Prof. Dr. Theo Smits

Prof. Dr. Theo Smits
ZHAW
Life Sciences und Facility Management
Institut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen
Einsiedlerstrasse 29
8820 Wädenswil
Persönliches Profil
Leitungsfunktion
Leitung Forschungsgruppe Umweltgenomik und Systembiologie
Tätigkeit an der ZHAW
Dozent Genomik und Bioinformatik - Forschungsgruppe Umweltgenomik und Systembiologie
www.zhaw.ch/iunr/umweltgenomik
Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte, Spezialkenntnisse
Genomik, Transcriptomik, Molekulare Biologie, Phylogenetik, Mikrobiologie, Mikrobielle Ökologie
Aus- und Fortbildung
2018-2019: CAS Hochschuldidaktik, PHZH Zürich, Switzerland
1997-2001: PhD - Inst. of Biotechnology, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland
1991-1997: MSc Bioprocess Engineering (Orientation Microbiology/Molecular biology) – Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Beruflicher Werdegang
2007-2013: Scientific collaborator/PostDoc, Research Bacteriology, National Competence Center for Fire Blight, Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil, Switzerland
2005-2007: Research associate, Microbial Ecology Group, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
2002-2004: PostDoc, Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
2001-2002: PostDoc, Laboratory of Soil Science, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
1997-2001: PhD student, Institute of Biotechnology, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland
Projekte
- Modernes Biodiversitätsmonitoring mit Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS-Methoden) / Stellv. ProjektleiterIn / Projekt laufend
- EBDOmics – Comparative genomics of Enterobacter spp. causing Bulb Decay of Onions / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt laufend
- Wildstauden-Mischpflanzungen zur Förderung der Biodiversität (ober- und unterirdisch) und Humuserhalt im urbanen Raum / Teammitglied / Projekt laufend
- Comparative genomics of the plant pathogen Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni and related xanthomonads / Teammitglied / Projekt laufend
- Fire Blight App for Central Asia / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Antibiotic resistances in Enterobacteria / Stellv. ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Fighting bites with bytes: Promoting public health with crowdsourced tick prevention / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- CarbonATE - Biologische Methanisierung / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Platform Health / Co-ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Schutz von Apfelwälderökosystemen in Zentralasien vor dem bakteriellen Pathogen Erwinia amylovora (Feuerbrand) / Co-ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Xhortomics: Entwicklung von diagnostischen und epidemiologischen Hilfsmitteln für die Xanthomonas hortorum Spezies Gruppe basierend auf OMICs Technologien / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Auswirkung der Cryokonservierung auf genetischer Ebene am Beispiel der Rebe / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Development of a fast and exact method for R. solanacearum detection in Swiss surface water samples / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Off-Flavour Kontrolle in landbasierter Lachsproduktion / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Characterization of nitrogen dynamics in an aquaponic system / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Vergleichende Genomik zur Abklärung der Insektenpathogenizität in Pflanzenassoziierte Pseudomonaden / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Sepsis-Associated Microorganisms in Brazilian Ambulatories (SAMBA) / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
- Genomik und Transkriptomik von Erwinia und Pantoea / ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
Publikationen
-
Orfei, Benedetta; Pothier, Joël F.; Fenske, Linda; Blom, Jochen; Moretti, Chiaraluce; Buonaurio, Roberto; Smits, Theo H. M.,
2023.
Frontiers in Plant Science.
14(1197706).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1197706
-
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
-
Hon, Peiyun; Ko, Karrie K.K.; Zhong, Jonathan C.W.; De, Partha P.; Smits, Theo H. M.; Low, Jiaming; Vasoo, Shawn; Tsui, Clement K.M.,
2023.
Microbiology Resource Announcements.
12(6), S. e00167-23.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00167-23
-
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.
Forest Ecology and Management.
531(120801).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120801
-
Gartmann, Florentina; Hügly, Julian; Krähenbühl, Nikita; Brinkmann, Nadine; Schmautz, Zala; Smits, Theo H. M.; Junge, Ranka,
2023.
Agronomy.
13(6), S. 1436.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13061436
-
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
-
Schmautz, Zala; Walser, Jean-Claude; Espinal, Carlos A.; Gartmann, Florentina; Scott, Benjamin; Pothier, Joël F.; Frossard, Emmanuel; Junge, Ranka; Smits, Theo H. M.,
2022.
Science of the Total Environment.
852(158426).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158426
-
Dia, Nay C.; Cottyn, Bart; Blom, Jochen; Smits, Theo H. M.; Pothier, Joël F.,
2022.
Frontiers in Agronomy.
4(898778).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2022.898778
-
Ruinelli, Michela; Blom, Jochen; Smits, Theo H. M.; Pothier, Joël F.,
2022.
Frontiers in Microbiology.
13(804681).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.804681
-
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.
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.
41(4), S. 547-558.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-022-04413-8
-
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
-
Knecht, Leandra E.; Born, Yannick; Pelludat, Cosima; Pothier, Joël F.; Smits, Theo H. M.; Loessner, Martin J.; Fieseler, Lars,
2022.
Frontiers in Microbiology.
13(908346).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.908346
-
Dia, Nay C.; Van Vaerenbergh, Johan; Van Malderghem, Cinzia; Blom, Jochen; Smits, Theo H. M.; Cottyn, Bart; Pothier, Joël F.,
2021.
Xanthomonas hydrangeae sp. nov., a novel plant pathogen isolated from Hydrangea arborescens.
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
71(12).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.005163
-
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.
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.
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.
Archives of Microbiology.
