The Fish group led by Prof. Heike Schmidt-Posthaus focuses on the health of wild and farmed fish and crustaceans.
The Wildlife group co-lead by Dr. Mirjam Pewsner and Dr. Simone Pisano works on the health of wild animals, amphibians, and reptiles.
The Epigenetics&Evolution (EpiEvo) group led by Prof. Irene Adrian-Kalchhauser investigates the epigenetic and molecular long-term effects of age, stress, and disease in fish and wildlife, as well as microbiomes in aquaculture.
All three groups are committed to the development and improvement of methods for diagnostics and fieldwork.
Publications
Elsevier
Analysis of historical and recent crayfish samples uncovered Aphanomyces astaci genotype groups A, B, D and E across Switzerland.
Wiley
Filoviruses can persist over years in inner organs of perch
Which environmental parameters influence detection probability
PLOS One
An infection study with Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae, showing influence of rearing background on immune reaction
Recommendations for an effective wildlife health monitoring programme in line with One Health.
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
The study highlights the distribution, dynamics, and challenges in managing this disease that threatens native crayfish populations in the "water tower of Europe."
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Three juvenile free-ranging gray wolves in Switzerland were found with osteochondrosis manifesta in the shoulders, marking the first such report in wild wolves.
