stephan, R., Egli, A. (2023). Whole genome-based characterization of Campylobacter jejuni from human patients with gastroenteritis collected over an 18-year period (2003-2020). Microbial Genomics 9:000941 DOI 10.1099/mgen.0.000941.

Gomes-Neves, E., Cardoso, M.F., Lazou, T., Hengl, B., Bonardi, S., Blagojevic, B., Guldimann, C., Johler, S. (2023). Official veterinarians in Europe: questionnaire-based insights into demographics, work and training. Food Control 146,109552 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2023.109947

Guo, L., Wambui, J., Wang, Ch., Muchaamba, R., Fernandez-Cantos, M., Broos, J., Tasara, T., Kuipers, O., Stephan, R. (2023). Cesin, a short natural variant of nisin, displays potent antimicrobial activity against major pathogens despite lacking two C-terminal macrocycles. Microbiology Spectrum 11(5):e0531922. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.05319-22.

Halbedel, S., Sperle, I., Lachmann, R., Kleta, S., Fischer, M., Wamp, S., Holzer, A., Lüth, S., Murr, L., Freitag, C., Espenhain, L., Stephan, R., Pietzka, A., Schjørring, S., Bloemberg, G., Wenning, M., Al-Dahouk, S., Wilking, H., Flieger, A. (2023). Large multi-country outbreak of invasive listeriosis by a Listeria monocytogenes ST394 clone linked to smoked rainbow trout, 2020-2021. Microbiology Spectrum 11(3):e0352022. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03520-22.

Kelbert, L., Stephan, R. (2023). Knife decontamination by cold water treatment supplemented with InspexxTM 210 – a validation study in an abattoir. Hygiene 3(3), 248-255; https://doi.org/10.3390/hygiene3030018.

Le Terrier, C., Nordmann, P., Buchs, C., Di, D.Y.W., Rossolini, G.M., Stephan, R., Castanheira, M., Poirel, L. (2023). Wide dissemination of Gram-negative bacteria producing the taniborbactam-resistant NDM-9 variant - a One-Health concern. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 78(9):2382-2384. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkad210.

Marti, H., Biggel, M., Shima, K., Onorini, D., Rupp, J., Charette, S.J., Borel, N. (2023). Chlamydia suis displays high transformation capacity with complete cloning vector integration into the chromosomal rrn-nqrF plasticity zone. Microbiology Spectrum 11(6):e0237823. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02378-23

Njenga Gichure, J., Coorey, R., Murigu Kamau Njage P., Wambui, J.M., Dykes, G.A., Buys, E.M. (2023). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of decontamination interventions on the prevalence and concentration of Salmonella in broiler chickens during primary processing. International Journal of Food Science and Technology 58, 6456–6474. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.16759

Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Biggel, M., Haussmann, A., Treier, A., Heyvaert, L., Cernela, N., Stephan, R. (2023). Oxazolidinone resistance genes in florfenicol resistant enterococci from beef cattle and veal calves at slaughter. Frontiers in Microbiology 14:1150070. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1150070.

Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Heyvaert, L., Cernela, N., Zurfluh, K., Biggel, M., Stephan, R. (2023). Emergence of blaSHV-12 and qnrS1 encoded on IncX3 plasmids: changing epidemiology of extended-spectrum ß-lactamases among Enterobacterales isolated from broilers. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 33, 194-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2023.03.008

Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Heyvaert, L., Treier, A., Zurfluh, K., Cernela, N., Biggel, M., Stephan, R. (2023). High occurrence of Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, and Vagococcus lutrae harbouring oxazolidinone resistance genes in raw meat-based diets for companion animals – a public health issue, Switzerland, September, 2018 - May, 2020. Eurosurveillance 28(6):pii=2200496. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.6.2200496

Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Treier, A., Stevens, M., Stephan, R. (2023). Whole genome sequence-based characterisation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from game meat. Scientific Reports 13:3247. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30333-4

Neves, A., Walther, D., Martin-Campos, T., Barbie; V., Bertelli, C., Blanc, D., Bouchet, G., Erard, F., Greub, G., Hirsch, H.H., Huber, M., Kaiser, L., Leib, S.L., Leuzinger, K., Lazarevic, V., Mäusezahl, M., Molina, J., Neher, R.A., Perreten, V., Ramette, A., Roloff, T., Schrenzel, J., Seth-Smith, H.M.B., Stephan, R., Terumalai, D., Wegner, F., Egli, A. (2023). The Swiss Pathogen Surveillance Platform - towards a nation-wide One Health data exchange platform for bacterial, viral, and fungal genomics and associated metadata. Microbial Genomics 9:001001. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001001.

