Dr. Fabio Rezzonico

Arbeit an der ZHAW

Tätigkeit an der ZHAW

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter - Forschungsgruppe Umweltgenomik und Systembiologie

www.zhaw.ch/iunr/umweltgenomik

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Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte, Spezialkenntnisse

Molekulare Biologie, Phylogenetik, Mikrobiologie, Mikrobielle Ökologie, Transcriptomik, Proteomik, Genomik

Beruflicher Werdegang

2007-2013: Scientific collaborator/PostDoc, Bacteriology Group, Agroscope, Wädenswil, Switzerland. Participation to several projects related to fire blight, Dr. B.Duffy:
- Diversity and biosafety of fire blight biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans.
- Investigation of DNA-mediated resistance in streptomycin formulations
- Sequencing of several Erwinia and Pantoea genomes
- Application of MALDI-TOF MS for the identification of environmental organisms.
- Diversity, evolution and source-tracking of fire blight agent Erwinia amylovora.
- Organization of the 13th International Fire Blight Workshop, ETH Zürich.

2005-2007: Post-doctoral researcher, SafeCrop Centre, Istituto Agrario San Michele all’Adige, Italy. Role of quorum sensing in the pathogenicity of fire blight agent Erwinia amylovora, Dr. C.Gessler.

2005-2006: Research associate, Project HiDRAS (High-quality Disease Resistant Apples for a Sustainable Agriculture).Identification of genetic markers associated with fruit quality and disease resistance in apple, Dr. A.Patocchi.

2004-2005: Research assistant, Institute for Plant Sciences, Phytopathlogy Group. ETH Zürich, Switzerland. Role of secondary metabolites in plant protection by biocontrol agent Pseudomonas fluorescens, Prof. G.Défago.

1999-2000: Research assistant, Institute for Plant Sciences, Phytopathlogy Group, ETH Zürich, Switzerland. Development of a PCR-based method for detection and quantification of Pseudomonas fluorescens in soil, Prof. G.Défago.

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2019: CAS Hochschuldidaktik, Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich PHZH

2000-2004: Ph.D.in Biological Sciences, ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
Dissertation: “Analysis of stress response and type III secretion system mediated biocontrol in fluorescent pseudomonads protecting plants from soil-borne diseases.”
Institute for Plant Sciences, Phytopathlogy group, Prof. G.Défago.

1992-1998: M. Sc. in Biological Sciences, ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
Certificate in molecular biology, microbiology, biotechnology and cell biology.
Master thesis: “Genetic expression in mitogen-activated T lymphocytes under simulated microgravity.”
Space biology group, Dr. A.Cogoli.

Mitglied in Netzwerken

• Swiss Society for Microbiology SGM-SSM
• Società Ticinese di Scienze Naturali (STSN)
• Vice-coordinator of EUPHRESCO-2/PHYTFIRE project
• Organizer of the 13th ISHS International Fire Blight Workshop

Projekte

• MALDI-TOF MS for microorganism identification: from pattern recognition towards marker based approaches / Teammitglied / Projekt laufend
• Fire Blight App for Central Asia / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Antibiotic resistances in Enterobacteria / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Evaluation of benefits and risk of assisted migration in Fagus species / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Induktion der Wirkstoffbildung bei Actinomyceten / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Schutz von Apfelwälderökosystemen in Zentralasien vor dem bakteriellen Pathogen Erwinia amylovora (Feuerbrand) / Co-ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
• MinION2FixID: fast and reliable legume root nodule bacteria identification using nanopore sequencing technology / Co-ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Development of a fast and exact method for R. solanacearum detection in Swiss surface water samples / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Characterization of nitrogen dynamics in an aquaponic system / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Vergleichende Genomik zur Abklärung der Insektenpathogenizität in Pflanzenassoziierte Pseudomonaden / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Sepsis-Associated Microorganisms in Brazilian Ambulatories (SAMBA) / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Systemic disease response of Solanum lycopersicon / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Genomik und Transkriptomik von Erwinia und Pantoea / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen

Publikationen

• Kurz, Mirjam; Sultangaziev, Ormon; Szalatnay, David; Sodonbekov, Ishenbai; Naizabayeva, Dinara A.; Milikbekova, Muqaddas; Akbarsho, Solimshoh; Bobushova, Saykal; Doolotkeldieva, Tinatin; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H. M.,

  2023.

  An app for apples : citizen-led mapping of fire blight in Central Asia.

  Journal of Plant Pathology.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-023-01406-0

• Arend, Lavinia N.V.S.; Bergamo, Ricardo; Rocha, Fabiano B.; Bail, Larissa; Ito, Carmen; Baura, Valter A.; Balsanelli, Eduardo; Pothier, Joël F.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Pilonetto, Marcelo; Smits, Theo H.M.; Tuon, Felipe Francisco,

  2023.

