Chondrou K., Grasso F., Guisolan A., Arias E. M., von Ah U.
Serratia plymuthica: Process optimization, scale-up and freeze-drying for postharvest biocontrol on carrots.
In: SYMS. 12 June, Zürich (CH). 2026.
Vergères G., Bär C., von Ah U., Blaser C., Fuchsmann P., Pimentel G., Grasso F., Marti N., Pimentel K. J., Binz E., Brügger C., Portmann R., Macpherson A., Ganal-Vonarburg S., Sattari Z. and others
Gesündere fermentierte Lebensmittel durch optimierte Kulturen.
In: Cheese and Science. 4. Juni, Publ. Agroscope, Liebefeld (CH). 2026.
Bär C., von Ah U., Blaser C., Fuchsmann P., Pimentel G., Grasso F., Bütikofer U., Pimentel K. J., Vergères G., Macpherson A., Ganal-Vonarburg S., Sattari Z., Fernandez Trigo N., Christensen S., Bruggmann R. and others
Modulating food microbial systems to support human health.
In: The Microbiome 2.0 – Connecting the World of Food & Health. 22 April, Publ. Food Health, Basel (CH). 2026.
Looser V., Purtschert-Montenegro G., von Ah U., Weik D., Wagner E., Hummerjohann J., Egger C., Stoffers H., Arias E. M., Ingenhoff J.-E., Schmidt R., Bachmann H.-P., Nemati G.
Inhibition of Bacillus cereus growth by fermentation of sunflower seed oil press cake for cheese alternatives.
Future Foods, 13, 2026, Article 101017.
Pimentel G., Bütikofer U., Roder T., Bär C., von Ah U., Christensen S., Sattari Z., Kalbermatter C., Bruggmann R., Ganal-Vonarburg S.C., Vergères G.
Yogurt fermented with extra strains modulates metabolism and immune tissues in gnotobiotic mice.
In: NuGOWeek 2025. 22 September, Publ. NuGO, Dublin (IR). 2025.
Bär C., Pimentel G., Roder T., Christensen S., Biedermann D., Fuchsmann P., Grasso F., von Ah U., Walther B., Bruggmann R., Ganal-Vonarburg S., Vergères G.
Development of functional fermented foods to support human health.
In: 1st International Conference on Fermented Foods. 30. October, Publ. NOI Techpark, Bozen (IT). 2025.
Bär C., Pimentel G., Roder T., Christensen S., Biedermann D., Fuchsmann P., Grasso F., von Ah U., Walther B., Bruggmann R., Ganal-Vonarburg S., Vergères G.
Development of functional fermented foods to support human health.
In: 11th Beneficial Microbes Conference. 3. November, Amsterdam (NL). 2025.
Nemati G., Looser V., Hummerjohann J., Weik D., Wagner E., Egger C., Ingenhoff J.-E., Stoffers H., von Ah U., Schmidt R., Bachmann H.-P., Arias E. M.
Plant-based dairy alternatives & food safety.
In: 39th EFFoST International Conference. 17. November, Porto (PT). 2025.
Dinic B., Freimoser F., Grasso F., Bokulich A. N., von Ah U.
Optimizing growth conditions for Metschnikowia pulcherrima: A comprehensive approach.
In: IOBC2025 - XVII Meeting of the Working Group ‘Biological and integrated control of plant pathogens’. 12 June, Turin (IT). 2025.
Pertziger E., von Ah U., Bochud M., Chatelan A., Haldemann J., Hillesheim E., Kaiser M., Vergères G., Pimentel K. J.
Classification and estimation of dietary live microorganisms and fermented foods intake in Swiss adults.
The Journal of Nutrition, 155, (8), 2025, 2717-2728.
Arrigoni G., von Ah U., Grasso F., Irmler S., Usorini P., Vecchio L., Morelli L.
Sustainable use of nutrient-rich by-products in starter culture and probiotics production.
In: FEMS Micro Milan 2025. 14 July, Milano (IT). 2025.
Christensen S., Biedermann D., Sattari Z., Roder T., Tena-Stern M., Blaser C., Fuchsmann P., von Ah U., Walther B., Bruggmann R., Ganal-Vonarburg S., Vergères G., Pimentel G., Bär C.
Metabolic profiling reveals enrichment of health-related metabolites in yoghurt by variation of strain consortium.
Food Bioscience, 71, 2025, Article 107047.
Cocuzzi R., Turgay M., Schmidt R., von Ah U., Bachmann H.-P., Weisskopf L., Fröhlich M. T.
A single-nucleotide variant conditions the ability vs. inability of Propionibacterium freudenreichii to utilize L-lactate.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 91, (7), 2025, Article e00599-25.
Stoffers H., Guggenbühl Gasser B., Nemati G., Purtschert G., Walther B., von Ah U.
Comparative fermentation of non-dairy milk alternatives using a newly developed vegan starter culture.
In: 38th EFFoST International Conference. 11 November, Publ. EFFoST, Burges (BE). 2024.
Roetschi A., Baumeyer Brahier A., Berthoud-dit-Gallon Marchand H., Braillard L., Gschwend F., Guisolan A., Haldemann J., Hummerjohann J., Joller C., Loosli F., Meola M., Naskova J., Oberhänsli S., Shani N., von Ah U. and others
Antilisterial properties of selected strains from the autochthonous microbiota of a Swiss artisan soft smear cheese.
Foods, 13, (21), 2024, Article 3473.
Pimentel G., Roder T., Bär C., Christensen S., Sattari Z., Kalbermatter C., von Ah U., Robert C. A. M., Mateo P., Bruggmann R., Ganal-Vonarburg S. C., Vergères G.
Maternal consumption of yoghurt activating the aryl hydrocarbon receptor increases group 3 innate lymphoid cells in murine offspring.
Microbiology Spectrum, 12, (12), 2024.
Somerville V., Thierer N., Schmidt R., Roetschi A., Braillard L., Haueter M., Berthoud-dit-Gallon Marchand H., Shani N., von Ah U., Mazel F., Engel P.
Genomic and phenotypic imprints of microbial domestication on cheese starter cultures.
Nature Communications, 15, 2024, Article 8642.
Pimentel G., Bär C., Vergères G., Fuchsmann P., Roder T., Von Ah U., Portmann R., Bütikofer U., Pimentel K. J., Leoni V.
Non-targeted mass spectrometry in agricultural research: Example of the identification of pollen species, and nutritional value of fermented food.
In: Ilmac Lausanne 2024 - «Latest Advances in Non-targeted Analysis». 18 September, Publ. Swiss Chemical Society, Lausanne. 2024.
Purtschert G., Roetschi A., Irmler S., Von Ah U., Arias E.
Lactic acid bacteria as protective cultures for plant-based food.
In: 28th International ICFMH Conference FOOD MICRO 2024. 8 July, Burgos. 2024, 1.
Roder T., Pimentel G., Fuchsmann P., Tena Stern M., Von Ah U., Vergères G., Peischl S., Brynildsrud O., Bruggmann R., Bär C.
Scoary2: rapid association of phenotypic multi-omics data with microbial pan-genomes.
Genome Biology, 25, 2024, 1-19.