Dr. Dominik Refardt

ZHAW Life Sciences und Facility Management
Institut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen
Grüentalstrasse 14
8820 Wädenswil

+41 (0) 58 934 53 65
dominik.refardt@zhaw.ch

Persönliches Profil

Leitungsfunktion

Stv. Abteilungsleitung Forschungsbereich Ökotechnologien und Energiesysteme
Leitung Forschungsgruppe Aquakultursysteme

Tätigkeit an der ZHAW

Dozent

www.zhaw.ch/de/lsfm/institute-zentren/iunr/ecological-engineering/aquakultursysteme/

Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte, Spezialkenntnisse

Heute: Mikroalgen, Cyanobakterien, Nährstoffrecyling, Nährstoffbilanzen, erneuerbare Ressourcen, Nachhaltigkeit, Abwasser, Aquakultur
Gestern: mikrobielle Evolution, mikrobielle Ökologie, Wirts-Parasiten-Systeme, Wasserflöhe, Bakteriophagen, Mikrosporidien

Aus- und Fortbildung

Führungsausbildung (2020, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften)
CAS Hochschuldidaktik (2017, Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich)
Doktorat in Biologie (2005, Université de Fribourg)
Diplomstudium Biologie (Diplom 2001, Universität Basel)

Beruflicher Werdegang

seit 2016 Dozent an der ZHAW Wädenswil
2012-2015 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der ZHAW Wädenswil
2008-2012 Postdoctoral Researcher an der ETH Zürich
2006-2008 Postdoctoral Researcher an der Auckland University und an der Massey University, Neuseeland

Mitglied in Netzwerken

Projekte

Publikationen

Beiträge in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift, peer-reviewed

Mariotto, Marina; Egloff, Sophia; Fritz, Ines; Refardt, Dominik,

2023.

Cultivation of the PHB-producing cyanobacterium Synechococcus leopoliensis in a pilot-scale open system using nitrogen from waste streams.

Algal Research.

70(103013).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2023.103013
Stadtlander, Timo; Tschudi, Fridolin; Seitz, Andreas; Sigrist, Mathias; Refardt, Dominik; Leiber, Florian,

2023.

Partial replacement of fishmeal with duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza) in feed for two carnivorous fish species, Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

Aquaculture Research.

2023(6680943).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6680943
Kupczok, Anne; Bailey, Zachary M.; Refardt, Dominik; Wendling, Carolin C.,

2022.

Co-transfer of functionally interdependent genes contributes to genome mosaicism in lambdoid phages.

Microbial Genomics.

8(11), S. 000915.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000915
Pulgarin, Adrian; Decker, Jérémie; Chen, Jiahua; Giannakis, Stefanos; Ludwig, Christian; Refardt, Dominik; Pick, Horst,

2022.

Effective removal of the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus from a Chlorella vulgaris microalgal culture by homogeneous solar photo-Fenton at neutral pH.

Water Research.

226(119301).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119301
Wendling, Carolin C.; Refardt, Dominik; Hall, Alex R.,

2021.

Fitness benefits to bacteria of carrying prophages and prophage‐encoded antibiotic‐resistance genes peak in different environments.

Evolution.

75(2), S. 515-528.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14153
Tschirren, Linda; Bachmann, David Andrea; Güler, Ali Cem; Blaser, Oliver; Rhyner, Nicola; Seitz, Andreas; Zbinden, Erich; Wahli, Thomas; Segner, Helmut; Refardt, Dominik,

2021.

MyFishCheck : a model to assess fish welfare in aquaculture.

Animals.

11(1), S. 145.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010145
Pulgarin, Adrian; Kapeller, Alexander Garcia; Tarik, Mohamed; Egloff, Sophia; Mariotto, Marina; Ludwig, Christian; Refardt, Dominik,

2021.

Cultivation of microalgae at high-density with pretreated liquid digestate as a nitrogen source : fate of nitrogen and improvements on growth limitations.

Journal of Cleaner Production.

324.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129238
Tejido-Nuñez, Yaiza; Aymerich, Enrique; Sancho, Luis; Refardt, Dominik,

2020.

Co-cultivation of microalgae in aquaculture water : interactions, growth and nutrient removal efficiency at laboratory- and pilot-scale.

Algal Research.

49(101940).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2020.101940
Pulgarin, Adrian; Giannakis, Stefanos; Pulgarin, César; Ludwig, Christian; Refardt, Dominik,

2020.