  Dissemination of NDM-producing bacteria in Southern Brazil.

  Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease.

  106(2), S. 115930.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2023.115930

• Kurz, Mirjam; Kölz, Adrian; Gorges, Jonas; Carmona, Beatriz Pablo; Brang, Peter; Vitasse, Yann; Kohler, Martin; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H. M.; Bauhus, Jürgen; Rudow, Andreas; Hansen, Ole Kim; Vatanparast, Mohammad; Sevik, Hakan; Zhelev, Petar; Gömöry, Dusan; Paule, Ladislav; Sperisen, Christoph; Csilléry, Katalin,

  2023.

  Tracing the origin of Oriental beech stands across Western Europe and reporting hybridization with European beech : implications for assisted gene flow.

  Forest Ecology and Management.

  531(120801).

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120801

• Maltseva, Elina R.; Zharmukhamedova, Galiya A.; Jumanova, Zhulduzay K.; Naizabayeva, Dinara A.; Berdygulova, Zhanna A.; Dmitriyeva, Karina A.; Tezekbayeva, Botakoz; Khassein, Altyn; Skiba, Yuriy A.; Malakhova, Natalya P.; Ismagulova, Gulnara A.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H. M.,

  2023.

  Fire blight cases in Almaty Region of Kazakhstan in the proximity of wild apple distribution area.

  Journal of Plant Pathology.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-023-01416-y

• Sulja, Arburon; Pothier, Joël F.; Blom, Jochen; Moretti, Chiaraluce; Buonaurio, Roberto; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H. M.,

  2022.

  Comparative genomics to examine the endophytic potential of Pantoea agglomerans DAPP-PG 734.

  BMC Genomics.

  23(742).

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08966-y

• Smits, Theo H. M.; Arend, Lavinia N. V. S.; Cardew, Sofia; Tång-Hallbäck, Erika; Mira, Marcelo T.; Moore, Edward R. B.; Sampaio, Jorge L. M.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Pillonetto, Marcelo,

  2022.

  Resolving taxonomic confusion : establishing the genus Phytobacter on the list of clinically relevant Enterobacteriaceae.

  European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.

  41(4), S. 547-558.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-022-04413-8

• Niu, Qiuhong; Liu, Suyao; Yin, Mingshen; Lei, Shengwei; Rezzonico, Fabio; Zhang, Lin,

  2022.

  Phytobacter diazotrophicus from intestine of Caenorhabditis elegans confers colonization-resistance against Bacillus nematocida using flagellin (FliC) as an inhibition factor.

  Pathogens.

  11(1), S. 82.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11010082

• Maltseva, Elina R.; Zharmukhamedova, Galiya A.; Jumanova, Zhulduzay K.; Naizabayeva, Dinara A.; Berdygulova, Zhanna A.; Dmitriyeva, Karina A.; Soltanbekov, Sagi S.; Argynbayeva, Assel M.; Skiba, Yuriy A.; Malakhova, Natalya P.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H.M.,

  2022.

  Assessment of fire blight introduction in the wild apple forests of Kazakhstan.

  Biodiversity.

  23(3-4), S. 123-128.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2022.2141880

• Kurz, Mirjam; Carnal, Simon; Dafny-Yelin, Mery; Mairesse, Orly; Gottsberger, Richard A.; Ivanović, Milan; Grahovac, Mila; Lagonenko, Alexander L.; Drenova, Nataliya; Zharmukhamedova, Galiya; Doolotkeldieva, Tinatin; Smits, Theo H.M.; Rezzonico, Fabio,

  2021.

  Tracking the dissemination of Erwinia amylovora in the Eurasian continent using a PCR targeted on the duplication of a single CRISPR spacer.

  Phytopathology Research.

  3(18).

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s42483-021-00096-9

• Moretti, Chiaraluce; Rezzonico, Fabio; Orfei, Benedetta; Cortese, Chiara; Moreno‐Pérez, Alba; van den Burg, Harrold A.; Onofri, Andrea; Firrao, Giuseppe; Ramos, Cayo; Smits, Theo H.M.; Buonaurio, Roberto,

  2021.

  Synergistic interaction between the type III secretion system of the endophytic bacterium Pantoea agglomerans DAPP‐PG 734 and the virulence of the causal agent of olive knot Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi DAPP‐PG 722.

  Molecular Plant Pathology.

  22(10), S. 1209-1225.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13105

• Mainetti, Tamara; Palmisano, Marilena; Rezzonico, Fabio; Stres, Blaž; Kern, Susanne; Smits, Theo H. M.,

  2021.