Rasper-Hoessinger, M., Biggel, M., Stephan, R., Seehusen, F., Scherrer, S. (2023). Strain diversity in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis-positive bovine fecal samples collected in Switzerland. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 10:1154516. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1154516

Scherrer, S., Schmitt, S., Rademacher, F., Kuhnert, P., Ghielmetti, G., Peterhans, S., Stephan, R. (2023). Development of a new multiplex quantitative PCR for the detection of Glaesserella parasuis, Mycoplasma hyorhinis, and Mycoplasma hyosynoviae. MicrobiologyOpen 12:e1353.https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1353

Stevens, M.J.A., Cernela, N., Stephan, R., Lehner, A. (2023). Comparative genomics of Cronobacter sakazakii strains from a powdered infant formula plant reveals evolving populations. LWT -Food Science and Technology 184, 115034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2023.115034

Tasara, T., Meier, A.B., Wambui, J., Whiston, R., Stevens, M., Chapwanya, A., Bleul, U. (2023). Interrogating the diversity of vaginal, endometrial, and fecal microbiomes in healthy and metritis dairy cattle. Animals 13, 1221. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13071221.

Tuttle, M., Cejas, D., Kang, D., Muchaamba, F., Goncarovs, B., Ozakman, Y., Aziz, F., Orelle, A. (2023). Promoting science literacy and awareness across the globe: The role of scientists as science ambassadors. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 24(2):e00041-23. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.00041-23.

Vollenweider, A., Corti, S., Hochreutener, M., Biner, B., Stephan, R., Bleul, U. (2023). Mastitis pathogens and antibiotic resistance in beef cows in Switzerland. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 165, 39-51. https://doi.org/10.17236/sat00381

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Biggel, M., Barmettler, K., Treier, A.,Muchaamba, F., Stephan, R. (2023). Draft Genome Sequences of two Escherichia albertii isolates from healthy pets in Switzerland. Microbiology Resource Announcements 23:e0135622. doi: 10.1128/mra.01356-22.

Biggel, M., Barmettler, K., Treier, A., Muchaamba, F., Stephan, R. (2023). Draft genome sequences of four Escherichia albertii isolates from hunted wild boars in Switzerland. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12(5):e0013523. doi: 10.1128/mra.00135-23.

Biggel, M., Boss, S., Uea-Anuwong T., Lugsomya, K., Magouras, I., Stephan, R. (2023). Complete genome sequence of the extensively drug-resistant ESBL-producing Proteus mirabilis isolate HK294 obtained from poultry feces in Hong Kong. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12(6):e0022523. doi: 10.1128/mra.00225-23.

Biggel, M., Lienhard J., Stephan, R. (2023). Draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas carnis strain 23-145 causing blue discolorations on rabbit carcasses. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12(5):e0013623. doi: 10.1128/mra.00136-23.

Kelbert, L., Stevens, M.J.A., Horlbog, J.A., Biggel, M., Stephan, R. (2023).Completely assembled genome sequence of the florfenicol resistant Enterococcus faecalis strain 90_2023 isolated from a raw sausage imported from Italy to Switzerland. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12(10):e0061023. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00610-23.

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Ghielmetti, G. (2023). Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex and non-tuberculous mycobacteria - a persisting challenge at the animal-human interface.

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Boss, S.(2023). Serotypes, antimicrobial resistance profiles and virulence factors of Salmonella isolates in Chinese edible frogs (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus) collected from wet markets in Hong Kong. (Dr. med. vet.)

Dassler, K. (2023). Antimicrobial resistance: dissemination, prevention and control at the human – companion animal intersect. (PhD thesis)

Kelbert, L. (2023). Knife decontamination by cold water treatment supplemented with InspexxTM 210 – a validation study in an abattoir. (Dr. med. vet)

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Tan, J. (2023). First baseline data for the prevalence of Salmonella in poultry production in Cape Verde