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Huertas-Díaz, L., Hosek, J., Gram-Hansen, D., Frei, R., Roduit, C., Sasaki, M., Lauener, R. P., Schwab, C. & C. K.-CARE Study Group (2026). pH-Dependent Effects of Short-chain Carboxylic Acids and Buffer Systems On Clostridioides difficile in Vitro and in Vivo. Microbial Ecology, 89(1), 45. Article 45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-026-02694-6

Li, Q., Marietou, A., Andersen, F. F., Hosek, J., Scavenius, C., Zhang, J. & Schwab, C. (2025). In vitro investigations on the impact of fermented dairy constituents on fecal microbiota composition and fermentation activity. Microbiology Spectrum, 13(3), e0219324. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02193-24

Huertas-Díaz, L., Gezer, M. E., Marietou, A., Hosek, J., Thams, L., Dalgaard, L. B., Hansen, M. & Schwab, C. (2025). Megasphaera contributes to lactate-driven valerate production in the human gut. Microbiome, 13(1), Article 210. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02207-6

Ambrose, H. W., Feilberg, A., Schwab, C. & Kofoed, M. V. W. (2025). Impact of chemical and biological additives on microbial community and methane emissions in pig slurry storage. 41. Abstract from 13th International Symposium on Anaerobic Microbiology, Leipzig, Germany.

Huertas-Díaz, L., Vestergaard, L. G., Marietou, A., Irla, M., Behr, J., Somoza, M. M., Feilberg, A. & Schwab, C. (2025). Insights into the utilisation of 1,2-propanediol and interactions with the cell envelope of Clostridium perfringens. Gut Pathogens, 17(1), Article 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-025-00689-1

Elvan Gezer, M., Gravlund Fønss, K., Bambace, M. F., Marietou, A., Sandberg Overby, S., Sundekilde, U. & Schwab, C. (2025). Investigation on L-rhamnose metabolism of Loigolactobacillus coryniformis subsp. coryniformis DSM 20001 and its propionate-containing fermentates. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 91(1), e0161324. Article e0161324. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01613-24

Timmis, K., Karahan, Z. C., Ramos, J. L., Koren, O., Pérez-Cobas, A. E., Steward, K., de Lorenzo, V., Caselli, E., Douglas, M., Schwab, C., Rivero, V., Giraldo, R., Garmendia, J., Turner, R. J., Perlmutter, J., Borrero de Acuña, J. M., Nikel, P. I., Bonnet, J., Sessitsch, A. ... Häggblom, M. (2025). Microbes Saving Lives and Reducing Suffering. Microbial Biotechnology, 18(1), Article e70068. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.70068

Schwab, C., Lang, H., Stegmüller, S., Hosek, J., Marietou, A., Huertas-Díaz, L., Li, Q., Krings, A. P. S., Zander, A., Kræmer Sundekilde, U. & Richling, E. (2025). Microbial Transformation of Dietary Glycerol Contributes to Intestinal Acrolein Formation and Urinary Excretion. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 69(24), Article e70289. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.70289

Ambrose, H. W., Bambace, M. F., Marietou, A., Hosek, J., Feilberg, A., Kofoed, M. V. W. & Schwab, C. (2025). Novel Biological Approach to Mitigate Methane Emissions from Livestock Slurry through Microbial Conversion of Glycerol. Environmental Science & Technology, 59(38), 20512-20525. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c12999

Bechtner, J. D., Lopez-Rodulfo, I. M., Gallego-Lobillo, P., Hosek, J., Schwab, C. & Martinez, M. M. (2025). Polyphenols non-covalently bound to artificial plant cell walls are readily accessible to fecal microbiota and transiently alter fermentation activity. Food Chemistry, 493(part 2), Article 145817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.145817

Ng, K. S., Busche, T., Rückert-Reed, C., Bambace, M. F., Sundekilde, U. K. & Schwab, C. (2025). Structural properties of short-chain carboxylic acids and alcohols relate to the molecular and physiological response of Salmonella enterica in an acidic environment. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 109(1), Article 240. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-025-13608-w