  Broad diversity of bacteria degrading 17ß-estradiol-3-sulfate isolated from river sediment and biofilm at a wastewater treatment plant discharge.

  Archives of Microbiology.

  203(7), S. 4209-4219.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-021-02409-0

• Doolotkeldieva, Tinatin; Bobushova, Saikal; Carnal, Simon; Rezzonico, Fabio,

  2021.

  Genetic characterization of Erwinia amylovora isolates detected in the wild walnut‑fruit forest of South Kyrgyzstan.

  Journal of Plant Pathology.

  103(Suppl 1), S. 109-120.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-021-00752-1

• Schmautz, Zala; Espinal, Carlos A.; Bohny, Andrea M.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Junge, Ranka; Frossard, Emmanuel; Smits, Theo H. M.,

  2021.

  Environmental parameters and microbial community profiles as indication towards microbial activities and diversity in aquaponic system compartments.

  BMC Microbiology.

  21(12).

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-02075-0

• Pothier, Joël F.; Kałużna, Monika; Prokić, Andjelka; Obradovic, Aleksa; Rezzonico, Fabio,

  2021.

  Complete genome and plasmid sequence data of three Xanthomonas arboricola pv. corylina strains, the bacterium responsible for bacterial blight of hazelnut.

  Phytopathology.

  112(4), S. 956-960.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-08-21-0356-A

• Doering, Michael; Freimann, Remo; Antenen, Nadine; Roschi, Alexia; Robinson, Christopher T.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo; Tonolla, Diego,

  2021.

  Microbial communities in floodplain ecosystems in relation to altered flow regimes and experimental flooding.

  Science of the Total Environment.

  788(147497).

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147497

• Fahrentrapp, Johannes; Rezzonico, Fabio,

  2021.

  Upregulation of gray mold-induced plant genes in uninfected rachis tissue.

  International Journal of Pest Management.

  69(4), S. 359-365.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1080/09670874.2021.1936278

• Gaganidze, Dali; Sadunishvili, Tinatin; Aznarashvili, Mariam; Abashidze, Ekaterine; Gurielidze, Manana; Carnal, Simon; Rezzonico, Fabio; Zubadalashvili, Manana,

  2020.

  Fire blight distribution in Georgia and characterization of selected Erwinia amylovora isolates.

  Journal of Plant Pathology.

  103(Suppl 1), S. 121-129.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-020-00700-5

• Dia, Nay C.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H. M.; Pothier, Joël F.,

  2020.

  Complete or high-quality draft genome sequences of six Xanthomonas hortorum strains sequenced with short- and long-read technologies.

  Microbiology Resource Announcements.

  9(41), S. e00828-20.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00828-20

• Escursell, Mireia Marcé; Roschi, Alexia; Smits, Theo; Rezzonico, Fabio,

  2020.

  Characterization and direct molecular discrimination of rpsL mutations leading to high streptomycin resistance in Erwinia amylovora.

  Journal of Plant Pathology.

  103(Suppl 1), S. 99-108.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-020-00600-8

• Madhaiyan, Munusamy; Saravanan, Venkatakrishnan Sivaraj; Blom, Jochen; Smits, Theo; Rezzonico, Fabio; Kim, Soo-Jin; Weon, Hang-Yeon; Kwon, Soon-Wo; Whitman, William B.; Ji, Lianghui,

  2020.

  Phytobacter palmae sp. nov., a novel endophytic, N2 fixing, plant growth promoting Gammaproteobacterium isolated from oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.).

  International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.

  70(2), S. 841-848.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003834

• Arn, Fabienne; Frasson, David; Kroslakova, Ivana; Rezzonico, Fabio; Pothier, Joël; Riedl, Rainer; Sievers, Martin,

  2020.

  Isolation and identification of actinomycetes strains from Switzerland and their biotechnological potential.

  Chimia.

  74(5), S. 382-390.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2020.382

• Rutz, Dominik; Frasson, David; Sievers, Martin; Blom, Jochen; Rezzonico, Fabio; Pothier, Joël F.; Smits, Theo H.M.,

  2019.

  Comparative genomic analysis of the biotechnological potential of the novel species Pseudomonas wadenswilerensis CCOS 864T and Pseudomonas reidholzensis CCOS 865T.

  Diversity.

  2019(11), S. 204.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/d11110204

• Rutz, Dominik; Frasson, David; Sievers, Martin; Blom, Jochen; Rezzonico, Fabio; Pothier, Joël F.; Smits, Theo H. M.,

  2019.

  High-quality draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas reidholzensis strain CCOS 865T.

