| Automation of on-site microbial water quality monitoring from source to tap: challenges and perspectives
Burnet, J. B., Demeter, K., Dorner, S., Farnleitner, A. H., Hammes, F., Pinto, A. J., … van Bel, N. (2025). Automation of on-site microbial water quality monitoring from source to tap: challenges and perspectives. Water Research, 274, 123121 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123121 |
| Strengthening policy relevance of wastewater-based surveillance for antimicrobial resistance
Conforti, S., Pruden, A., Acosta, N., Anderson, C., Buergmann, H., Calabria De Araujo, J., … Harnisz, M. (2025). Strengthening policy relevance of wastewater-based surveillance for antimicrobial resistance. Environmental Science and Technology, 59(5), 2339-2343. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c09663 |
| Applying side-stream gas recirculation to promote anaerobic digestion of food waste under ammonia stress: overlooked impact of gaseous atmospheres on microorganisms
He, L., Li, J., Tang, L., Wang, Y., Zhao, X., Ding, K., … Wei, Y. yuan. (2025). Applying side-stream gas recirculation to promote anaerobic digestion of food waste under ammonia stress: overlooked impact of gaseous atmospheres on microorganisms. Water Research, 281, 123571 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123571 |
| Disentangling the feedback loops driving spatial patterning in microbial communities
Henderson, A., Del Panta, A., Schubert, O. T., Mitri, S., & van Vliet, S. (2025). Disentangling the feedback loops driving spatial patterning in microbial communities. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 11, 32 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00666-1 |
| Differential effects of <em>Daphnia</em> genotype composition on spatial environmental heterogeneity in experimental metacommunities
Limberger, R., Spaak, J., Bürgmann, H., Spaak, P., & Matthews, B. (2025). Differential effects of Daphnia genotype composition on spatial environmental heterogeneity in experimental metacommunities. Limnology and Oceanography. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.70043 |
| Bacterium-phage interactions enhance biofilm resilience during membrane filtration biofouling under oxidative and hydraulic stresses
Lin, Z., Ruan, C., Xia, R., Liao, J., Zhu, L., Wang, D., … Yu, P. (2025). Bacterium-phage interactions enhance biofilm resilience during membrane filtration biofouling under oxidative and hydraulic stresses. Environmental Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c00490 |
| Machine learning reveals signatures of promiscuous microbial amidases for micropollutant biotransformations
Marti, T. D., Schweizer, D., Yu, Y., Schärer, M. R., Probst, S. I., & Robinson, S. L. (2025). Machine learning reveals signatures of promiscuous microbial amidases for micropollutant biotransformations. ACS Environmental Au, 5(1), 114-127. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.4c00066 |
| The metabolome of <em>Sphingobium chinhatense</em> IP26 exposed to chlorinated paraffins – Efficient data analysis with RASER
Mathis, F., Iten, S., Knobloch, M., Fleischmann, T., Stalder, U., Bleiner, D., … Heeb, N. V. (2025). The metabolome of Sphingobium chinhatense IP26 exposed to chlorinated paraffins – Efficient data analysis with RASER. Chemosphere, 373, 144160 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144160 |
| Unsupervised extraction of rotational Lagrangian coherent structures
Neamtu-Halic, M. M., Brizzolara, S., Haller, G., & Holzner, M. (2025). Unsupervised extraction of rotational Lagrangian coherent structures. Computers and Fluids, 290, 106558 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2025.106558 |
| Quantification of <em>Legionella pneumophila</em> in building potable water systems: a meta-analysis comparing qPCR and culture-based detection methods
Sylvestre, É., Rhoads, W. J., Julian, T. R., & Hammes, F. (2025). Quantification of Legionella pneumophila in building potable water systems: a meta-analysis comparing qPCR and culture-based detection methods. PLoS Water, 4(1), e0000291 (22 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat.0000291 |
| Modelling exposure to aerosols from showers: implications for microbial risk assessment