203(7), S. 4209-4219.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-021-02409-0
-
Schmautz, Zala; Espinal, Carlos A.; Smits, Theo H. M.; Frossard, Emmanuel; Junge, Ranka,
2021.
Nitrogen transformations across compartments of an aquaponic system.
Aquacultural Engineering.
92(102145).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaeng.2021.102145
-
Schmautz, Zala; Espinal, Carlos A.; Bohny, Andrea M.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Junge, Ranka; Frossard, Emmanuel; Smits, Theo H. M.,
2021.
BMC Microbiology.
21(12).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-02075-0
-
Doering, Michael; Freimann, Remo; Antenen, Nadine; Roschi, Alexia; Robinson, Christopher T.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo; Tonolla, Diego,
2021.
Science of the Total Environment.
788(147497).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147497
-
Dia, Nay C.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H. M.; Pothier, Joël F.,
2020.
Microbiology Resource Announcements.
9(41), S. e00828-20.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00828-20
-
Gétaz, Michael; Puławska, Joanna; Smits, Theo H.M.; Pothier, Joël F.,
2020.
Microorganisms.
8(8), S. 1253.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8081253
-
Gétaz, Michael; Blom, Jochen; Smits, Theo H. M.; Pothier, Joël F.,
2020.
Phytopathology Research.
2020(2), S. 17.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s42483-020-00061-y
-
Escursell, Mireia Marcé; Roschi, Alexia; Smits, Theo; Rezzonico, Fabio,
2020.
Journal of Plant Pathology.
103(Suppl 1), S. 99-108.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-020-00600-8
-
Murray, Alison E.; Freudenstein, John; Gribaldo, Simonetta; Hatzenpichler, Roland; Hugenholtz, Philip; Kämpfer, Peter; Konstantinidis, Konstantinos T.; Lane, Christopher E.; Papke, R. Thane; Parks, Donovan H.; Rossello-Mora, Ramon; Stott, Matthew B.; Sutcliffe, Iain C.; Thrash, J. Cameron; Venter, Stephanus N.; Whitman, William B.; Acinas, Silvia G.; Amann, Rudolf I.; Anantharaman, Karthik; Armengaud, Jean; Baker, Brett J.; Barco, Roman A.; Bode, Helge B.; Boyd, Eric S.; Brady, Carrie L.; Carini, Paul; Chain, Patrick S. G.; Colman, Daniel R.; DeAngelis, Kristen M.; de los Rios, Maria Asuncion; Estrada-de los Santos, Paulina; Dunlap, Christopher A.; Eisen, Jonathan A.; Emerson, David; Ettema, Thijs J. G.; Eveillard, Damien; Girguis, Peter R.; Hentschel, Ute; Hollibaugh, James T.; Hug, Laura A.; Inskeep, William P.; Ivanova, Elena P.; Klenk, Hans-Peter; Li, Wen-Jun; Lloyd, Karen G.; Löffler, Frank E.; Makhalanyane, Thulani P.; Moser, Duane P.; Nunoura, Takuro; Palmer, Marike; Parro, Victor; Pedrós-Alió, Carlos; Probst, Alexander J.; Smits, Theo H.M.; Steen, Andrew D.; Steenkamp, Emma T.; Spang, Anja; Stewart, Frank J.; Tiedje, James M.; Vandamme, Peter; Wagner, Michael; Wang, Feng-Ping; Hedlund, Brian P.; Reysenbach, Anna-Louise,
2020.
Roadmap for naming uncultivated archaea and bacteria.
Nature Microbiology.
5(8), S. 987-994.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-020-0733-x
-
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.
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
70(2), S. 841-848.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003834
-
Oh, Woo Taek; Jun, Jin Woo; Giri, Sib Sankar; Yun, Saekil; Kim, Hyoun Joong; Kim, Sang Guen; Kim, Sang Wha; Kang, Jeong Woo; Han, Se Jin; Kwon, Jun; Kim, Ji Hyung; Smits, Theo H.M.; Park, Se Chang,
2019.
Pseudomonas tructae sp. nov., novel species isolated from rainbow trout kidney.
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
69(12), S. 3851-3856.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003696
-
Smits, Theo H.M.,
2019.
The importance of genome sequence quality to microbial comparative genomics.
BMC Genomics.
20(662).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-6014-5
-
Smits, Theo H.M.; Duffy, Brion; Blom, Jochen; Ishimaru, Carol A.; Stockwell, Virginia O.,
2019.
Archives of Microbiology.
201(6), S. 713-722.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-019-01647-7
-
Eck, Mathilde; Sare, Abdoul; Massart, Sébastien; Schmautz, Zala; Junge, Ranka; Smits, Theo H. M.; Jijakli, M.,
2019.
Exploring bacterial communities in aquaponic systems.
Water.
11(2), S. 260.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/w11020260
-
Rutz, Dominik; Frasson, David; Sievers, Martin; Blom, Jochen; Rezzonico, Fabio; Pothier, Joël F.; Smits, Theo H.M.,
2019.
Diversity.
2019(11), S. 204.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/d11110204
-
Ruinelli, Michela; Blom, Jochen; Smits, Theo; Pothier, Joël,
2019.
BMC Genomics.
20(172).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-5555-y
-
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.
BMC Infectious Diseases.
18(397), S. 1-11.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3287-2
-
Dennert, Francesca; Imperiali, Nicola; Staub, Cornelia; Schneider, Jana; Laessle, Titouan; Zhang, Tao; Wittwer, Raphaël; van der Heijden, Marcel G A; Smits, Theo H M; Schlaeppi, Klaus; Keel, Christoph; Maurhofer, Monika,
2018.