  Microbiology Resource Announcements.

  8(3).

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01502-18

• Smits, Theo H.M.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Frasson, David; Vesga, Pilar; Vacheron, Jordan; Blom, Jochen; Pothier, Joël F.; Keel, Christoph; Maurhofer, Monika; Sievers, Martin,

  2019.

  Updated genome sequence and annotation for the full genome of Pseudomonas protegens CHA0.

  Microbiology Resource Announcements.

  8(39).

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01002-19

• Rutz, Dominik; Frasson, David; Sievers, Martin; Blom, Jochen; Rezzonico, Fabio; Pothier, Joël; Smits, Theo,

  2018.

  High-quality draft genome sequence of pseudomonas wadenswilerensis CCOS 864T.

  Microbiology Resource Announcements.

  7(16).

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01059-18

• Pillonetto, Marcelo; Arend, Lavinia; Gomes, Suzie M. T.; Oliveira, Marluce A. A.; Timm, Loeci N.; Martins, Andreza F.; Barth, Afonso L.; Mazzetti, Alana; Hersemann, Lena; Smits, Theo H. M.; Mira, Marcelo T.; Rezzonico, Fabio,

  2018.

  Molecular investigation of isolates from a multistate polymicrobial outbreak associated with contaminated total parenteral nutrition in Brazil.

  BMC Infectious Diseases.

  18(397), S. 1-11.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3287-2

• Naas, Hiba; Sebaihia, Mohammed; Orfei, Benedetta; Rezzonico, Fabio; Buonaurio, Roberto; Moretti, Chiaraluce,

  2018.

  Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense and Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum as causal agents of potato soft rot in Algeria.

  European Journal of Plant Pathology.

  151(4), S. 1027-1034.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-018-1438-3

• Pillonetto, Marcelo; Arend, Lavinia N.; Faoro, Helisson; D'Espindula, Helena R. S.; Blom, Jochen; Smits, Theo H. M.; Mira, Marcelo T.; Rezzonico, Fabio,

  2018.

  Emended description of the genus phytobacter, its type species phytobacter diazotrophicus (Zhang 2008) and description of phytobacter ursingii sp. nov.

  International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.

  68, S. 176-184.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002477

• Gétaz, Michael; Krijger, Marjon; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo; van der Wolf, Jan M.; Pothier, Joël F.,

  2018.

  Genome-based population structure analysis of the strawberry plant pathogen Xanthomonas fragariae reveals two distinct groups that evolved independently before its species description.

  Microbial Genomics.

  4(7).

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000189

• Smits, Theo; Duffy, Brion; Sundin, George; Zhao, Youfu; Rezzonico, Fabio,

  2017.

  Erwinia amylovora in the genomics era : from genomes to pathogen virulence, regulation, and disease control strategies.

  Journal of Plant Pathology.

  99(Special issue), S. 7-23.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.4454/jpp.v99i0.3917

• Rezzonico, Fabio; Duffy, Brion; Smits, Theo H.M.; Pothier, Joël F.,

  2017.

  Erwinia species identification using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry.

  Journal of Plant Pathology.

  99(Special issue), S. 121-129.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.4454/jpp.v99i0.3916

• Kamber, Tim; Pothier, Joël; Pelludat, Cosima; Rezzonico, Fabio; Duffy, Brion; Smits, Theo,

  2017.

  Role of the type VI secretion systems during disease interactions of Erwinia amylovora with its plant host.

  BMC Genomics.

  16(628), S. 1-12.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-4010-1

• Eichmann, Julia; Rezzonico, Fabio; Fahrentrapp, Johannes,

  2017.

  Gene expression analyses of selected genes of Vitis vinifera during early infection stages of Plasmopara viticola and Botrytis cinerea.

  Acta Horticulturae.

  1188(36), S. 279-284.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1188.36

• Rezzonico, Fabio; Rupp, Oliver; Fahrentrapp, Johannes,

  2017.

  Pathogen recognition in compatible plant-microbe interactions.

  Scientific Reports.

  7(6383).

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04792-5

• Fahrentrapp, Johannes; Duffy, Brion; Nicot, Philippe; Rezzonico, Fabio,

  2017.

  Spatio-temporal transcriptional effects of compatible pathogen attack in tomato.

  Acta Horticulturae.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1207.11

• Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo; Born, Yannick; Blom, Jochen; Frey, Jürg E.; Goesmann, Alexander; Cleenwerck, Ilse; de Vos, Paul; Bonaterra, Anna; Duffy, Brion; Montesinos, Emilio,

  2016.

  Erwinia gerundensis sp. nov. : a cosmopolitan epiphyte originally isolated from pome fruit trees.

