2026
Original papers and review paper
Barmettler, K., Corti, S., Stephan, R. (2026). Assessment of the prevalence of presumptive Bacillus cereus, Vibrio spp., and ESBL-producing Enterobacterales in sushi products collected from Swiss retail stores. Journal of Food Safety and Food Quality 77(1): 48132. https://doi.org/10.31083/JFSFQ48132.
Biggel, M., Weber, M., Ebenstreit, C., Schiess, P., Schmidt, M., Dussy, F., Parrat, Y., Ledergerber, M., Wuerfel, E., Hollenstein, F., Cernela, N., Stephan, R., Nüesch-Inderbinen, M. (2026). Foodborne intoxication most likely linked to Bacillus cereus in a school canteen hot ready-to-eat meal. Journal of Food Protection 89, 100721 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2026.100721.
Muchaamba, F., Stevens, M.J.A., Stephan, R. (2026). Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Enables Rapid Strain Typing and Cluster Analysis of Listeria monocytogenes Under Diverse Growth Conditions. Frontiers in Microbiology 17:1735218. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1735218.
Paravicini, T., Stevens, M., Barmettler, K., Cernela, N., Stephan, R. (2026). Assessment of the microbiological quality of raw milk sold through vending machines on farm level in Switzerland. Pathogens 15(3), 322; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens15030322.
Salmani, F. Mohamadi, S., Tasara, T. Ansarifar, E., Sadighara, P., Zeinali, T. (2026). Antibiotic Resistance of Campylobacter Species Isolated From Foods, Animals and Humans in Iran Through One Health Approach: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Veterinary Medicine and Science 12:e70746. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.70746
Sauerborn, E., White, R.T., Kalteis, A.L., Gygax, D., Foster-Nyarko, E., Wantia, N., Gebhardt, F., Urban, L. (2026).Resolving plasmid-encoded carbapenem resistance dynamics and reservoirs in a hospital setting through nanopore sequencing. Microbial Genomics 12:001644. DOI 10.1099/mgen.0.001644
Tresch, S., Biggel, M., Stephan, R. (2026). A cross-sectional survey of foodborne pathogens in farm-sold frozen dessert in Switzerland. Journal of Food Protection 89 (4),100714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2026.100714.
Walter, J., Stevens, M.J.A., Franzmeier, S., Nothnagel, T., Dunemann, F., Guldimann, C., Sah, I. (2026). Transcriptome analysis suggests the cell wall as the primary target of the antilisterial effect of carrots. Microbiology Spectrum 14(1):e0209125. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02091-25.
Wambui, J., Tasara, T., Bigler, L., Stephan, R. (2026). Tandem solubility enhancing tags enable the heterologous expression and in vitro maturation of a class IIa bacteriocin, Clesteriocin A, identified in Clostridium spp. CM038. Frontiers in Microbiology 17:1762029. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2026.176202
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In press
Biggel, M., Oberhänsli, T., Kümmerlen, D., Walkenhorst, M., Stephan, R., Holinger, M. Diversity and abundance of antimicrobial resistance genes in manure from pig farms with varying antibiotic use: a long-read metagenomic sequencing approach. Porcine Health Management, accepted. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40813-026-00496-3
van Oosterhout, C., Speak, S.A., Birley, T., Hitchings, L.W.G., Bortoluzzi, C., Percival-Alwyn, L., Urban, L., Groombridge, J.J., Segelbacher, G., Morale, H.E. Genomic Erosion in the Assessment of Species' Extinction Risk and Recovery Potential. Journal of Heredity, esag011, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esag011
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Preprints
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.17.660208v2
http://https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.05.674394v1
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.09906
https://www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2025.09.25.678493v1
https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8608855/v1
https://www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2026.02.16.706128v1
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.11.711018v1
Genome announcements
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Thesis
Schmid, D.T. (2025). Occurrence and characteristics of Salmonella spp., L. monocytogenes, Y. enterocolitica, and Campylobacter spp.in raw meat-based diets for pets. (Dr. med. vet.)
Sontheimer, L. (2025). Klebsiella Mastitis bei Milchkühen: Prävalenz, Resistenzprofile, Virulenzfaktoren, Risikofaktoren und Therapieempfehlungen. (Dr. med. vet.)
Tschannen, P. (2025). Legionellen-Untersuchungen in Wasserproben der Schweizer Armee 2010-2025 (Dr. med. vet.)
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