FEMS Microbiology Ecology.
94(8), S. fiy075.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiy075
-
Pillonetto, Marcelo; Arend, Lavinia N.; Faoro, Helisson; D'Espindula, Helena R. S.; Blom, Jochen; Smits, Theo H. M.; Mira, Marcelo T.; Rezzonico, Fabio,
2018.
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.
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.
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.
Journal of Plant Pathology.
99(Special issue), S. 121-129.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.4454/jpp.v99i0.3916
-
Ishimaru, Carol; Lansdell, Teresa A.; Clardy, Jon; Duffy, Brion; Smits, Theo H.M.,
2017.
The histidine-reversible antibiotic herbicolin O produced by Pantoea vagans C9-1 is pantocin A.
Journal of Plant Pathology.
99(Special issue), S. 91-97.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.4454/jpp.v99i0.3910
-
De Maayer, Pieter; Aliyu, Habibu; Vikram, Surendra; Blom, Jochen; Duffy, Brion; Cowan, Don A.; Smits, Theo H.M.; Venter, Stephanus N.; Coutinho, Teresa A.,
2017.
Frontiers in Microbiology.
8, S. 1755.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01755
-
Frasson, David; Opoku, Michael; Picozzi, Tara; Torossi, Tania; Balada, Stefanie; Smits, Theo; Hilber, Urs,
2017.
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
67, S. 2853-2861.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002035
-
Kamber, Tim; Pothier, Joël; Pelludat, Cosima; Rezzonico, Fabio; Duffy, Brion; Smits, Theo,
2017.
BMC Genomics.
16(628), S. 1-12.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-4010-1
-
Schmautz, Zala; Graber, Andreas; Jaenicke, Sebastian; Goesmann, Alexander; Junge, Ranka; Smits, Theo H. M.,
2017.
Microbial diversity in different compartments of an aquaponics system.
Archives of Microbiology.
199(4), S. 613-620.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-016-1334-1
-
Palmer, Marike; Steenkamp, Emma T.; Coetzee, Martin P.A.; Chan, Wai-Yin; van Zyl, Elritha; De Maayer, Pieter; Coutinho, Teresa A.; Blom, Jochen; Smits, Theo; Duffy, Brion; Venter, Stephanus N.,
2017.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.
110(10), S. 1287-1309.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-017-0852-4
-
Kupferschmied, Peter; Chai, Tiancong; Flury, Pascale; Blom, Jochen; Smits, Theo; Maurhofer, Monika; Keel, Christoph,
2016.
Environmental Microbiology.
18(11), S. 4265-4281.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13571
-
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
-
Kamber, Tim; Buchmann, Jan P.; Pothier, Joël; Smits, Theo; Wicker, Thomas; Duffy, Brion,
2016.
Scientific Reports.
6(21600).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep21600
-
Flury, Pascale; Aellen, Nora; Ruffner, Beat; Péchy-Tarr, Maria; Fataar, Shakira; Metla, Zane; Dominguez-Ferreras, Ana; Bloemberg, Guido; Frey, Joachim; Goesmann, Alexander; Raaijmakers, Jos M; Duffy, Brion; Höfte, Monica; Blom, Jochen; Smits, Theo; Keel, Christoph; Maurhofer, Monika,
2016.
ISME Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology.
10, S. 2527-2542.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2016.5
-
Sirakov, Ivaylo Nikolaev; Lutz, Matthias; Graber, Andreas; Mathis, Alex; Staykov, Yordan; Smits, Theo H. M.; Junge, Ranka,
2016.
Water.
8(11).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/w8110518
-
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
-
Smits, Theo H. M.; Pothier, Joël F.; Ruinelli, Michela; Blom, Jochen; Frasson, David; Koechli, Chantal; Fabbri, Carlotta; Brandl, Helmut; Duffy, Brion; Sievers, Martin,
2015.
Genome Announcements.
3(3).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00616-15
-
De Maayer, Pieter; Chan, Wai-Yin; Martin, Douglas A.; Blom, Jochen; Venter, Stephanus N.; Duffy, Brion; Cowan, Don A.; Smits, Theo H. M.; Coutinho, Teresa A.,
2015.
Frontiers in Microbiology.
6(576).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00576
-
Brankatschk, Kerstin; Kamber, Tim; Pothier, Joël F.; Duffy, Brion; Smits, Theo H.M.,
2014.
Microbial Biotechnology.
7(6), S. 528-544.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12104
-
Ismail, Emadeldeen; Blom, Jochen; Bultreys, Alain; Ivanovic, Milan; Obradovic, Aleksa; van Doorn, Joop; Bergsma-Vlami, Maria; Maes, Martine; Willems, Anne; Duffy, Brion; Stockwell, Virginia O.; Smits, Theo H.M.; Pulawska, Joanna,
2014.
A novel plasmid pEA68 of Erwinia amylovora and the description of a new family of plasmids.
Archives of Microbiology.
196(12), S. 891-899.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-014-1028-5
-
Weller-Stuart, Tania; Chan, Wai-Yin; Coutinho, Teresa A.; Venter, Stephanus N.; Smits, Theo H.M.; Duffy, Brion; Goszczynska, Teresa; Cowan, Don A.; de Maayer, Pieter,
2014.
Genome Announcements.
