Prof. Dr. Walter Krebs

Position at the ZHAW

Lecturer

http://www.zhaw.ch/icbt/mikrobiologie/

Professional development teaching

Expertise and research interests

Biofilms and Microbiology

Membership of networks

• Biotechnet
• Swiss Society for Microbiology SGM-SSM
• LinkedIn

• Bioprinting of biofilms / Project leader / Project ongoing
• Novel Antimicrobials for Life-Threatening Infections / Deputy project leader / Project completed
• Analysis and monitoring of biofilms in metalworking fluids / Project leader / Project completed

• Garvin, Alex M.; Holzinger, Ralf; Berner, Florian; Krebs, Walter; Hostettler, Bernhard; Lardi, Elges; Hertli, Christian; Quartermaine, Roy; Stamm, Christoph Georg,

  2013.

  The forensiX evidence collection tube and its impact on DNA preservation and recovery.

  BioMed Research International.

  2013.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/105797

• Hitz, Carmen; von Däniken, Astrid; Brandl, Helmut; Krebs, Walter,

  2008.

  Short-term dynamic patterns of bioaerosol generation and displacement in an indoor environement.

  Aerobiologia.

  24,

  pp.203-209.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-008-9099-x

• Zollinger, Marc; Krebs, Walter; Brandl, Helmut,

  2006.

  Bioaerosol formation during grape stemming and crushing.

  Science of the Total Environment.

  363(1-3),

  pp.253-259.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.05.025

• Faramazi, Mohammad; Stagars, Marion; Pensini, Enrico; Krebs, Walter; Brandl, Helmut,

  2004.

  Metal solubilization from metal-containing solid materials by Chromobacterium violaceum.

  Journal of Biotechnology.

  113(1-3),

  pp.321-326.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.03.031

• Nguyen, Cam Phuong; Gattlen, Jasmin; Lüscher, Marcel; Füchslin, Hans Peter; Krebs, Walter,

  2014.

  Biofilms in drinking water installations : analysis and quantification of biofilms in drinking water pipes [poster].

  In:

  Biofilms VI - International Conference: «Understanding Biofilms», Wien, Austria, 11-13 May 2014.

• Berner, Florian; Maag, Daniela; Ebnöther, Reto; Krebs, Walter,

  2008.

  A simple test system for assessing biofilm development on different surfaces [poster].

  In:

  Biofilms III - International Conference, Garching, Germany, 2008.

• Zollinger, Marc; Brandl, Helmut; Krebs, Walter,

  2006.

  Bioaerosol formation during grape stemming and crushing [poster].

  In:

  65. Jahresversammlung der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Mikrobiologie (SGM/SSM), Lausanne, 2006.

• Brandl, Helmut; Faramzi, Mohammad; Stadelmann, Benaja; Krebs, Walter,

  2004.

  Microbial metal mobilization from rocks by HCN-forming bacteria [poster].

  In:

  First Swiss Microbial Ecology Meeting, Neuchâtel, 2004.

• Faramazi, Mohammad; Pensini, Enrico; Krebs, Walter; Brandl, Helmut,

  2004.

  Microbial metal mobilization from solids by cyanogenic microorganisms [poster].

  In:

  Annual Assembly of Swiss Society for Microbiology, Lugano, 2004.

• Füchslin, Hans Peter; Lüscher, Marcel; Nguyen, Cam Phuong; Krebs, Walter,

  2013.

  Biofilme in Trinkwasserinstallationen : Quantifizierung von Biofilmen in Kunststoffrohren.

  Aqua & Gas.

  2013(3),

  pp.54-59.

• Berner, Florian; Inauen, Silvio; Rüfenacht, Andrea; Krebs, Walter,

  2010.

  Biofilms in metalworking fluids [poster].

  In:

  Biofilms IV - International Conference: «Communities Bridging Disciplines», Winchester, United Kingdom, 2010.

• Berner, Florian; Inauen, Silvio; Rüfenacht, Andrea; Krebs, Walter,

  2010.

  Biofilms in metalworking fluids [poster].

  In:

  The Many Faces of Microbial Life.

  69th Annual Assembly of the Swiss Society for Microbiology SSM, Zürich, 24-25 June 2010.

  pp.104.

• Inauen, Silvio; Krebs, Walter; Brandl, Helmut,

  2010.

  Differentiation of escherichia coli grown on various nutrient media by infrared spectroscopy [poster].

  In:

  The Many Faces of Microbial Life.

  69th Annual Assembly of the Swiss Society for Microbiology SSM, Zürich, 24-25 June 2010.

  Zürich:

  SSM.

  pp.297.

• Zollinger, Marc; Brandl, Helmut; Krebs, Walter,

  2006.

  Bioaerosol formation during grape stemming and crushing [poster].

  In:

  Microbial Ecology - ISME-11: The Hidden Powers - Microbial Communities in Action.

  11th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME 11), Wien, 20-25 August 2006.

  Wien:

  International Society for Microbial Ecology.

  pp.207.

• Krebs, Walter; Gamp, Edi; Kley-Raymann, Marta; Peter, Gustav; Ruckstuhl, Andreas; Spielmann, Thomas; Brunner, Karl; Hungerbühler, Paul; Graf-Hausner, Ursula,

  2000.

  Reduktion von flüchtigen organischen Kohlenwasserstoffen (VOC) mit dem Biotropfkörperverfahren [poster].

  In:

  59. Jahresversammlung der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Mikrobiologie, Zürich, 2000.

• Krebs, Walter; Berner, Florian; Rüfenacht, Andrea,

  2011.

  Biofilme in wassermischbaren Kühlschmierstoffen.

  In:

  Seminar an der Technische Akademie Esslingen (TAE), Esslingen, Deutschland, 2011.

• Brandl, Helmut; Faramazi, Mohammad; Krebs, Walter; Lehmann, Stefan; Matrinelli, Daniel; Meier, Judith; Meyer, Andres; Pensini, Enrico; Pleisch, Denise; Stadelmann, Benaja; Stagars, Marion,

  2007.

  Novel approach in bioleaching? : the use of HCN-forming bacteria to mobilize metals water as soluble cyanide complexes.

  In:

  17th International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium (IBS2007), Frankfurt a. M., 2-5 September 2007.

• von Däniken, Astrid; Brandl, Helmut; Krebs, Walter; Hitz, C,

  2006.

  Air as habitat for microorganisms : temporal bioaerosol dynamics and distribution in an indoor environment.

  In:

  Second Meeting Swiss Microbial Ecology, Bellinzona, 28-29 September 2006.

• Krebs, Walter; Gamp, Edi; Kley-Raymann, Marta; Peter, Gustav; Ruckstuhl, Andreas; Spielmann, Thomas; Brunner, Karl; Hungerbühler, Paul; Graf-Hausner, Ursula,

  2000.

  Biotrickling filter for the reduction of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in waste gas.

  In:

  Biotechnology 2000, Berlin, Germany, 3-8 September 2000.

Krebs W., R. Bachofen, H. Brandl (1999): Optimization of Metal Leaching Efficiency of Fly Ash from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration by Sulfur Oxidizing Bacteria. In: Biohydro-metallurgy and the Environment toward the Mining of the 21th Century, (Eds. R. Amils & A. Ballester) in Process Metallurgy 9A, Elsevier, 377-386.

Krebs W., C. Brombacher, P.P. Bosshard, R. Bachofen, H. Brandl (1997): Microbial recovery of metals from solids. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 20, 605-617.

Krebs W., H. Brandl (1997): Mikroorganismen extrahieren Metalle. NZZ, 2.7.1997, Nr. 150.

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