2019

Bağcıoğlu, M., Fricker, M., Johler, S., Ehling-Schulz, M. (2019). Detection and identification of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus cytotoxicus, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus mycoides and Bacillus weihenstephanensis via machine learning based FTIR Spectroscopy. Frontiers in Microbiology 10:902. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00902.

Baschera, M., Cernela, N., Stevens, M.J., Liljander, A., Jores, J., Corman, V., Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Stephan, R. (2019). Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolated from fecal samples of African dromedary camels. One Health 7,7:100087. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2019.100087.

Buess, S., Zurfluh, K., Stephan, R., Guldimann, C. (2019). Quantitative microbiological slaughter process analysis in a large-scale Swiss poultry abattoir. Food Control 105, 86-93.

Carroll, L.M., Gaballa, A., Guldimann, C., Sullivan, G., Henderson, L.O., Wiedmann, M. (2019). Identification of novel mobilized colistin resistance gene mcr-9 in a multidrug-resistant, colistin-susceptible Salmonella entericaserotype Typhimurium isolate using a combination of high-throughput, in silico screening and functional analysis. mBio 7;10(3). pii: e00853-19. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00853-19.

Clément, M., Keller, P.M., Bernasconi, O.J., Stirnimann, G., Frey, P.M., Bloemberg, G.V., Sendi, P., Endimiani, A. (2019). First clinical case of in vivo acquisition of DHA-1 plasmid-mediated AmpC in a Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica isolate. Antimicrobial Agents Chemotherapy 63:e00992-19.https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00992-19.

Hoke, N., Rott, A., Johler, S., Reul, A., Beck, A., Günther, A., Hochleitner, R., Kaliwoda, M., Harbeck, M. (2019). Evaluating the complex interaction between bone degradation, extraction methods and individual features - implications for stable isotope analysis. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 11, 3357-3374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-018-0765-9.

Horlbog, J.A., Stevens, M., Stephan, R., Guldimann, C. (2019). Global transcriptional response of three highly acid-tolerant field strains of Listeria monocytogenes to HCl stress. Microorganisms 7, 455. doi:10.3390/microorganisms7100455

Hurley, D., Luque-Sastre, L., Parker, C.T., Huynh, S., Eshwar, A.K., Nguyen, S.V., Andrews, N., Moura, A., Fox, E.M., Jordan, K., Lehner, A., Stephan, R., Fanning, S. (2019). Whole genome sequencing-based characterisation of 100 Listeria monocytogenes isolates collected from food processing environments over a 4-year period. mSphere 7;4(4). pii: e00252-19. doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00252-19.

Käppeli, N., Morach, M., Corti, C., Eicher, C., Stephan, R., Johler, S. (2019). Staphylococcus aureus related to bovine mastitis in Switzerland: Clonal diversity, virulence gene profiles and antimicrobial resistance of isolates collected throughout 2017. Journal of Dairy Science 102,3274-3281. doi:10.3168/jds.2018-15317.

Käppeli, N., Morach, M., Zurfluh, K., Corti, S., Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Stephan, R. (2019). Sequence types and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Streptococcus uberis isolated from bovine mastitis. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6:234. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00234.

Kindle, P., Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Cernela, N., Stephan, R. (2019). Detection, isolation and characterization of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in flour. Journal of Food Protection 82, 164-167.

Kindle, P., Zurfluh, K., Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., von Ah, S., Sidler, X., Stephan, R., Kümmerlen, D. (2019). Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Escherichia coli with non-susceptibility to quinolones isolated from environmental samples on pig farms. Porcine Health Management, accepted. Porcine Health Management 5:9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40813-019-0116-y

Kranzer, K., Kalsdorf, B., Heyckendorf, J., Andres, S., Merker, M., Hofmann-Thiel, S., Bloemberg , G.V., Hoffmann, H., Niemann, S., Lange, C., Maurer, F.P.(2019). New WHO Treatment recommendations for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: Are we well enough prepared? American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine 15;200(4):514-515. doi:10.1164/rccm.201902-0260LE.

Kropac, A.C., Eshwar, A.K., Stephan, R., Tasara, T. (2019). New insights on the role of pLMST6 in L. monocytogenes in view of tolerance to biocides and virulence. Frontiers in Microbiology 10:1538. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01538

Landolt, P., Stephan, R., Scherrer, S.(2019). Development of a new High Resolution Melting (HRM) assay for identification and differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosiscomplex samples. Scientific Reports 9:1850. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-38243-6.

Landolt, P., Stephan, R., Stevens, M.J.A., Scherrer, S. (2019). Three-reaction high resolution melting (HRM) assay for rapid differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex members. MicrobiologyOpen e919. https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.919.

Lepuschitz, S., Ruppitsch, W., Pekard-Amenitsch, S., Forsythe, S.J., Cormican, M., Mach, R., Piérard, D., Allerberger, F. and the EUCRONI Study Group. (2019). European multi-centre study on occurrence of Cronobacter sakazakii in clinical samples. Emerging Infectious Diseases 25, 515-522.