2(4).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00750-14
-
Bühlmann, Andreas; Dreo, Tanja; Rezzonico, Fabio; Pothier, Joël F.; Smits, Theo H. M.; Ravnikar, Maja; Frey, Jürg E.; Duffy, Brion,
2014.
Environmental Microbiology.
16(7), S. 2112-2125.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.12289
-
Smits, Theo H. M.; Guerrero-Prieto, Víctor M.; Hernández-Escarcega, Germán; Blom, Jochen; Goesmann, Alexander; Rezzonico, Fabio; Duffy, Brion; Stockwell, Virginia O.,
2014.
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.
Systematic and Applied Microbiology.
36(7), S. 449-456.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2013.04.003
-
Barbé, Silva; Llop, Pablo; Blom, Jochen; Cabrefiga, Jose; Goesmann, Alexander; Duffy, Brion; Montesinos, E.; Smits, Theo H.M.; López, M. M.,
2013.
Plant Pathology.
62(4), S. 786-798.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12002
-
Bühlmann, Andreas; Pothier, F.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo H. M.; Andreou, Michael; Boonham, Neil; Duffy, Brion; Frey, Jürg E.,
2013.
Journal of Microbiological Methods.
92(3), S. 332-339.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2012.12.017
-
Mann, Rachel A.; Smits, Theo H.M.; Bühlmann, Andreas; Blom, Jochen; Goesmann, Alexander; Frey, Jürg E.; Plummer, Kim M.; Beer, Steven V.; Luck, Joanne; Duffy, Brion; Rodoni, Brendan,
2013.
PLOS ONE.
8(2).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055644
-
Bühlmann, Andreas; Pothier, Joël F.; Tomlinson, Jennifer A.; Frey, Jürg F.; Boonham, N.; Smits, Theo H.M.; Duffy, Brion,
2012.
Plant Pathology.
62(2), S. 475-484.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2012.02654.x
-
Gygax, Gregory; Ratnaweera, Nils; Tischhauser, Werner; Smits, Theo H. M.; Laube, Patrick; Ott, Thomas,
2023.
In:
Schneider, Johannes Josef; Weyland, Mathias Sebastian; Flumini, Dandolo; Füchslin, Rudolf Marcel, Hrsg.,
Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation.
XV International Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation (WIVACE), Winterthur, Switzerland, 15-17 September 2021.
Cham:
Springer.
S. 24-31.
Communications in Computer and Information Science ; 1722.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23929-8_3
-
Kaufmann, Moritz; Schüle, Martin; Smits, Theo; Pothier, Joël,
2020.
Typing plasmids with distributed sequence representation [Paper].
In:
Schilling, Frank-Peter; Stadelmann, Thilo, Hrsg.,
Artificial Neural Networks in Pattern Recognition.
9th IAPR TC 3 Workshop on Artificial Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition (ANNPR'20), Winterthur, Switzerland, 2-4 September 2020.
Cham:
Springer.
S. 200-210.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 12294.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58309-5_16
-
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.
Forest Ecology and Management.
537(120942).
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120942
-
Gerber, Nicole; Fieseler, Lars; Hirsch, Sven; Neutsch, Lukas; Papadopoulou, Athina; Smits, Theo,
2022.
Clinicum.
2022(6), S. 80-81.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26376
-
Murray, Alison E.; Freudenstein, John; Gribaldo, Simonetta; Hatzenpichler, Roland; Hugenholtz, Philip; Kämpfer, Peter; Konstantinidis, Konstantinos T.; Lane, Christopher E.; Papke, R. Thane; Parks, Donovan H.; Rossello-Mora, Ramon; Stott, Matthew B.; Sutcliffe, Iain C.; Thrash, J. Cameron; Venter, Stephanus N.; Whitman, William B.; Acinas, Silvia G.; Amann, Rudolf I.; Anantharaman, Karthik; Armengaud, Jean; Baker, Brett J.; Barco, Roman A.; Bode, Helge B.; Boyd, Eric S.; Brady, Carrie L.; Carini, Paul; Chain, Patrick S. G.; Colman, Daniel R.; DeAngelis, Kristen M.; de los Rios, Maria Asuncion; Estrada-de los Santos, Paulina; Dunlap, Christopher A.; Eisen, Jonathan A.; Emerson, David; Ettema, Thijs J. G.; Eveillard, Damien; Girguis, Peter R.; Hentschel, Ute; Hollibaugh, James T.; Hug, Laura A.; Inskeep, William P.; Ivanova, Elena P.; Klenk, Hans-Peter; Li, Wen-Jun; Lloyd, Karen G.; Löffler, Frank E.; Makhalanyane, Thulani P.; Moser, Duane P.; Nunoura, Takuro; Palmer, Marike; Parro, Victor; Pedrós-Alió, Carlos; Probst, Alexander J.; Smits, Theo; Steen, Andrew D.; Steenkamp, Emma T.; Spang, Anja; Stewart, Frank J.; Tiedje, James M.; Vandamme, Peter; Wagner, Michael; Wang, Feng-Ping; Yarza, Pablo; Hedlund, Brian P.; Reysenbach, Anna-Louise,
2020.
Author correction : roadmap for naming uncultivated archaea and bacteria.
Nature Microbiology.
6(1), S. 136.
Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-020-00827-2
Publikationen vor Tätigkeit an der ZHAW
*** Peer-reviewed papers ***
Marjan N. Kraak, Theo H. M. Smits, Birgit Kessler and Bernard Witholt, 1997. Polymerase C1 levels and poly(R-3-hydroxyalkanoate) synthesis in wild type and recombinant Pseudomonas strains. J. Bacteriol. 179 (16), 4985-4991.