Ng, K. S., Bambace, M. F., Andersen, E. B., Meyer, R. L. & Schwab, C. (2024). Environmental pH and compound structure affect the activity of short-chain carboxylic acids against planktonic growth, biofilm formation, and eradication of the food pathogen Salmonella enterica. Microbiology Spectrum, 12(11), Article e0165824. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01658-24

Billing, A. M., Kim, Y. C., Gullaksen, S., Schrage, B., Raabe, J., Hutzfeldt, A., Demir, F., Kovalenko, E., Lassé, M., Dugourd, A., Fallegger, R., Klampe, B., Jaegers, J., Li, Q., Kravtsova, O., Crespo-Masip, M., Palermo, A., Fenton, R. A., Hoxha, E. ... Rinschen, M. M. (2024). Metabolic Communication by SGLT2 Inhibition. Circulation, 149(11), 860-884. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.065517

Buljubašić, E., Bambace, M. F., Christensen, M. H. L., Ng, K.-S., Huertas-Díaz, L., Sundekilde, U., Marietou, A. & Schwab, C. (2024). Novel Lactobacillaceae strains and consortia to produce propionate-containing fermentates as biopreservatives. Microbial Biotechnology, 17(2), e14392. Article e14392. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14392

Ambrose, H. W., Bambace, M. F., Marietou, A., Schwab, C., Kofoed, M. V. W. & Feilberg, A. (2024). Reuterin based biological treatment to mitigate methane emissions from pig slurry storage. Abstract from International symposium on gas and dust emissions from livestock (2024), Valencia, Spain.

Schwab, C. & Bambace, M. F. (2024). Traditional and novel applications of sourdough microbes in Northern Europe and the Baltic countries. In Sourdough Microbiota and Starter Cultures for Industry (pp. 93-129). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48604-3_4

Li, Q., Ruscheweyh, H. J., Østergaard, L. H., Libertella, M., Simonsen, K. S., Sunagawa, S., Scoma, A. & Schwab, C. (2024). Trait-based study predicts glycerol/diol dehydratases as a key function of the gut microbiota of hindgut-fermenting carnivores. Microbiome, 12, Article 178. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-024-01863-4

Pham, T. H., Thomas, R., Schwab, C., Martinez, M. M. & Vidal, N. P. (2024). Unraveling the neutral and polar lipidome of Nordic brown macroalgae: A sustainable source of functional lipids. Food Chemistry, 459, Article 140415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140415

Ramirez Garcia, A., Greppi, A., Constancias, F., Ruscheweyh, H.-J., Gasser, J., Hurley, K., Sturla, S. J., Schwab, C. & Lacroix, C. (2023). Anaerobutyricum hallii promotes the functional depletion of a food carcinogen in diverse healthy fecal microbiota. Frontiers in Microbiomes, 2, Article 1194516. https://doi.org/10.3389/frmbi.2023.1194516

Huertas-Díaz, L., Kyhnau, R., Ingribelli, E., Neuzil-Bunesova, V., Li, Q., Sasaki, M., Lauener, R. P., Roduit, C., Frei, R., CK-CARE study group, Sundekilde, U. & Schwab, C. (2023). Breastfeeding and the major fermentation metabolite lactate determine occurrence of Peptostreptococcaceae in infant feces. Gut Microbes, 15(1), Article 2241209. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2023.2241209

Ingribelli, E., Modrackova, N., Tejnecky, V., Killer, J., Schwab, C. & Neuzil-Bunesova, V. (2023). Culture-dependent screening of endospore-forming clostridia in infant feces. BMC Microbiology, 23, Article 347. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-023-03104-4

Høgsgaard, K., Vidal, N. P., Marietou, A., Fiehn, O. G., Li, Q., Bechtner, J., Catalano, J., Martinez, M. M. & Schwab, C. (2023). Fucose modifies short chain fatty acid and H2S formation through alterations of microbial cross-feeding activities. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 99(10), Article fiad107. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiad107

Ng, K. S., Bambace, M. F. & Schwab, C. (2023). Microbially-produced short chain carboxylic acids are ancient food biopreservatives with complex mode of action. Current Opinion in Food Science, 52, Article 101066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cofs.2023.101066