  International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.

  66, S. 1583-1592.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.000920

• Konavko, Dmitrijs; Malchev, Svetoslav; Pothier, Joël F.; Jundzis, Māris; Moročko-Bičevska, Inga; Rezzonico, Fabio,

  2016.

  Diversity and host range of Pseudomonas in fruit tree species in Latvia.

  Acta Horticulturae.

  1149, S. 25-30.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1149.5

• Smits, Theo H.M.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Blom, Jochen; Goesmann, Alexander; Abelli, Azzurra; Kron Morelli, Roberto; Vanneste, Joël L.; Duffy, Brion,

  2015.

  Draft genome sequence of the commercial biocontrol strain Pantoea agglomerans P10c.

  Genome Announcements.

  3(6).

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01448-15

• Bühlmann, Andreas; Dreo, Tanja; Rezzonico, Fabio; Pothier, Joël F.; Smits, Theo H. M.; Ravnikar, Maja; Frey, Jürg E.; Duffy, Brion,

  2014.

  Phylogeography and population structure of the biologically invasive phytopathogen Erwinia amylovora inferred using minisatellites.

  Environmental Microbiology.

  16(7), S. 2112-2125.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12289

• Djaimurzina, A.; Umiralieva, Z.; Zharmukhamedova, G.; Born, Yannick; Bühlmann, A.; Rezzonico, Fabio,

  2014.

  Detection of the causative agent of fire blight – Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al. – in the southeast of Kazakhstan.

  Acta Horticulturae.

  1056, S. 129-132.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2014.1056.18

• Rezzonico, Fabio,

  2014.

  Nanopore-based instruments as biosensors for future planetary missions.

  Astrobiology.

  14(4), S. 344-351.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2013.1120

• Bonaterra, Anna; Badosa, Esther; Rezzonico, Fabio; Duffy, Brion; Montesinos, Emilio,

  2014.

  Phenotypic comparison of clinical and plant-beneficial strains of Pantoea agglomerans.

  International Microbiology.

  17(2), S. 81-90.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.2436/20.1501.01.210

• Almario, Juliana; Gobbin, Davide; Défago, Geneviève; Moënne-Loccoz, Yvan; Rezzonico, Fabio,

  2014.

  Prevalence of type III secretion system in effective biocontrol pseudomonads.

  Research in Microbiology.

  165(4), S. 300-304.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2014.03.008

• Smits, Theo H. M.; Guerrero-Prieto, Víctor M.; Hernández-Escarcega, Germán; Blom, Jochen; Goesmann, Alexander; Rezzonico, Fabio; Duffy, Brion; Stockwell, Virginia O.,

  2014.

  Whole-genome sequencing of Erwinia amylovora strains from México detects SNPs in rpsL conferring streptomycin resistance and in the avrRpt2 effector altering host interactions.

  Genome Announcements.

  2(1).

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01229-13

• Smits, Theo H. M.; Rezzonico, Fabio; López, Maria M.; Blom, Jochen; Goesmann, Alexander; Frey, Jürg E.; Duffy, Brion,

  2013.

  Phylogenetic position and virulence apparatus of the pear flower necrosis pathogen Erwinia piriflorinigrans CFBP 5888T as assessed by comparative genomics.

  Systematic and Applied Microbiology.

  36(7), S. 449-456.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2013.04.003

• Bühlmann, Andreas; Pothier, F.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H. M.; Andreou, Michael; Boonham, Neil; Duffy, Brion; Frey, Jürg E.,

  2013.

  Erwinia amylovora loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid pathogen detection and on-site diagnosis of fire blight.

  Journal of Microbiological Methods.

  92(3), S. 332-339.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2012.12.017

• Smits, Theo H.M.; Guerrero-Prieto, V. M.; Hernandez-Escarcega, G.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Blom, J.; Goesmann, A.; Duffy, Brion; Stockwell, V. O.,

  2014.

  Comparative genomics of Erwinia amylovora isolates from Mexico [Paper].

  In:

  XIII International Workshop on Fire Blight, Zurich, Switzerland, 2-5 July 2013.

  International Society for Horticultural Science.

  S. 173-177.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2014.1056.27

• Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H.M.; Holliger, Eduard, Hrsg.,

  2014.

  Proceedings of the 13th international workshop on fire blight.

  13th International Workshop on Fire Blight, Zürich, 2-5 July 2013.

  Leuven:

  International Society for Horticultural Sciences.

  .

  ISBN 9789462610460.