A novel proposition for a citrate-modified photo-Fenton process against bacterial contamination of microalgae cultures.

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

265(118615).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.118615
Tejido-Nuñez, Yaiza; Aymerich, Enrique; Sancho, Luis; Refardt, Dominik,

2019.

Treatment of aquaculture effluent with Chlorella vulgaris and Tetradesmus obliquus : the effect of pretreatment on microalgae growth and nutrient removal efficiency.

Ecological Engineering.

136, S. 1-9.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.05.021
Egloff, Sophia; Tschudi, Fridolin; Schmautz, Zala; Refardt, Dominik,

2018.

High-density cultivation of microalgae continuously fed with unfiltered water from a recirculating aquaculture system.

Algal Research.

34, S. 68-74.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2018.07.004
Pleška, Maroš; Lang, Moritz; Refardt, Dominik; Levin, Bruce R.; Guet, Călin C.,

2018.

Phage–host population dynamics promotes prophage acquisition in bacteria with innate immunity.

Nature Ecology & Evolution.

2(2), S. 359-366.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0424-z
Peng, Gaël; Vogel, Frédéric; Refardt, Dominik; Ludwig, Christian,

2017.

Catalytic supercritical water gasification : continuous methanization of Chlorella vulgaris.

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

56(21), S. 6256-6265.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00042
Damergi, Eya; Schwitzguébel, Jean-Paul; Refardt, Dominik; Sharma, Shivom; Holliger, Christof; Ludwig, Christian,

2017.

Extraction of carotenoids from Chlorella vulgaris using green solvents and syngas production from residual biomass.

Algal Research.

25, S. 488-495.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2017.05.003
Wendling, Carolin Charlotte; Piecyk, Agnes; Refardt, Dominik; Chibani, Cynthia Maria; Hertel, Robert; Liesegang, Heiko; Bunk, Boyke; Overmann, Jörg; Roth, Olivia,

2017.

Tripartite species interaction : eukarotic hosts suffer more from phage susceptible than from phage resistant bacteria.

BMC Evolutionary Biology.

17(1), S. 98.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-0930-2
Bagnoud-Velásquez, Mariluz; Refardt, Dominik; Vuille, François; Ludwig, Christian,

2015.

Opportunities for Switzerland to contribute to the production of algal biofuels : the hydrothermal pathway to bio-methane.

Chimia.

69(10), S. 614-621.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2015.614

Weitere Publikationen

Refardt, Dominik,

2022.

Lab life : when your PhD (almost) falls apart.

eLife.

11, S. e81548.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.81548
Montpart Planell, Nuria; Membrez, Yves; Refardt, Dominik,

2015.

Production de spiruline à la ferme : produire de la spiruline à la ferme grâce au digestat et à la chaleur excédentaire d’une installation de biogaz.

Biomasse und Holzenergie

.

Bern:

Bundesamt für Energie.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2655
Graber, Andreas; Leiblein, Thomas; Refardt, Dominik; Junge, Ranka,

2013.

Potential of algae turf scrubbers (ATS™) for elimination of phosphorus from swimming ponds [Paper].

In:

Borin, Maurizio; Malagoli, Mario; Salvato, Michela; Tanis, Benek, Hrsg.,

Wetland Systems Ecology, Functioning and Management.

8th Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) European Chapter International Conference, Padova, Italy, 1-4 September 2013.

Padova:

P.A.N..

S. 29-30.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1612

Publikationen vor Tätigkeit an der ZHAW

Vávra, J., M. Hylis, I. Fiala, D. Refardt, R. Larsson. 2016. Microsporidia in a woodland pool I. Lanatospora costata sp. n. (Opisthosporidia, Microsporidia), parasite of Megacyclops viridis (Crustacea, Copepoda): fine structure and molecular phylogeny. Acta Protozool 55:269-280. dx.doi.org/10.4467/16890027AP.16.023.6010

Armanious, A., M. Aeppli, J. Ronald, D. Refardt, T. Sigstam, T. Kohn & M. Sander. 2016. Viruses at solid-water interfaces: A systematic assessment of interactions driving adsorption. Env Sci Tech 50:732-743. dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b04644

Haag, K.L., T.Y. James, J.-F. Pombert, R. Larsson, T.M.M. Schaer, D. Refardt & D. Ebert. 2014. Evolution of a morphological novelty occurred before genome compaction in a lineage of extreme parasites. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 111:15480–15485. dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1410442111