Morach, M., Käppeli, N., Hochreutener, M., Johler, S., Julmi, J., Stephan, R., Etter, D. (2019). Microarray based genetic profiling of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from abattoir byproducts of pork origin. PLoS ONE 14(9):e0222036. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222036

Moura, A., Disson, O., Lavina, M., Thouvenot, P., Huang, L., Leclercq, A., Fredriksson-Ahomaa, M., Eshwar, A., Stephan, R., Lecuit, M. (2019). Atypical hemolytic Listeria innocua are virulent, albeit less than Listeria monocytogenes. Infection and Immunity 25;87(4). doi: 10.1128/IAI.00758-18.

Muchaamba, F., Eshwar, A.K., Stevens, M.J.A., von Ah, U., Tasara, T. (2019). Variable carbon source utilization, stress resistance and virulence profiles among Listeria monocytogenes strains responsible for listeriosis outbreaks in Switzerland. Frontiers in Microbiology 10:957. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00957.

Negrete, F., Jang, H., Gangiredla, J., Woo, J.H., Lee, Y.Y., Patel, I.R., Chase, H.R., Finkelstein, S., Wang, C.Z., Srikumar, S., Nguyen, S., Eshwar, A., Stephan, R., Lehner, A., Fanning, S., Tall, B.D., Gopinath, G.R. (2019). Genome-wide survey of efflux pump-coding genes associated with Cronobacter survival, osmotic adaptation, and persistence. Current Opinions in Food Sciences 30:32–42.

Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Käppeli, N.,Morach, M., Eicher, C., Corti, S., Stephan, R. (2019). Molecular types, virulence profiles and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli causing bovine mastitis. Veterinary Record Open 6:e000369. doi:10.1136/vetreco-2019-000369.

Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Treier, A., Zurfluh, K., Stephan, R. (2019). Raw meat-based diets for companion animals: a potential source of transmission of pathogenic and antimicrobial-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Royal Society Open Science 6: 191170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.191170

Peterhans, S., Saura Martinez, H., Hilbe, M., Friedel, U., Stephan, R. (2019). What’s your diagnosis? M. hominisuis in fattening pigs. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde 161, 756-759.

Püntener-Simmen, S., Zurfluh, K., Schmitt, S., Stephan, R., Nüesch-Inderbinen, M. (2019). Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of clinical isolates belonging to the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii (ACB) complex isolated from animals treated at a veterinary hospital in Switzerland. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6:17. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00017.

Raschle, S., Zweifel, C., Zurfluh, K., Stephan, R. (2019). Decontamination of knives used in a slaughterhouse by a commercial non-thermal UV-C treatment. Italian Journal of Food Safety 8:8107.

Romanens, E., Freimüller Leischtfeld, S., Volland, A., Stevens, M.J.A., Krähenmann, U., Isele, D., Fischer, B., Meile, L., Miescher Schwenninger, S. (2019). Screening of lactic acid bacteria and yeast strains to select adapted anti-fungal co-cultures for cocoa bean fermentation. International Journal of Food Microbiology 290, 262-272.

Sauvala, M., Laaksonen, S., Laukkanen-Ninios, R., Jalava, K., Stephan, R., Fredriksson-Ahomaa, M. (2019). Microbial contamination of moose (Alces alces) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) carcasses harvested by hunters. Food Microbiology 78, 82-88.

Scherrer, S., Landolt, P., Dietz, O., Stephan, R. (2019). Distribution and expression of esat-6 and cfp-10 in non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolated from lymph nodes of slaughtered cattle in Switzerland. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 31, 217-221. doi: 10.1177/1040638718824074.

Scherrer, S., Stephan, R., Zumthor, P., Kipar, A., Seehusen, R. (2019). Morphological and molecular characterization of a new Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis S-type strain genotype in goats. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6:250. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00250.

Srikumar, S., Cao, Y., Yan, Q., Van Hoorde, K., Nguyen, S., Cooney, S., Gopinathrao, G., Tall, B., Sivasankaran, S., Lehner, A., Stephan, R., Fanning, S. (2019). RNA sequencing based transcriptional overview of xerotolerance in Cronobacter sakazakii SP291. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 85(3). pii: e01993-18. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01993-18.

Stevens, M.J.A., Tasara, T., Klumpp, J., Stephan, R., Ehling-Schulz, M., Johler, S. (2019). Whole genome based phylogeny of Bacillus cytotoxicus reveals four clades within the species and provides clues on its ecology and evolution. Scientific Reports 9:1984. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36254-x.

Stoller, A., Stevens, M., Stephan, R., Guldimann, C. (2019). Characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes strains persisting in a meat processing facility over a 4-year period. Pathogens 8, 32; doi:10.3390/pathogens8010032.

von Ah, S., Stephan, R., Zurfluh, K., Sidler, X., Kümmerlen, D. (2019). Occurrence of quinolone-resistant Escherichia coli in environmental samples from a sow pool system in Switzerland. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde 161, 387-394. doi: 10.17236/sat00211.