• Kurz, Mirjam; Kölz, Adrian; Gorges, Jonas; Pablo Carmona, Beatriz; Brang, Peter; Vitasse, Yann; Kohler, Martin; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H.M.; Bauhus, Jürgen; Rudow, Andreas; Hansen, Ole Kim; Vatanparast, Mohammad; Sevik, Hakan; Zhelev, Petar; Gömöry, Dušan; Paule, Ladislav; Sperisen, Christoph; Csilléry, Katalin,

  2023.

  Corrigendum to “Tracing the origin of Oriental beech stands across Western Europe and reporting hybridization with European beech – Implications for assisted gene flow” [For. Ecol. Manage. 531 (2023) 120801].

  Forest Ecology and Management.

  537(120942).

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120942

• Rezzonico, Fabio; Duffy, Brion,

  2013.

  Thirteenth international workshop on fire blight.

  Chronica Horticulturae.

  53(4), S. 40-41.

• Fahrentrapp, Johannes; Rezzonico, Fabio,

  2018.

  Disease-specific genes expressed in compatible plant-pathogen interactions : examples from tomato leaves.

  In:

  Plant and Animal Genomes Conference PAG XXVI, San Diego, USA, 12-17 January 2018.

• Rupp, Oliver; Nicot, Philippe; Fahrentrapp, Johannes; Rezzonico, Fabio; Duffy, Brion,

  2016.

  Do susceptible plants recognize their enemy?.

  In:

  COST Action FA1306: the Quest for Tolerant Varieties - Phenotyping at Plant and Cellular Level, Versailles, France, 1-2 February 2016.

Publikationen vor Tätigkeit an der ZHAW

*** In peer-reviewed journals ***

Bink M.C.A.M., Jansen J., Madduri M., Voorrips R.E., Durel C.-E., Kouassi A.B., Laurens F., Mathis F., Gessler C., Gobbin D., Rezzonico F., Patocchi A., Kellerhals M., Boudichevskaia A., Dunemann F., Peil A., Nowicka A., Lata B., Stankiewicz-Kosyl M., Jeziorek K.,Pitera E., Soska A., Tomala K., Evans K.M., Fernández-Fernández F., Guerra W., Korbin M., Keller S., Lewandowski M., Plocharski W., Rutkowski K., Zurawicz E., Costa F., Sansavini S., Tartarini S., Komjanc M., Mott D., Antofie A., Lateur M., Rondia A.,Gianfranceschi L., van de Weg W.E. (2014) Bayesian QTL analyses using pedigreed families of an outcrossing species, with application to fruit firmness in apple. Theor Appl Genet, DOI 10.1007/s00122-014-2281-3.

Braun-Kiewnick A., Lehmann A., Rezzonico F., Wend C., Smits T.H.M. & Duffy B. (2012) Development of species-, strain-and antibiotic biosynthesis-specific quantitative PCR assays for Pantoea agglomerans as tools for biocontrol monitoring. J Microbiol Meth, 90:315-320.

Rezzonico F., Smits T.H.M. & Duffy B. (2012) Detection of AI-2 receptors in genomes of Enterobacteriaceae suggests a role of type-2 quorum sensing in closed ecosystems. Sensors, 12:6645-6665.

Rezzonico F., Braun-Kiewnick A., Powney R., Rodoni B., Goesmann A., Duffy B. & Smits T.H.M. (2012) Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis genes as a distinguishing factor for Rubus isolates of Erwinia amylovora. Mol Plant Pathol, 13:975-984.

Rezzonico F., Smits T.H.M. & Duffy B. (2012) Misidentification slanders Pantoea agglomerans as a serial killer. J Hosp Inf, 81:137-139.

De Maayer P., Chan W.Y., Rezzonico F., Bühlmann A., Venter S.N., Blom J., Goesmann A., Frey J.E., Smits T.H.M., Duffy B. & Coutinho T.A. (2012) Complete genome sequence of clinical isolate Pantoea ananatis LMG 5342. J Bacteriol, 194:1615-1616.

Kamber T., Smits T.H.M., Rezzonico F. & Duffy B. (2012) Genomics and current genetic understanding of Erwinia amylovora and the fire blight antagonist Pantoea vagans. Trees, 26:227-238.

Rezzonico F., Stockwell V.O., Tonolla M., Duffy B. & Smits T.H.M. (2011) Pantoea clinical isolates cannot be accurately assigned to species based on metabolic profiling. Transpl Inf Dis, 14:220-221.

Smits T.H.M., Rezzonico F., Kamber T., Blom J., Goesmann A., Ishimaru C.A., Frey J.E., Stockwell V.O. & Duffy B. (2011) Metabolic versatility and antibacterial metabolite biosynthesis are distinguishing genomic features of the fire blight antagonist Pantoea vagans C9-1. PLoS ONE, 6:e22247.