Theo H. M. Smits, Martina Röthlisberger, Bernard Witholt and Jan B. van Beilen, 1999. Molecular cloning of alkane hydroxylase genes in Gram-negative and Gram-positive strains. Environ. Microbiol. 1 (4), 307-318.
Mercedes M. Marin, Theo H. M. Smits, Jan B. van Beilen and Fernando Rojo, 2000. The alkane hydroxylase gene of Burkholderia cepacia RR10 is under catabolite repression control. J. Bacteriol. 183 (14), 4202-4209.
Theo H. M. Smits, Markus A. Seeger, Bernard Witholt and Jan B. van Beilen, 2001. New alkane-responsive expression vectors for E. coli and Pseudomonas. Plasmid 46 (1), 16-24.
Jan B. van Beilen, Martin Neuenschwander, Theo H. M. Smits, Christian Roth, Stefanie B. Balada and Bernard Witholt, 2002. Rubredoxins involved in alkane oxidation. J. Bacteriol. 184 (6), 1722-1732.
Theo H. M. Smits, Stefanie B. Balada, Bernard Witholt and Jan B. van Beilen, 2002. Cloning and functional analysis of alkane hydroxylase genes from Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains. J. Bacteriol. 184 (6), 1733-1742.
Jan B. van Beilen, Theo H. M. Smits, Lyle G. Whyte, Susanne Schorcht, Martina Röthlisberger, Thorsten Plaggemeier, Karl-Heinrich Engesser and Bernard Witholt, 2002. Alkane hydroxylase homologues in Gram-positive strains. Environ. Microbiol. 4 (11), 676-682.
L. G. Whyte, T. H. M. Smits, D. Labbé, B. Witholt, C. W. Greer and J. B. van Beilen, 2002. Gene cloning and characterization of multiple alkane hydroxylase systems in Rhodococcus strains Q15 and NRRL B-16531. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 68 (12), 5933-5942.
Theo H. M. Smits, Lukas Y. Wick, Hauke Harms and Christoph Keel, 2003. Characterization of surface hydrophobicity of filamentous fungi. Environ. Microbiol. 5 (2), 85-92.
Jan B. van Beilen, Frédéric Mourlane, Markus A. Seeger, Jasminka Kovac, Zhi Li, Theo H. M. Smits, Urban Fritsche and Bernard Witholt, 2003. Cloning of Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases from Rhodococcus, Pseudomonas and Xanthobacter. Environ. Microbiol. 5 (3), 174-182.
Theo H. M. Smits, Bernard Witholt and Jan B. van Beilen, 2003. Functional characterization of genes involved in alkane oxidation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Anton. Leeuwenhoek 84 (3), 193-200.
Jan B. van Beilen, Zhi Li, Wouter A. Duetz, Theo H. M. Smits and Bernard Witholt, 2003. Diversity of alkane hydroxylase systems in the environment. Oil Gas Sci. Technol. Ref. IFP 58 (4), 427-440.
Akihiro Hara, Sang-Ho Baik, Kazuaki Syutsubo, Norihiko Misawa, Theo H. M. Smits, Jan B. van Beilen and Shigeaki Harayama, 2004. Cloning and functional analysis of alkB genes in Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2. Environ. Microbiol. 6 (3), 191-197.
Jan B. van Beilen, Mercedes M. Marin, Theo H. M. Smits, Martina Röthlisberger, Alessandro G. Franchini, Bernard Witholt and Fernando Rojo, 2004. Characterization of two alkane hydroxylase genes from the marine hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis. Environ. Microbiol. 6 (3), 264-273.
Theo H. M. Smits, Christiane Devenoges, Katia Szynalski, Julien Maillard and Christof Holliger, 2004. Development of a real-time PCR method for quantitation of the genera Dehalobacter, Dehalococcoides and Desulfitobacterium in microbial communities. J. Microbiol. Methods 57 (3), 369-378.
Jan B. van Beilen, Theo H. M. Smits, Franz Roos, Tobias Brunner, Stefanie B. Balada, Martina Röthlisberger and Bernard Witholt, Identification of an amino acid position that determines the substrate range of integral membrane alkane hydroxylases. J. Bacteriol. 187 (1), 85-91.
Stefanie Kohlmeyer, Theo H. M. Smits, Roseanne M. Ford, Christoph Keel, Hauke Harms and Lukas Y. Wick, 2005. Taking the fungal highway: mobilization of pollutant-degrading bacteria by fungi. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39, 4640-4646.
Sonja Weinitschke, Karin Denger, Theo H. M. Smits, Klaus Hollemeyer and Alasdair M. Cook, 2006. The sulfonated osmolite N-methyltaurine is dissimilated by Alcaligenes faecalis and by Paracoccus versutus with release of methylamine. Microbiology 152 (4), 1179-1185.
Karin Denger, Theo H. M. Smits and Alasdair M. Cook, 2006. L-cysteate sulpholyase, a widespread, pyridoxal 5’ phosphate desulphonative enzyme purified from Silicibacter pomeroyi DSS-3T. Biochem. J. 394 (3), 657-664.
Alasdair M. Cook, Karin Denger and Theo H. M. Smits, 2006. Dissimilation of C3-sulfonates. Arch. Microbiol. 185 (2), 83-90.
Andzelika K. Gorzynska, Karin Denger, Alasdair M. Cook and Theo H. M. Smits. 2006. Inducible transcription of genes involved in taurine uptake and dissimilation by Silicibacter pomeroyi DSS-3T. Arch. Microbiol. 185 (4), 402-406.