Tang, L., Eichelberg, A., Böni, F., Hamilton, K. A., Sylvestre, É., Hammes, F., & Julian, T. R. (2025). Modelling exposure to aerosols from showers: implications for microbial risk assessment. Building and Environment, 275, 112825 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.112825 |
| Polyvalent bacteriophages conjugated with ROS-scavenging nanozymes enhance antibiotic-resistant biofilm disruption and anti-inflammatory therapy
Wang, L., Mai, Y., Zhang, J., Ruan, C., Hu, J., Ye, K., … Yu, P. (2025). Polyvalent bacteriophages conjugated with ROS-scavenging nanozymes enhance antibiotic-resistant biofilm disruption and anti-inflammatory therapy. Chemical Engineering Journal, 505, 159666 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159666 |
| Synergistic treatment of reverse osmosis membrane biofouling with quorum quenching bacteria and hitchhiking phages
Wang, X., Ruan, C., Shen, C., Liao, J., Wang, D., Alvarez, P. J. J., & Yu, P. (2025). Synergistic treatment of reverse osmosis membrane biofouling with quorum quenching bacteria and hitchhiking phages. Environmental Science and Technology, 59(11), 5647-5660. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c12852 |
| MIBiG 4.0: advancing biosynthetic gene cluster curation through global collaboration
Zdouc, M. M., Blin, K., Louwen, N. L. L., Navarro, J., Loureiro, C., Bader, C. D., … Medema, M. H. (2025). MIBiG 4.0: advancing biosynthetic gene cluster curation through global collaboration. Nucleic Acids Research, 53(D1), D678-D690. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae1115 |
| Design, validation, and implementation of multiplex digital PCR assays for simultaneous quantification of multiple targets
de Korne-Elenbaas, J., Caduff, L., Lison, A., McLeod, R., Pitton, M., Gan, C., & Julian, T. R. (2025). Design, validation, and implementation of multiplex digital PCR assays for simultaneous quantification of multiple targets. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 78(1), ovae137 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1093/lambio/ovae137 |
| Disentangling abiotic and biotic effects of treated wastewater on stream biofilm resistomes enables the discovery of a new planctomycete beta-lactamase
Attrah, M., Schärer, M. R., Esposito, M., Gionchetta, G., Bürgmann, H., Lens, P. N. L., … Robinson, S. L. (2024). Disentangling abiotic and biotic effects of treated wastewater on stream biofilm resistomes enables the discovery of a new planctomycete beta-lactamase. Microbiome, 12, 164 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-024-01879-w |
| Association between the number of symptomatic mpox cases and the detection of mpox virus DNA in wastewater in Switzerland: an observational surveillance study
Bagutti, C., Alt Hug, M., Heim, P., Ilg Hampe, E., Hübner, P., Julian, T. R., … Tschudin-Sutter, S. (2024). Association between the number of symptomatic mpox cases and the detection of mpox virus DNA in wastewater in Switzerland: an observational surveillance study. Swiss Medical Weekly, 154, 3706 (5 pp.). https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3706 |
| Elucidating the role of O<sub>2</sub> uncoupling for the adaptation of bacterial biodegradation reactions catalyzed by Rieske oxygenases
Bopp, C. E., Bernet, N. M., Meyer, F., Khan, R., Robinson, S. L., Kohler, H. P. E., … Hofstetter, T. B. (2024). Elucidating the role of O2 uncoupling for the adaptation of bacterial biodegradation reactions catalyzed by Rieske oxygenases. ACS Environmental Au, 4(4), 204-218. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.4c00016 |
| Immiscible Rayleigh-Taylor turbulence: implications for bacterial degradation in oil spills
Brizzolara, S., Naudascher, R., Rosti, M. E., Stocker, R., Boffetta, G., Mazzino, A., & Holzner, M. (2024). Immiscible Rayleigh-Taylor turbulence: implications for bacterial degradation in oil spills. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 121(11), e2311798121 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2311798121 |
| The impact of DNA extraction on the quantification of Legionella, with implications for ecological studies
Cavallaro, A., Gabrielli, M., Hammes, F., & Rhoads, W. J. (2024). The impact of DNA extraction on the quantification of Legionella, with implications for ecological studies. Microbiology Spectrum, 12(8), e0071324 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00713-24 |