Rezzonico F., Smits T.H.M. & Duffy B. (2011) Diversity and functionality of CRISPR regions in fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora. Appl Environ Microbiol, 77:3819-3829.

Evans K.M., Patocchi A., Rezzonico F., Mathis F., Durel C.E., Fernández-Fernández F., Boudichevskaia A., Dunemann F., Stankiewicz-Kosyl M., Gianfranceschi L., Komjanc M., Lateur M., Madduri M., Noordijk Y. & van de Weg W.E. (2010) Genotyping of pedigreed apple breeding material with a genome covering set of SSRs: Trueness to type of cultivars and their parentages. Mol Breeding, 28:535-547.

Rezzonico F., Vögel G., Duffy B. & Tonolla M. (2010) Rapid identification of Pantoea agglomerans and discrimination of misidentified Enterobacter spp. using Intact Cell MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry. Appl Environ Microbiol, 76:4497-4509.

Smits T.H.M., Jaenicke S., Rezzonico F., Kamber T., Goesmann A., Frey J.E. & Duffy B. (2010) Complete genome sequence of the fire blight pathogen Erwinia pyrifoliae DSM 12163T and comparative genomic insights into plant pathogenicity. BMC Genomics, 11:2.

Smits T.H.M., Rezzonico F., Kamber T., Blom J., Goesmann A., Frey J.E. & Duffy B. (2010) Complete genome sequence of the fire blight bacterium Erwinia amylovora CFBP 1430 and comparison to other Erwinia spp. Mol Plant-Microbe Interact, 23:384-393.

Smits T.H.M., Rezzonico F., Kamber T., Goesmann A., Stockwell V.O., Frey J.E. & Duffy, B. (2010) The genome sequence of the biocontrol agent Pantoea vagans C9-1. J Bacteriol, 192:6486-6487.

Smits T.H.M., Rezzonico F., Pelludat C., Goesmann A., Frey J.E. & Duffy B. (2010) Genomic and phenotypic characterization of a non-pigmented variant of Pantoea vagans biocontrol strain C9-1 lacking the 530 kb megaplasmid pPag3. FEMS Microbiol Lett, 308:48-54.

Smits T.H.M., Rezzonico F. & Duffy B. (2010) Evolutionary insights from Erwinia amylovora genomics. J Biotechnol, 155:34-39.

Patocchi A., Fernández-Fernández F., Evans K., Gobbin D., Rezzonico F., Boudichevskaia A., Dunemann F., Stankiewicz-Kosyl M., Mathis-Jeanneteau F., Durel C.E., Gianfranceschi L., Costa F., Toller C., Cova V., Mott D., Komjanc M., Barbaro E., Kodde L., Rikkerink E., Gessler C. & van de Weg W.E. (2009) Development and test of 21 multiplex PCRs composed of SSRs spanning most of the apple genome. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 5:211-223.

Rezzonico F., Smits T.H.M., Montesinos E., Frey J.E. & Duffy B. (2009) Genotypic comparison of Pantoea agglomerans plant and clinical strains. BMC Microbiol, 9:204.

Rezzonico F., Stockwell V.O. & Duffy B. (2009) Plant-agricultural streptomycin formulations do not carry antibiotic resistance genes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 53:3173-3177.

Rezzonico F. & Duffy B. (2008) Lack of genomic evidence of AI-2 receptors suggests a non-quorum sensing role for luxS in most bacteria. BMC Microbiol, 8:154.

Gobbin D., Rezzonico F. & Gessler C. (2007) Quantification of the biocontrol agent Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf153 in soil using a quantitative competitive PCR assay unaffected by variability in cell lysis and DNA extraction efficiency. Soil Biol Biochem, 39:1609-1619.

Rezzonico F. & Duffy B. (2007) The role of luxS in the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora is limited to metabolism and does not involve quorum sensing. Mol Plant-Microbe Interact, 20:1284-1297.

Rezzonico F., Zala M., Keel C., Duffy B., Moënne-Loccoz Y. & Défago G. (2007) Is the ability of biocontrol fluorescent pseudomonads to produce the antifungal metabolite 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol really synonymous with higher plant protection? New Phytol, 173:861-872.

Rezzonico F., Binder C., Défago G. & Moënne-Loccoz Y. (2005) Evolutionary recycling of type III secretion system to target pathogenic Chromista promotes plant protection by bacteria. Mol Plant-Microbe Interact, 18:991-1001.

Molina L., Rezzonico F., Défago G. & Duffy B. (2005) Autoinduction in Erwinia amylovora: evidence of an acyl-homoserine lactone signal in the fire blight pathogen. J Bacteriol, 187: 3206-3213.