Rocha Martin, V. N., Del’Homme, C., Chassard, C., Schwab, C., Braegger, C., Bernalier-Donadille, A. & Lacroix, C. (2022). A proof of concept infant-microbiota associated rat model for studying the role of gut microbiota and alleviation potential of Cutibacterium avidum in infant colic. Frontiers in nutrition, 9, Article 902159. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.902159

Neuzil-Bunesova, V., Ramirez Garcia, A., Modrackova, N., Makovska, M., Sabolova, M., Spröer, C., Bunk, B., Blom, J. & Schwab, C. (2022). Feed Insects as a Reservoir of Granadaene-Producing Lactococci. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, Article 848490. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.848490

Zhang, J. & Schwab, C. (2022). Is acrolein a reuterin-borne chemical hazard in biopreserved foods? Food Chemistry Advances, 1, Article 100044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focha.2022.100044

Yazdi, F. G., Dalgaard, L. B., Li, Q., Ruscheweyh, H.-J., Thøgersen, R., Bertram, H. C. S., Hansen, M. & Schwab, C. (2022). Long-term daily high-protein, drained yoghurt consumption alters abundance of selected functional groups of the human gut microbiota and fecal short-chain fatty acid profiles in a cohort of overweight and obese women. Journal of Functional Foods, 93, Article 105089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2022.105089

Ramirez Garcia, A., Hurley, K., Marastoni, G., Diard, M., Hofer, S., Greppi, A., Hardt, W.-D., Lacroix, C., Sturla, S. J. & Schwab, C. (2022). Pathogenic and Commensal Gut Bacteria Harboring Glycerol/Diol Dehydratase Metabolize Glycerol and Produce DNA-Reactive Acrolein. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 35(10), 1840-1850. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.2c00137

Sasaki, M., Schwab, C., Ramirez Garcia, A., Li, Q., Ferstl, R., Bersuch, E., Akdis, C. A., Lauener, R., Frei, R., Roduit, C. & CK-CARE study group (2022). The abundance of Ruminococcus bromii is associated with faecal butyrate levels and atopic dermatitis in infancy. Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 77(12), 3629-3640. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.15440

Schwab, C. (2022). The development of human gut microbiota fermentation capacity during the first year of life. Microbial Biotechnology, 15(12), 2865-2874. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14165

Liang, N., Neužil-Bunešová, V., Tejnecký, V., Gänzle, M. & Schwab, C. (2021). 3-Hydroxypropionic acid contributes to the antibacterial activity of glycerol metabolism by the food microbe Limosilactobacillus reuteri. Food Microbiology, 98, Article 103720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2020.103720

Ramirez Garcia, A., Zhang, J., Greppi, A., Constancias, F., Wortmann, E., Wandres, M., Hurley, K., Pascual-García, A., Ruscheweyh, H. J., Sturla, S. J., Lacroix, C. & Schwab, C. (2021). Impact of manipulation of glycerol/diol dehydratase activity on intestinal microbiota ecology and metabolism. Environmental Microbiology, 23(3), 1765-1779. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15431

Asare, P. T., Greppi, A., Pennacchia, A., Brenig, K., Geirnaert, A., Schwab, C., Stephan, R. & Lacroix, C. (2021). In vitro Modeling of Chicken Cecal Microbiota Ecology and Metabolism Using the PolyFermS Platform. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, Article 780092. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.780092

Modrackova, N., Vlkova, E., Tejnecky, V., Schwab, C. & Neuzil-Bunesova, V. (2020). Bifidobacterium β-glucosidase activity and fermentation of dietary plant glucosides is species and strain specific. Microorganisms, 8(6), Article 839. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8060839

Schwab, C. (2020). Impact of active learning series on participation and student learning of Food Science Master students. ETH Learning and Teaching Journal, 2(1), 67-81. https://learningteaching.ethz.ch/index.php/lt-eth/article/view/73/41

