2025

Barmettler, K., Waser, S., Stephan, R. (2025). Microbiological quality of plant-based meat-alternative products collected at retail level in Switzerland. Journal of Food Protection 88, 100402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100402

Fetsch, A., Sarnino, N., Filter, M., Koutsoumanis, K., Nauta, M., Wiedmann, M., Stärk, K.D.C., Ehling-Schulz, M., Stephan, R., Johler, S. (2025). Microbial risk analysis from a food industry perspective – insights from an international survey. Microbial Risk Analysis 29, 100340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2024.100340.

Mandinyenya, T., Wambui, J., Muchaamba, F., Stevens, M.J.A., Tasara, T. (2025). Nisin resistance is increased through GtcA mutation induced loss of cell wall teichoic acid N-acetylglucosamine modifications in Listeria monocytogenes. International Journal of Food Microbiology 428:110954. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2024.110954.

Rau, J., Etter, D., Frentzel, H., Lasch, P., Contzen, M. (2025). Reliable delineation of Bacillus cytotoxicus from other members of the Bacillus cereus group by MALDI-TOF MS – An extensive validation study. Food Control 167, 110825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2024.110825

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Barmettler, K., Boss, S., Biggel, M., Stephan, R. Occurrence of Salmonella and presumptive Bacillus cereus in sesame products from Swiss retail stores. Italian Journal of Food Safety, accepted. doi:10.4081/ijfs.2025.12691

Cianciolo Cosentino, C., Stevens, M.J.A., Eshwar, A.K., Muchaamba, F., Guldimann, C., Stephan, R., Lehner, A. Uncovering the pathogenic mechanisms of Cronobacter turicensis: a dual transcriptomics study using a zebrafish larvae model. Microbial Pathogenesis, accepted.

Findlay, J., Nordmann, P., Stephan, R., NARA network, Poirel, L. Detection of OXA-23-producing Proteus mirabilis in Switzerland. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, accepted. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-024-04972-y

Ivanova, M., Laage Kragh, M., Szarvas, J., Tosun, E.S., Holmud, N.F., Gmeiner, A., Amar, C., Guldimann, C., Huynh, T.N., Karpíšková, R., García, C.R., Gomez, D., Aboagye, E., Etter, A., Centorame, P., Torresi, M., De Angelis, M.E., Pomilio, F., Okholm, A.H., Xiao, Y., Kleta, S., Lueth, S., Pietzka, A., Kovacevic, J., Pagotto, F., Rychli, K., Zdovc, I., Papič, B., Heir, E., Langsrud, S., Møretrø, T., Brown, P., Kathariou, S., Stephan, R., Tasara, T., Dalgaard, P., Murigu Kamau Njage, P., Fagerlund, A., Aarestrup, F., Truelstrup Hansen, L., Leekitcharoenphon. P. Large-scale phenotypic and genomic analysis of Listeria monocytogenes reveals diversity in the sensitivity to quaternary ammonium compounds but not to peracetic acid. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, accepted.

Laisnez, V., Vusirikala, A., Salgaard Nielsen, C., Cantaert, V., Delbrassinne, L., Mattheus, W., Verhaegen, B., Delamare, H., Jourdan-Da Silva, N., Lachmann, R., Simon, S., Cormican, M., Garvey, P., McKeown, P., Stephan, R., Brown, D., Browning, L., Hoban, A., Larkin, L., S. Typhimurium Outbreak Investigation Group, Pardos de la Gandara, M., Jernberg, C., Takkinen, J., Balasegaram, S., Van Cauteren, D. Key role of whole genome sequencing in resolving an international outbreak of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium linked to chocolate products. BMC Infectious Disease, accepted.

Rasper-Hössinger, M., Scherrer, S., Stephan, R., F. Seehusen, R. Stereotypic immune response in Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis infection among different Swiss caprine genotypes. Veterinary Pathology, accepted.

Stevens, M.J.A., Barmettler, K., Kelbert, L., Stephan, R., Nüesch-Inderbinen, M. Genome based characterization of Yersinia enterocolitica from different food matrices in Switzerland in 2024. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, accepted.

Wang, Ch., Wambui, J., Fernandez Cantos, V.M., Jurt, S., Broos, J., Stephan, R., Kuipers, O.P. Heterologous expression and characterization of estercin A, a new Class II lanthipeptide derived from Clostridium estertheticum CF016, with potent antimicrobial activity against clinically relevant pathogens. Journal of Natural Products, accepted. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00814

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Cianciolo Cosentino, C., Stevens, M.J.A., Eshwar, A.K., Muchaamba, F., Guldimann, C., Stephan, R., Lehner, A. Uncovering the pathogenic mechanisms of Cronobacter turicensis: A dual transcriptomics study using a zebrafish larvae model. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4981617

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