Publikationen der Forschungsgruppe Umweltgenomik und Systembiologie

Orfei, Benedetta; Pothier, Joël F.; Scotti, Luca; Aceto, Antonio; Moretti, Chiaraluce; Buonaurio, Roberto; Smits, Theo H. M.,

2026.

Transcriptome analysis of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DAPP-PG 215 in response to silver nanoparticles exposure.

Frontiers in Microbiology.

16(1714857).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1714857

Mazzetti, Alana; D’Espindula, Helena R. S.; Kulek, Debora O.; Jones, Karen L.; Kraft, Letícia; Smits, Theo H. M.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Mira, Marcelo Távora; Pillonetto, Marcelo,

2026.

Construction of a SuperSpectrum for rapid identification of opportunistic human pathogens belonging to the genus Phytobacter using whole-cell MALDI-TOF MS.

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease.

(117275).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2026.117275

Feltin, Chloé; Piry, Sylvain; Moury, Benoit; Chateau, Lola; Berthier, Karine; Jacobs, Jonathan M.; Butchacas, Jules; Fenske, Linda; Ebeling-Koning, Lillian; Smits, Theo H. M.; Morris, Cindy E.; Torres-Barceló, Clara,

2025.

Ecological ubiquity and phylogeny drive nestedness in phages–bacteria networks and shape the bacterial defensome.

PLOS Pathogens.

21(12), S. e1013428.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013428

Berdygulova, Zhanna A.; Naizabayeva, Dinara A.; Dosmagambet, Zhaniya M.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H. M.; Maltseva, Elina R.,

2025.

A distinct Erwinia amylovora lineage in Kazakhstan associated with a pEA29 transposase mutation.

Journal of Plant Pathology.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-025-02099-3

Blank-Pachlatko, Jonathan; Rhyner, Nicola; Smits, Theo H.M.; Kulli Honauer, Beatrice; Edelkraut, Kirsten,

2025.

Beyond plants : how soil alterations shape restoration success in alpine grasslands.

Tuexenia.

45, S. 405-427.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.14471/2025.45.012

Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H. M.,

2025.

"Citrobacter bitternis" Ko et al., 2015 and "Kluyvera intestini" Tetz and Tetz, 2016 are heterotypic synonyms of Phytobacter diazotrophicus Zhang et al., 2017.

bioRxiv.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.11.669625

Jordan, Sara; Pothier, Joël F.; de Maayer, Pieter; Broders, Kirk; Kvitko, Brian H.; Coutinho, Teresa A.; Smits, Theo,

2025.

Design of genus-specific semi-nested primers for simple and accurate identification of Enterobacter strains.

BMC Microbiology.

25(1), S. 456.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-025-04175-1

Zhao, Xingchen; Overbeek, Leo Van; Burgess, Catherine M.; Holden, Nicola; Brennan, Fiona; Johannessen, Gro S.; Allende, Ana; Höfte, Monica; Cottyn, Bart; Pothier, Joël F.; Schikora, Adam; Uyttendaele, Mieke,

2025.

Human pathogenic microorganisms in fresh produce production : lessons learned when plant science meets food safety.

Journal of Food Protection.

88(7), S. 100551.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2025.100551

De Maayer, Pieter; Green, Teigra; Jordan, Sara; Smits, Theo H. M.; Coutinho, Teresa A.,

2025.

Pan-genome analysis of the Enterobacter hormaechei complex highlights its genomic flexibility and pertinence as a multidrug resistant pathogen.

BMC Genomics.

26(1), S. 406.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11590-1

Dia, Nay C.; Cottyn, Bart; Aspin, Andrew; Studer, Bruno; Smits, Theo H.M.; Pothier, Joël F.,

2025.

Bacterial leaf spot of Hydrangea : on a “new old” disease and the importance of diagnostic specificity to reduce cross-reactivity and improve surveillance.

PhytoFrontiers.

5(2), S. 138-143.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-10-24-0119-FI

Rezzonico, Fabio; Bobushova, Saykal; Gaganidze, Dali; Konurbaeva, Mahabat; Mukhanov, Sergey; Jordan, Sara; Sadunishvili, Tinatin; Drenova, Nataliya; Smits, Theo; Doolotkeldieva, Tinatin,

2024.

Epidemiological description of fire blight introduction patterns to Central Asia and the Caucasus region based on CRISPR spacer typing and genome analysis.

Phytopathology Research.

6(66).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s42483-024-00283-4

Mendes, Rafael J.; Regalado, Laura; Rezzonico, Fabio; Tavares, Fernando; Conceição, Santos,

2024.

Deciphering fire blight : from Erwinia amylovora ecology to genomics and sustainable control.

Horticulturae.

10(11), S. 1178.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10111178

Garcia, Eva; Soares, Fabiana; Rodrigues, Cristiana Oliveira; Trovão, João; Pothier, Joël F.; Camelo, Alexandra; Espírito Santo, Christophe; Dragnev, Dian; Petrova, Eli; Costa, Joana; Bobev, Svetoslav,

2024.

Expansion of the host range of Xanthomonas euroxanthea : first occurence in sunflower in Bulgaria.

Plant Disease.

109(4), S. 810-815.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-24-1691-SC

Michel, Isabelle R.; Kulek, Débora; Arend, Lavinia N.V.S.; Pillonetto, Marcelo; Smits, Theo H.M.; Rezzonico, Fabio,

2024.

Development of two quantitative PCR assays for the detection of emerging opportunistic human pathogens belonging to the genus Phytobacter in routine diagnostics.

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease.

110(4), S. 116556.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116556

Coutinho, Teresa A; de Maayer, Pieter; Jordan, Sara; Smits, Theo; et al.,

2024.

Enterobacter.

In:

Whitman, William B., Hrsg.,

Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB), Online.

Hoboken, NJ:

Wiley.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01145.pub2

Zeng, Quan; Emeriewen, Ofere Francis; Rezzonico, Fabio; Sundin, George W.; Peil, Andreas,

2024.

Burning questions for fire blight research : II. Critical next steps in disease management and in host resistance breeding of apple and pear.

Journal of Plant Pathology.

106(3), S. 811-822.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-024-01678-0

Dimaria, Giulio; Mosca, Alexandros; Russo, Marcella; Cubero, Jaime; Pothier, Joël F.; Koebnik, Ralf; Catara, Vittoria,

2024.

Draft genome sequence of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni PVCT 262.1 isolated from Prunus dulcis in Italy.

Microbiology Resource Announcements.

13(7), S. e0027324.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00273-24

Sadunishvili, Tinatin; Gaganidze, Dali; Amashukeli, Nanuli; Aznarashvili, Mariam; Kharadze, Shorena; Sturua, Neli; Rezzonico, Fabio,

2024.

Genetic diversity of Erwinia amylovora isolates from fire blight diseased trees in Central and Eastern Georgia.

Journal of Plant Pathology.

106(3), S. 979-985.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-024-01649-5

Pothier, Joël F.,

2024.

Viren-Diagnostik für den Gemüsesektor : frühzeitige Viruserkennung dank der Kombination molekularer Methoden.

IUNR Magazin.

2024(01), S. 22-23.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30617

Kaufmann, Moritz; Li, Leilei; Van Poucke, Christof; Rhyner, Nicola; De Tender, Caroline; Uyttendaele, Mieke; Heyndrickx, Marc; Zipfel, Cyril; Pothier, Joël F.; Bart, Cottyn,

2024.

Soil type and associated microbiomes influences chitin’s growth-promotion effect in lettuce.

Phytobiomes Journal.

8(3), S. 248-261.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-12-23-0132-R