Heike Laue, Theo H. M. Smits, Ulrike K. Schumacher, Marina C. Claros, Ralf Hartemink and Alasdair M. Cook. 2006. Identification of Bilophila wadsworthia by specific PCR which targets the taurine:pyruvate aminotransferase gene. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 261 (1), 74-79.
Jutta Mayer, Karin Denger, Theo H. M. Smits, Klaus Hollemeyer, Ulrich Groth and Alasdair M. Cook. 2006. N-acetyltaurine dissimilated via taurine by Delftia acidovorans NAT. Arch. Microbiol. 186 (1), 61-67.
Karin Denger, Theo H. M. Smits, and Alasdair M. Cook. 2006. Genome-enabled analysis of the utilization of taurine as sole source of carbon or nitrogen by Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1. Microbiology 152 (11), 3197-3206.
Marijke I. Baldock , Karin Denger, Theo H. M. Smits, and Alasdair M. Cook. 2007. Roseovarius sp. strain 217: aerobic taurine dissimilation via acetate kinase and acetyl-CoA ligase. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 271 (2), 202-206.
Sonja Weinitschke, Karin Denger, Alasdair M. Cook and Theo H. M. Smits. 2007. The DUF81 protein TauE in Cupriavidus necator H16, a sulfite exporter in the metabolism of C2 sulfonates. Microbiology 153 (9), 3055-3060.
Alasdair M. Cook, Theo H. M. Smits, and Karin Denger. 2007. Organosulfonates and heterotrophic sulfite metabolism. In C. Dahl and C. G. Friedrich (eds.), Microbial Sulfur Metabolism. pp. 170-183. Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg (D).
Karin Denger, Sonja Weinitschke, Theo H. M. Smits, David Schleheck, and Alasdair M. Cook, 2008. Bacterial sulfite dehydrogenases in organotrophic metabolism: separation and identification in Cupriavidus necator H16 and in Delftia acidovorans SPH-1. Microbiology 154 (1), 256-263.
Jutta Mayer, Karin Denger, Katrin Kaspar, Klaus Hollemeyer, Theo H. M. Smits, Thomas Huhn and Alasdair M. Cook. 2008. Assimilation of homotaurine-nitrogen by Burkholderia sp. and excretion of sulfopropanoate. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 279 (1), 77-82.
Verena Rösch, Karin Denger, David Schleheck, Theo H. M. Smits and Alasdair M. Cook. 2008. Different bacterial strategies to degrade taurocholate. Arch. Microbiol. 190 (1) 11-18.
Zdenek Krejčik, Karin Denger, Sonja Weinitschke, Klaus Hollemeyer, Václav Pačes, Alasdair M. Cook, and Theo H. M. Smits. 2008. Sulfoacetate released during the assimilation of taurine-nitrogen by Neptuniibacter caesariensis: purification of sulfoacetaldehyde dehydrogenase. Arch. Microbiol. 190 (2), 159-168.
Theo H. M. Smits, Arne Hüttmann, David Lerner and Christof Holliger, 2009. Detection and quantification of bacteria involved in aerobic and anaerobic ammonium oxidation in an ammonium-contaminated aquifer. Biorem. J. 13 (1), 41-51.
Karin Denger, Jutta Mayer, Matthias Buhmann, Sonja Weinitschke, Theo H. M. Smits and Alasdair M. Cook, 2009. Bifurcated degradative pathway of sulfolactate in Roseovarius nubinhibens ISM via sulfoacetaldehyde acetyltransferase and (S)-cysteate sulfo-lyase. J. Bacteriol. 191 (18): 5648-5656.
Fabio Rezzonico, Theo H. M. Smits, Emilio Montesinos, Jürg E. Frey and Brion Duffy, 2009. Genotypic comparison of Pantoea agglomerans plant and clinical strains to address biosafety and taxonomic questions. BMC Microbiol. 9:204.
Theo H. M. Smits, Sebastian Jaenicke, Fabio Rezzonico, Tim Kamber, Alexander Goesmann, Jürg E. Frey and Brion Duffy, 2010. Complete genome sequence of the fire blight pathogen Erwinia pyrifoliae DSM 12163T and comparative genomic insights into pathogenicity. BMC Genomics, 11: 2.
Sonja Weinitschke, Pia I. Sharma, Ulrich Stingl, Alasdair M. Cook and Theo H. M. Smits, 2010. Gene clusters involved in isethionate degradation by terrestrial and marine bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 76 (2): 618.621.
Zdenek Krejčik, Klaus Hollemeyer, Theo H. M. Smits and Alasdair M. Cook, 2010. Isethionate formation from taurine in Chromohalobacter salexigens involves taurine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase and sulfoacetaldehyde reductase. Microbiology, 156 (5): 1547-1555.
Theo H. M. Smits, Fabio Rezzonico, Tim Kamber, Jochen Blom, Alexander Goesmann, Jürg E. Frey and Brion Duffy, 2010. Complete genome sequence of the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora CFBP 1430 and comparison to other Erwinia spp. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 23 (4): 384-393.
Jürgen Ruff, Theo H. M. Smits, Alasdair M. Cook and David Schleheck, 2010. Identification of two vicinal operons for the degradation of 2-aminobenzenesulfonate encoded on plasmid pSAH in Alcaligenes sp. strain O1. Microbiol. Res. 165: 288-299.
Theo H. M. Smits, Fabio Rezzonico, Cosima Pelludat, Alexander Goesmann, Jürg E. Frey and Brion Duffy, 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 (1): 48-54.