Appert, O., Garcia, A. R., Frei, R., Roduit, C., Constancias, F., Neuzil-Bunesova, V., Ferstl, R., Zhang, J., Akdis, C., Lauener, R., Lacroix, C. & Schwab, C. (2020). Initial butyrate producers during infant gut microbiota development are endospore formers. Environmental Microbiology, 22(9), 3909-3921. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15167

Greppi, A., Asare, P. T., Schwab, C., Zemp, N., Stephan, R. & Lacroix, C. (2020). Isolation and comparative genomic analysis of reuterin-producing Lactobacillus reuteri from the chicken gastrointestinal tract. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, Article 1166. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01166

Bircher, L., Schwab, C., Geirnaert, A., Greppi, A. & Lacroix, C. (2020). Planktonic and sessile artificial colonic microbiota harbor distinct composition and reestablish differently upon frozen and freeze-dried long-term storage. mSystems, 5(1), Article e00521-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00521-19

Tetteh Asare, P., Zurfluh, K., Greppi, A., Lynch, D., Schwab, C., Stephan, R. & Lacroix, C. (2020). Reuterin demonstrates antimicrobial activity against a broad panel of human and poultry meat Campylobacter spp. isolates. Microorganisms, 8(1), Article 78. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8010078

Schwab, C., Voney, E., Ramirez Garcia, A., Vischer, M. & Lacroix, C. (2019). Characterization of the Cultivable Microbiota in Fresh and Stored Mature Human Breast Milk. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, Article 2666. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02666

Rocha Martin, V. N., Schwab, C., Krych, L., Voney, E., Geirnaert, A., Braegger, C. & Lacroix, C. (2019). Colonization of Cutibacterium Avidum During Infant Gut Microbiota Establishment. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 95(1), Article fiy215. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiy215

Doo, E.-H., Schwab, C., Chassard, C. & Lacroix, C. (2019). Cumulative effect of yeast extract and fructooligosaccharide supplementation on composition and metabolic activity of elderly colonic microbiota in vitro. Journal of Functional Foods, 52, 43-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2018.10.020

Rocha Martin, V. N., Lacroix, C., Killer, J., Bunesova, V., Braegger, C. & Schwab, C. (2019). Cutibacterium avidum is phylogenetically diverse with a subpopulation being adapted to the infant gut. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 42(4), 506-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2019.05.001

Zhang, J., Lacroix, C., Wortmann, E., Ruscheweyh, H.-J., Sunagawa, S., Sturla, S. J. & Schwab, C. (2019). Gut microbial beta-glucuronidase and glycerol/diol dehydratase activity contribute to dietary heterocyclic amine biotransformation. BMC Microbiology, 19(1), Article 99. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-019-1483-x

Asare, P. T., Greppi, A., Stettler, M., Schwab, C., J. A. Stevens, M. & Lacroix, C. (2018). Decontamination of minimally-processed fresh lettuce using reuterin produced by Lactobacillus reuteri. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9(1421), Article 1421. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01421

Bircher, L., Geirnaert, A., Hammes, F., Lacroix, C. & Schwab, C. (2018). Effect of cryopreservation and lyophilization on viability and growth of strict anaerobic human gut microbes. Microbial Biotechnology, 4(4), 721-733. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13265

Zhang, J., Sturla, S. J., Lacroix, C. & Schwab, C. (2018). Gut microbial glycerol metabolism as an endogenous source of acrolein. mBio (Online), 9(1), Article e01947-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01947-17

Bengtsson, M., Wagner, K., Schwab, C., Urich, T. & Battin, T. J. (2018). Light availability impacts structure and function of phototrophic stream biofilms across domains and trophic levels. Molecular Ecology, 27(14), 2913-2925. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14696

Santruckova, H., Kotas, P., Barta, J., Urich, T., Capek, P., Palmtag, J., Alves, R. J. E., Biasi, C., Diakova, K., Gentsch, N., Gittel, A., Guggenberger, G., Hugelius, G., Lashchinsky, N., Martikainen, P. J., Mikutta, R., Schleper, C., Schnecker, J., Schwab, C. ... Richter, A. (2018). Significance of dark CO2 fixation in arctic soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 119, 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.12.021

Revised 13.11.2025

Clarissa Schwab