Rezzonico F., Défago G. & Moënne-Loccoz Y. (2004) Comparison of ATPase-encoding type III secretion system gene hrcN in biocontrol fluorescent pseudomonads and phytopathogenic Proteobacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol, 70:5119-5131.

Rezzonico F., Moënne-Loccoz Y. & Défago G. (2003) Effect of stress on the ability of a phlA-based quantitative competitive PCR assay to monitor biocontrol strain Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0. Appl Environ Microbiol, 69:686-690.


*** Other publications ***

Rezzonico F. (2014) Il tempo in una latta (appunti di stenoscopia). Meridiana, 232.

Rezzonico F., Smits T.H.M. & Duffy, B. (2011) Record of past encounters with phages and plasmids delivers new insights about the origin and dispersal of fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora. Acta Hort, 896:109-113.

Rezzonico F., Duffy B., Pflüger V., Vogel G. & Tonolla M. (2011) MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry as a tool for rapid identification and clustering analysis of fire blight biocontrol Pantoea strains and the genus Pantoea. Acta Hort, 896:119-122.

Smits T.H.M., Rezzonico F., Pelludat C., Kamber T., Frey J.E., Duffy B., Goesmann A., Ishimaru C.A. & Stockwell V.O. (2011) The genome sequence of Pantoea vagans biocontrol strain C9-1. Acta Hort, 896:233-236.

Smits T.H.M., Rezzonico F., Frey J.E., Duffy B., Blom J. & Goesmann A. (2011) Insights into evolution from comparative genomics of Erwinia amylovora and related species. Acta Hort, 896:259-262.

Braun-Kiewnick A., Kellerhals M., Rezzonico F., Baumgartner I., Kamber T., LeRoux P.-M. & Duffy B. (2010) 12. Internationaler Feuerbrand-Workshop. SZOW, 146(22):11-13.

Rezzonico F. & Gobbin D. (2009) Are type III secretion systems found in fluorescent pseudomonads involved in plant colonization or biocontrol? IOBC/WPRS Bull, 43:331-335.

Rezzonico F., Smits T.H.M., Pelludat C., Montesinos E., Frey J.E. & Duffy B. (2009). Genotypic comparison of Pantoea agglomerans biocontrol and clinical isolates to address taxonomic and bio-safety questions. IOBC/WPRS Bull, 43:35-39.

Smits T.H.M., Rezzonico F., Pelludat C., Stockwell V.O., Goesmann A., Frey J.E. & Duffy B. (2009). Complete genome sequencing of Pantoea agglomerans strain C9-1. IOBC/WPRS Bull, 43:375-378

Rezzonico F. & Duffy B. (2008) Metabolic role of luxS, putative autoinducer-2 synthase, in Erwinia amylovora. Acta Hort, 793:61-65.

Rezzonico F., Duffy B. & Stockwell V.O. (2008) Absence of streptomycin resistance genes in antibiotic formulations. Acta Hort, 793:415-417.

Gobbin D., Rezzonico F. & Gessler C. (2007) Development of a quantitative competitive PCR assay for the quantification of the biocontrol agent Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf153 in soil. IOBC/WPRS Bull, 30(6):481-484.

Patocchi A., Fernandez F., Evans K., Silfverberg-Dilworth E., Matasci C.L., Gobbin D., Rezzonico F., Boudichevskaia A., Dunemann F., Stankiewicz-Kosyl M., Matisse F., Soglio V., Gianfranceschi L., Durel C.E., Toller C., Cova V., Mott D., Komjanc M., Barbaro E., Costa F., Voorrips R.E., Yamamoto T., Gessler C. & Van de Weg W.E. (2007) Development of a set of apple SSRs markers spanning the apple genome, genotyping of HiDRAS plant material and validation of genotypic data. Acta Hort, 814:603-608.

Rezzonico F., Zala M., Keel C., Duffy B., Moënne-Loccoz Y. & Défago G. (2007) Population-level evidence of the importance of 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol and hydrogen cyanide in plant protection by Pseudomonas fluorescens. IOBC/WPRS Bull, 30(6):99-104.

Rezzonico F. & Duffy B. (2007) Characterization of the role of luxS in the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora. IOBC/WPRS Bull, 30(6):181-185.

Rezzonico F., Moënne-Loccoz Y. & Défago G. (2002) Impact of cell stress on the efficacy of phlA-based quantitative competitive PCR in biocontrol Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0. Proceedings of APS 2002 Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (July 27-31, 2002). Phytopathology, 92:S69.

Rezzonico F. (2002) Giove veglia sui pesci. Meridiana, 161.

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