Sonja Weinitschke, Klaus Hollemeyer, Bernhard Kusian, Botho Bowien, Theo H. M. Smits and Alasdair M. Cook, 2010. Sulfoacetate degraded via novel sulfoacetyl-CoA and sulfoacetaldehyde in Cupriavidus necator H16. J. Biol. Chem. 285 (46): 35249-35254.
Theo H. M. Smits, Fabio Rezzonico, Tim Kamber, Alexander Goesmann, Carol A. Ishimaru, Virginia O. Stockwell, Jürg E. Frey and Brion Duffy, 2010. The genome sequence of the biocontrol agent Pantoea vagans C9-1. J. Bacteriol. 192 (24): 6486-6487.
Rachel Powney, Theo H. M. Smits, Tim Sawbridge, Beatrice Frey, Jochen Blom, Jürg E. Frey, Kim M. Plummer, Steven V. Beer, Joanne Luck, Brion Duffy and Brendan Rodoni, 2011. Genome sequence of an Erwinia amylovora strain with restricted pathogenicity to Rubus plants. J. Bacteriol. 193 (3):785-786.
Juliane Weger, Melanie Schanze, Maja Hilber-Bodmer, Theo H. M. Smits and Andrea Patocchi, 2011. First report of the -tubulin E198A mutation conferring resistance to methyl benzimidazole carbamates in European isolates of Monilinia fructicola. Plant Dis. 95(4): 497.
Theo H. M. Smits, Fabio Rezzonico and Brion Duffy, 2011. Evolutionary insights from Erwinia amylovora genomics. J. Biotechnol., 155 (1) 34-39.
Kerstin Brankatschk, Jochen Blom, Alexander Goesmann, Theo H. M. Smits and Brion Duffy, 2011. The genome of a European fresh vegetable food safety outbreak strain of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Weltevreden. J. Bacteriol., 193 (8): 2066.
Theo H. M. Smits, Antoine Assal, Daniel Hunkeler and Christof Holliger, 2011. Anaerobic degradation of vinyl chloride in aquifer microcosms. J. Environ. Qual. 40 (3): 915-922.
Fabio Rezzonico, Theo H. M. Smits and Brion Duffy, 2011. Diversity and functionality of CRISPR regions in fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 77 (11): 3819-3829.
Theo H. M. Smits, Fabio Rezzonico, Tim Kamber, Alexander Goesmann, Carol A. Ishimaru, Jürg E. Frey, Virginia O. Stockwell and Brion Duffy, 2011. Metabolic versatility and antibiotic biosynthesis are distinguishing genomic features of the commercial fire blight antagonist Pantoea vagans C9-1. PLoS One 6: e22247.
Joël Pothier, Frank-Jörg Vorhölter, Jochen Blom, Alexander Goesmann, Alfred Pühler, Theo H. M. Smits and Brion Duffy, 2011. Complete sequence and comparative genomic analysis of a ubiquitous plasmid pXap41 in the invasive phytopathogen Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 323 (1): 52-60.
P. Lawrence Pusey, Virginia O. Stockwell, Catherine L. Reardon, Theo H. M. Smits and Brion Duffy, 2011. Antibiosis by Pantoea agglomerans biocontrol strain E325 against Erwinia amylovora on apple blossom stigmas. Phytopathology 101 (10): 1234-1241.
Theo H. M. Smits and Brion Duffy, 2011. Genomics of iron-acquisition in the plant pathogen Erwinia amylovora: insights in the biosynthetic pathway of the siderophore desferrioxamine E. Arch. Microbiol. 193 (10) 693-699.
Pieter de Maayer, Stephanus N. Venter, Tim Kamber, Brion Duffy, Teresa A. Coutinho and Theo H. M. Smits, 2011. Comparative genomics of the type VI secretion systems of Pantoea and Erwinia species reveals the presence of putative effector islands that may be translocated by the VgrG and Hcp proteins. BMC Genomics 12: 576.
Pablo Llop, Jordi Cabrefiga, Theo H. M. Smits, Tanja Dreo, Sivlia Barbé, Joanna Pulawska, Alain Bultreys, Jochen Blom, Brion Duffy, Emilio Montesinos and María M. López, 2011. Erwinia amylovora novel plasmid pEI70: complete sequence biogeography, and role in aggressiveness in the fire blight phytopathogen. PLoS One 6 (12): e28651.
Tim Kamber, Theo H. M. Smits, Fabio Rezzonico and Brion Duffy, 2012. Genomics and current genetic understanding of Erwinia amylovora and the fire blight antagonist Pantoea vagans. Trees Struct. Funct. 26 (1): 227-238.
Maja Hilber-Bodmer, Verena Knorst, Theo H. M. Smits and Andrea Patocchi, 2012. First report of Asian brown rot caused by Monilia polystroma on apricot in Switzerland. Plant Dis. 96: 146.
Pieter de Maayer, Way Yin Chan, Fabio Rezzonico, Andreas Bühlmann, Stephanus N. Venter, Jochen Blom, Alexander Goesmann, Jürg E. Frey, Theo H. M. Smits, Brion Duffy and Teresa A. Coutinho, 2012. Complete genome sequence of Pantoea ananatis LMG 5342 clinical isolate. J. Bacteriol. 194 (6): 1615-1616.
Kerstin Brankatschk, Jochen Blom, Alexander Goesmann, Theo H. M. Smits and Brion Duffy, 2012. Comparative genomic analysis of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Weltevreden foodborne strains with other serovars. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 155 (3): 247-256.
