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Jacques Schrenzel

Jacques Schrenzel

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Microbiology
Switzerland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
95
Citations
29824
World Ranking
541
National Ranking
10

Medicine

D-Index
95
Citations
30230
World Ranking
10137
National Ranking
134

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Jacques Schrenzel is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research output includes over 200 publications in medicine and more than 100 in biochemistry and related molecular sciences.

Their work spans several specialized subfields including epidemiology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, clinical biochemistry, and molecular medicine. Key research topics cover bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, gut microbiota and its impact on health, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, infective endocarditis diagnosis and management, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, pneumonia and respiratory infections, and streptococcal infections and treatments.

Jacques Schrenzel has published frequently in the following scientific venues:

  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Significant recent papers by this scientist include:

  • "The GLP-1R agonist liraglutide limits hepatic lipotoxicity and inflammatory response in mice fed a methionine-choline deficient diet," 2020, Translational Research
  • "Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing VIM carbapenemase in an intensive care unit and its termination by implementation of waterless patient care," 2021, Critical Care
  • "The central and biodynamic role of gut microbiota in critically ill patients," 2022, Critical Care
  • "Oral Dysbiosis and Inflammation in Parkinson's Disease," 2021, Journal of Parkinson's Disease
  • "Niche specialization and spread of Staphylococcus capitis involved in neonatal sepsis," 2020, Nature Microbiology

Frequent collaborators include Vladimir Lazarević, Nadia Gaïa, Gesuèle Renzi, Abdessalam Cherkaoui, and Adrian Egli. These coauthor collaborations reflect ongoing research partnerships and contributions across various infectious disease and microbiological studies.

Best Publications

  • Responses of Gut Microbiota and Glucose and Lipid Metabolism to Prebiotics in Genetic Obese and Diet-Induced Leptin-Resistant Mice

    Amandine Everard;Vladimir Lazarevic;Muriel Derrien;Myriam Girard

  • De novo bacterial genome sequencing: Millions of very short reads assembled on a desktop computer

    David Hernandez;Patrice Francois;Laurent Luca Denis Farinelli;Magne Osteras

  • Comparison of Two Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Methods with Conventional Phenotypic Identification for Routine Identification of Bacteria to the Species Level

    Abdessalam Cherkaoui;Jonathan Hibbs;Stéphane Paul Emonet;Manuela Tangomo

  • Microbiome of prebiotic-treated mice reveals novel targets involved in host response during obesity

    Amandine Everard;Vladimir Lazarevic;Nadia Gaïa;Maria Johansson

  • Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial infection in surgical patients.

    Stéphan Juergen Harbarth;Carolina Fankhauser;Jacques Schrenzel;Jan Christenson

  • Robustness of a loop‐mediated isothermal amplification reaction for diagnostic applications

    Patrice Francois;Manuela Tangomo;Jonathan Hibbs;Eve-Julie Bonetti

  • Rapid Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Directly from Sterile or Nonsterile Clinical Samples by a New Molecular Assay

    Patrice Francois;Didier Pittet;Manuela Bento;Beatrice Pepey

  • Failures in Clinical Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Infection with Daptomycin Are Associated with Alterations in Surface Charge, Membrane Phospholipid Asymmetry, and Drug Binding

    Tiffanny Jones;Michael R. Yeaman;Michael R. Yeaman;Michael R. Yeaman;George Sakoulas;Soo-Jin Yang

  • Metagenomic study of the oral microbiota by Illumina high-throughput sequencing

    Vladimir Lazarevic;Katrine Whiteson;Susan Huse;David Hernandez

  • Altered Gut Microbiota and Endocannabinoid System Tone in Obese and Diabetic Leptin-Resistant Mice: Impact on Apelin Regulation in Adipose Tissue

    Lucie Geurts;Vladimir Lazarevic;Muriel Derrien;Amandine Everard

  • Histone deacetylase inhibitors impair innate immune responses to Toll-like receptor agonists and to infection

    Thierry Roger;Jérôme Lugrin;Didier Le Roy;Geneviève Goy

  • Evidence of an intracellular reservoir in the nasal mucosa of patients with recurrent Staphylococcus aureus rhinosinusitis.

    Sophie Clement;Pierre Vaudaux;Patrice Francois;Jacques Schrenzel

  • Study of inter- and intra-individual variations in the salivary microbiota.

    Vladimir Lazarevic;Katrine Whiteson;David Hernandez;Patrice François

  • Electron currents generated by the human phagocyte NADPH oxidase

    Jacques Schrenzel;Lena Serrander;Botond Banfi;Olivier Nusse

  • Evaluation of rapid screening and pre-emptive contact isolation for detecting and controlling methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in critical care: an interventional cohort study.

    Stéphan Juergen Harbarth;Cristina Masuet-Aumatell;Jacques Schrenzel;Patrice Francois

  • CodY in Staphylococcus aureus: a Regulatory Link between Metabolism and Virulence Gene Expression

    Konstanze Pohl;Patrice Francois;Ludwig Stenz;Frank Schlink

  • The Stringent Response of Staphylococcus aureus and Its Impact on Survival after Phagocytosis through the Induction of Intracellular PSMs Expression

    Tobias Geiger;Patrice François;Manuel Liebeke;Martin J. Fraunholz

  • Kingella kingae osteoarticular infections in young children: clinical features and contribution of a new specific real-time PCR assay to the diagnosis.

    Dimitri Ceroni;Abdessalam Cherkaoui;Solène Ferey;André Kaelin

  • Increased Expression of Clumping Factor and Fibronectin-Binding Proteins by hemB Mutants of Staphylococcus aureus Expressing Small Colony Variant Phenotypes

    Pierre Vaudaux;Patrice Francois;Carmelo Bisognano;William L. Kelley

  • Tn125-Related Acquisition of blaNDM-Like Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii

    Laurent Poirel;Rémy A. Bonnin;Anne Boulanger;Jacques Schrenzel

  • A search for small noncoding RNAs in Staphylococcus aureus reveals a conserved sequence motif for regulation

    Thomas Geissmann;Clément Chevalier;Marie-Josée Cros;Sandrine Boisset

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrice Francois
Patrice Francois University of Geneva
Stéphan Juergen Harbarth
Stéphan Juergen Harbarth University of Geneva
Didier Pittet
Didier Pittet University of Geneva
Daniel Pablo Lew
Daniel Pablo Lew University of Geneva
Pierre Vaudaux
Pierre Vaudaux Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Gilbert Greub
Gilbert Greub University of Lausanne
Yves Le Loir
Yves Le Loir INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Arnold S. Bayer
Arnold S. Bayer University of California, Los Angeles
Reinhard Zbinden
Reinhard Zbinden University of Zurich
Patrice D. Cani
Patrice D. Cani Université Catholique de Louvain

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