Wambui, J., Njage, P.M., Tasara, T., Buys, E. (2019). Meta-analysis and meta-regression indicate dynamic prevalence and moderators of foodborne pathogens in African indigenous fermented milk. Microoganisms 7(11), 563. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7110563.

Wambui, J., Stephan, R. (2019). Relevant aspects of Clostridium estertheticum as a specific spoilage organism of vacuum-packed meat. Microorganisms 7(5), 142. doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7050142.

Zeaki, N., Johler, S., Skandamis, P.N., Schelin, J. (2019). The role of regulatory mechanisms and environmental parameters in staphylococcal food poisoning and resulting challenges to risk assessment. Frontiers in Microbiology 10:1307. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01307.

Ziegler, M., Kent, D., Stephan, R., Guldimann, C. (2019). Growth potential of Listeria monocytogenes in twelve different types of RTE salads: impact of food matrix, storage temperature and storage time. International Journal of Food Microbiology 296, 83–92.

Zurfluh,K., Albini, S., Mattmann, P., Kindle, P., Nüesch-Inderbinen, M., Stephan, R., Vogler, B.R. (2019). Antimicrobial resistant and extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli in common wild bird species in Switzerland. MicrobiologyOpen:e845. doi: 10.1002/mbo3.845.

Zurfluh, K., Zogg, A.L., Klumpp, J., Schmitt, S., Stephan, R., Nüesch-Inderbinen, M. (2019). Complete nucleotide sequences of six blaCTX-M-1 encoding plasmids from Escherichia coli isolated from urinary tract and wound infections in dogs. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 16, 117-119.

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Stevens, M.J.A, Cernela, N., Corti, S., Stephan, R. (2019). Draft genome sequences of Streptococcus parasuis 4253, first available genome of the species. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 8:e00203-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00203-19.

Stevens, M.J.A., Cernela, N., Müller, A., Stephan, R., Bloemberg, G. (2019). Draft genome sequence of Salmonella bongori N19-781, a clinical strain from a patient with diarrhea. Microbiology Resource Announcements 18;8(29). pii: e00691-19. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00691-19.

Stevens, M.J.A., Spoerry Serrano, N., Cernela, N., Schmitt, S., Schrenzel, J., Stephan, R. (2019). Massive diversity in whole-genome sequences of Streptococcus suis strains from infected pigs in Switzerland. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 8:e01656-18. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01656-18.

Zurfluh, K., Stevens, M., Bucher, M., Poirel, L., Nordmann, P., Stephan, R. (2019). Full sequence of pT3, a multi-resistant plasmid carrying the mcr-3.5 colistin resistance gene, recovered from an ESBL-producing Escherichia coli of crickets sold as food. Microbiology Resource Announcements 18;8(29). pii: e00647-19. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00647-19.

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Tall, B.D., Gopinath, G., Gangiredla, J., Patel, I.R., Fanning, S., Lehner, A. Cronobacter Species. Food Microbiology: Fundamentals and Frontiers, 5th Ed. Editors: M. P. Doyle, F. Diez-Gonzalez, and C. Hill ©2019 ASM Press, Washington, DC, doi:10.1128/9781555819972.ch14

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Buess, S. (2019). Quantitative microbiological slaughter process analysis in a large-scale Swiss poultry abattoir. (Dr. med. vet.)

Käppeli, N. (2019). Staphylococcus aureus related to bovine mastitis in Switzerland: Clonal diversity, virulence gene profiles and antimicrobial resistance of isolates collected throughout 2017. (Dr. med. vet.)

Kindle, P. (2019). Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Escherichia coli with non-susceptibility to quinolones isolated from environmental samples on pig farms. (Dr. med. vet.)

Koprac, A. (2019). New insights on the role of the pLMST6 plasmid in Listeria monocytogenes biocide tolerance and virulence. (Dr. med. vet.)

Püntener, S. (2019). Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of clinical isolates belonging to the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii (ACB) complex isolated from animals treated at a veterinary hospital in Switzerland. (Dr. med. vet.)

Spoerry Serrano, N. (2019). Characteristics of Streptococcus suis strains isolated from 2014 to 2018 in the Swiss pig population linked to the project “PathoPig”. (Dr. med. vet.)

Stoller, A. (2019). Characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes strains persisting in a meat processing facility over a 4-year period. (Dr. med. vet.)

Ziegler, M.E. (2019). Growth potential of Listeria monocytogenes in twelve different types of RTE salads: impact of food matrix, storage temperature and storage time. (Dr. med. vet.)

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Farra, D. (2019). Qualitative risk assessment of the probability of introduction and onward transmission of lumpy skin disease in Ukraine.

Mathur, M. (2019). Pregnancy in slaughtered cattle - a cross sectional study in slaughterhouses in Switzerland.

Treier, A. (2019). Raw pet food as a potential cause of high prevalence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae found in clinical isolates from dogs in Switzerland.