Fabio Rezzonico, Virginia O. Stockwell, Mauro Tonolla, Brion Duffy and Theo H. M. Smits, 2012. Pantoea clinical isolates cannot be accurately assigned to species based on metabolic profiling. Transpl. Infect. Dis. 14(2): 220-221.
Tim Kamber, Teresa A. Lansdell, Virginia O. Stockwell, Carol A. Ishimaru, Theo H. M. Smits and Brion Duffy, 2012. Characterization of the antibacterial peptide herbicolin I biosythetic operon in Pantoea vagans biocontrol strain C9-1 and incidence in Pantoea species. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 78(12):4412-4419.
Fabio Rezzonico, Theo H. M. Smits and Brion Duffy, 2012. Misidentification slanders Pantoea agglomerans as a serial killer. J. Hosp. Infect. 81(2):137-139.
Fabio Rezzonico, Theo H.M. Smits and Brion Duffy, 2012. Detection of AI-2 receptors in genomes of Enterobacteriaceae suggests a role of type-2 quorum sensing in closed ecosystems. Sensors 12(5): 6645-6665.
Manuela Filippini, Weihong Qi, Jochen Blom, Alexander Goesmann, Theo H. M. Smits and Homayoun Bagheri, 2012. Genome sequence of Fibrella aestuarina BUZ 2T, a filamentous marine bacterium. J. Bacteriol. 194(13):3555.
Rachel A. Mann, Jochen Blom, Andreas Bühlmann, Kim M. Plummer, Steven V. Beer, Jo A.Luck, Alexander Goesmann, Brendan C. Rodoni, Brion Duffy and Theo H. M. Smits, 2012. Comparative analysis of the integrative conjugative element of Rubus- and Spiraeoideae-infecting Erwinia amylovora strains gives indications to genome reduction during species evolution. Gene 504(1): 6-12.
Fabio Rezzonico, Andrea Braun-Kiewnick, Rachel A. Mann, Alexander Goesmann, Brendan C. Rodoni, Brion Duffy and Theo H. M. Smits, 2012. Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis genes discriminate between Rubus- and Spiraeoideae-infective genotypes of Erwinia amylovora. Mol. Plant Pathol. 13(8): 975-984.
Mickael Malnoy, Stefan Martens, John L. Norelli, Marie-Anne Barny, George W. Sundin, Theo H. M. Smits and Brion Duffy, 2012. Applied genomics of fire blight: plant-pathogen interactions, evolution and translation into disease control strategies. Annu. Rev. Phytopathol. 50: 475-494.
Manuela Filippini, Weihong Qi, Sebastian Jaenicke, Alexander Goesmann, Theo H. M. Smits and Homayoun C. Bagheri, 2012. Genome sequence of filamentous bacterium Fibrisoma limi BUZ 3T. J. Bacteriol. 194(16): 4445.
Andrea Braun-Kiewnick, Andreas Lehmann, Fabio Rezzonico, Theo H. M. Smits and Brion Duffy, 2012. Development of molecular monitoring tools for strain- and species-specific detection of the fire blight biocontrol agent Pantoea agglomerans. J. Microbiol. Methods 90: 315-320.
Pieter de Maayer, Wai-Yin Chan, Jochen Blom, Stephanus N. Venter, Brion Duffy, Theo H. M. Smits and Teresa A. Coutinho, 2012. The large universal plasmid, LPP-1, plays a major role in the biological and ecological diversification of Pantoea spp. BMC Genomics 13: 625.
*** Other publications ***
Theo H. M. Smits, Fabio Rezzonico, Cosima Pelludat, Alexander Goesmann, Jürg E. Frey and Brion Duffy, 2009. Complete genome sequencing of Pantoea agglomerans strain C9-1. IOBC Bull. 43, 375-378.
Fabio Rezzonico, Theo H. M. Smits, Cosima Pelludat, Emilio Montesinos, Jürg E. Frey and Brion Duffy, 2009. Genotypic comparison of Pantoea agglomerans biocontrol and clinical isolates to address taxonomic and bio-safety questions. IOBC Bull. 43, 35-39.
Andrea Braun-Kiewnick, Andreas Lehmann, Theo H. M. Smits, Brion Duffy and Tanja Dreo, 2011. Environmental monitoring of Pantoea agglomerans biocontrol strain E325 in Swiss orchards. Acta Hort. 896: 73-76.
Tanja Dreo, Maja Ravnikar, Jürg E. Frey, Theo H. M. Smits and Brion Duffy, 2011. In silico analysis of variable number of tandem repeats in Erwinia amylovora genome. Acta Hort. 896: 115-118.
Tim Kamber, Theo H. M. Smits and Brion Duffy , 2011. Type VI secretion systems in Erwinia amylovora CFBP 1430. Acta Hort. 896: 211-213.
Fabio Rezzonico, Theo H. M. Smits and Brion Duffy, 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.
Theo H. M. Smits, Fabio Rezzonico, Jürg E. Frey, Brion Duffy, Jochen Blom and Alexander Goesmann, 2011. Insights into evolution from comparative genomics of Erwinia amylovora and related species. Acta Hort. 896: 259-262.
Theo H. M. Smits, Fabio Rezzonico, Cosima Pelludat, Tim Kamber, Jürg E. Frey, Brion Duffy, Alexander Goesmann, Carol A. Ishimaru and Virginia O. Stockwell, 2011. The genome sequence of Pantoea vagans biocontrol strain C9-1. Acta Hort. 896: 233-236.