Refardt, D. & R. Kümmerli. 2013. Defying bacteriophages: contrasting altruistic with individual-based resistance mechanisms in Escherichia coli. Communicative & Integrative Biology 6:e25159. dx.doi.org/10.4161/cib.25159

Refardt, D., T. Bergmiller & R. Kümmerli. 2013. Altruism can evolve when relatedness is low: Evidence from bacteria committing suicide upon phage infection. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280:20123035. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.3035. Recommended by F1000Prime

Refardt, D. 2012. Real-time quantitative PCR to discriminate and quantify lambdoid bacteriophages of Escherichia coli K-12. Bacteriophage 2:98-104. dx.doi.org/10.4161/bact.20092

Refardt, D. 2012. Combining forces to target bacteria (invited commentary). Evolutionary Applications 5:537-539. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-4571.2012.00255.x

Refardt, D. & D. Ebert. 2012. The impact of infection on host competition and its relationship to parasite persistence in a Daphnia microparasite system. Evolutionary Ecology 26:95-107. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10682-011-9487-5

Refardt, D. 2011. Within-host competition determines reproductive success of temperate bacteriophages. ISME Journal 5:1451-1460. dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2011.30

Haag, K.L., J.I.R. Larsson, D. Refardt & D. Ebert. 2011. Cytological and molecular description of Hamiltosporidium tvaerminnensis gen. et sp. nov., a microsporidian parasite of Daphnia magna, and establishment of Hamiltosporidium magnivora comb. nov. Parasitology 138:447-462. dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182010001393

Refardt, D. & P.B. Rainey. 2010. Tuning a genetic switch: Experimental evolution and natural variation of prophage induction. Evolution 64:1086-1097. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00882.x

Refardt, D., E. Decaestecker, P.T.J. Johnson & J. Vávra. 2008. Morphology, molecular phylogeny, and ecology of Binucleata daphniae n. g., n. sp (Fungi: Microsporidia), a parasite of Daphnia magna Straus, 1820 (Crustacea: Branchiopoda). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 55:393-408. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00341.x

Refardt, D. & D. Ebert. 2007. Inference of parasite local adaptation using two different fitness components. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20:921-929. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01307.x

Refardt, D. & L. Mouton. 2007. Reverse arrangement of rRNA subunits in the microsporidium Glugoides intestinalis. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 54:83-85. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00149.x

Refardt, D. & D. Ebert. 2006. Quantitative PCR to detect, discriminate and quantify intracellular parasites in their host: an example from three microsporidians in Daphnia. Parasitology 133:11-18. doi.org/10.1017/S0031182006000060

Zbinden, M., S. Lass, D. Refardt, J. Hottinger & D. Ebert. 2005. Octosporea bayeri: fumidil B inhibits vertical transmission in Daphnia magna. Experimental Parasitology 109:58-61

Mucklow, P.T., D.B. Vizoso, K.H. Jensen, D. Refardt & D. Ebert. 2004. Variation in phenoloxidase activity and its relation to parasite resistance within and between populations of Daphnia magna. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 271:1175-1183

Canning, E.U., D. Refardt, C.R. Vossbrinck, B. Okamura & A. Curry. 2004. Correction for genus Bryonosema (Microsporidia, Pseudonosematidae). European Journal of Protistology 40:69-69

Canning, E.U., D. Refardt, C.R. Vossbrinck, B. Okamura & A. Curry. 2002. New diplokaryotic microsporidia (Phylum Microsporidia) from freshwater bryozoans (Bryozoa, Phylactolaemata). European Journal of Protistology 38:247-265

Refardt, D., E.U. Canning, A. Mathis, S.A. Cheney, N.J. Lafranchi-Tristem & D. Ebert. 2002. Small subunit ribosomal DNA phylogeny of microsporidia that infect Daphnia (Crustacea: Cladocera). Parasitology 124:381-389. doi.org/10.1017/S0031182001001305

Canning, E.U., A. Curry, S.A. Cheney, N.J. Lafranchi-Tristem, D. Ebert, D. Refardt, M. Killick-Kendrick, R. Killick-Kendrick. 2001. Flabelliforma montana (Phylum Microsporidia) from Phlebotomus ariasi (Diptera, Psychodidae): Ultrastructural observations and phylogenetic relationships. European Journal of Protistology 37:207-221

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