see ORCID database
Selected publications:
Schweizer, M., Stalder, H.P., Haslebacher, A., Grisiger, M., Schwermer, H., and Di Labio, E. (2021) Eradication of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) in cattle in Switzerland: Lessons taught by the complex biology of the virus. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 8, 702730. (PubMed) (article)
Asín, J., Hilbe, M., de Miguel, R., Rodríguez-Largo, A., Lanau, A., Akerman, A., Stalder, H.P., Schweizer, M., and Luján, L. (2021) An outbreak of abortions, stillbirths, and malformations in a Spanish sheep flock associated with a bovine viral diarrhea virus 2-contaminated orf vaccine. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 68:2, 233-239. (PubMed) (article)
Braun, U., Hilbe, M., Peterhans, E., and Schweizer, M. (2019) Border disease in cattle. Veterinary Journal 246, 12-20. (PubMed) (article)
Stalder, H.P., Bachofen, C., Schweizer, M., Zanoni, R., Sauerländer, D., and Peterhans, E. (2018) Traces of history conserved over 600 years in the geographic distribution of genetic variants of an RNA virus: Bovine viral diarrhea virus in Switzerland. PLoS ONE 13:12, e0207604. (PubMed) (article)
Lussi, C., Sauter, K.-S., and Schweizer, M. (2018) Homodimerisation-independent cleavage of dsRNA by a pestiviral nicking endoribonuclease. Scientific Reports 8:1, 8226. (PubMed) (article)
Kaiser, V., Nebel, L., Schüpbach-Regula, G., Zanoni, R.G., and Schweizer, M. (2017) Influence of border disease virus (BDV) on serological surveillance within the bovine virus diarrhea (BVD) eradication program in Switzerland. BMC Veterinary Research 13, 21. (PubMed) (article)
Kaiser, V., Nebel, L., Schüpbach-Regula, G., Zanoni, R.G., and Schweizer, M. (2017) Influence of border disease virus (BDV) on serological surveillance within the bovine virus diarrhea (BVD) eradication program in Switzerland. BMC Veterinary Research 13, 21. (PubMed)
Lussi, C., and Schweizer, M. (2016) What can pestiviral endonucleases teach us about innate immunotolerance? Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews 29, 53-62. (PubMed)
Stalder, H., Hug, C., Zanoni, R., Vogt, H.R., Peterhans, E., Schweizer, M., and Bachofen, C. (2016) A nationwide database linking information on the hosts with sequence data of their virus strains: A useful tool for the eradication of bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) in Switzerland. Virus Research 218, 49-56. (PubMed)
Braun, U., Hilbe, M., Janett, F., Hässig, M., Zanoni, R., Frei, S., and Schweizer, M. (2015) Transmission of border disease virus from a persistently infected calf to seronegative heifers in early pregnancy. BMC Veterinary Research 11, 43. (PubMed)
Schweizer, M., and Peterhans, E. (2014) Pestiviruses. Annual Review of Animal Biosciences 2, 141-163. (PubMed)
Zürcher, C., Sauter, K.S., Mathys, V., Wyss, F., and Schweizer, M. (2014) Prolonged activity of the pestiviral RNase Erns as an interferon antagonist after uptake by clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Journal of Virology 88:13, 7235-7243. (PubMed)
Zürcher, C., Sauter, K.S., and Schweizer, M. (2014) Pestiviral Erns blocks TLR-3-dependent IFN synthesis by LL37 complexed RNA. Veterinary Microbiology, 174:3-4, 399-408. (PubMed)
Bachofen, C., Bollinger, B., Peterhans, E., Stalder, H.P., and Schweizer, M. (2013) Diagnostic gap in Bovine viral diarrhea virus serology during the periparturient period in cattle. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 25:5, 655-661. (PubMed)
Peterhans, E., and Schweizer, M. (2013) BVDV: A pestivirus inducing tolerance of the innate immune response. Biologicals 41:1, 39-51. (PubMed)
Peterhans, E., Bachofen, C., Stalder, H.P., and Schweizer, M. (2010) Cytopathic bovine viral diarrhea viruses (BVDV): Emerging pestiviruses doomed to extinction. Veterinary Research 41:6, 44. (PubMed)
Mätzener, P., Magkouras, I., Rümenapf, T., Peterhans, E., and Schweizer, M. (2009) The viral RNase Erns prevents IFN type-I triggering by pestiviral single- and double-stranded RNAs. Virus Research 140:1-2, 15-23. (PubMed)
Magkouras, I., Mätzener, P., Rümenapf, T., Peterhans, E., and Schweizer, M. (2008) RNAse-dependent inhibition of extra-, but not intracellular, dsRNA-induced IFN synthesis by Erns of pestiviruses. Journal of General Virology 89:10, 2501-2506. (PubMed)
Schweizer, M., Mätzener, P., Pfaffen, G., Stalder, H.P., and Peterhans, E. (2006) "Self" and "nonself" manipulation of interferon defense during persistent infection: Bovine viral diarrhea virus resists alpha/beta interferon without blocking antiviral activity against unrelated viruses replicating in its host cells. Journal of Virology 80:14, 6926-6935. (PubMed) (Spotlight)
Schweizer, M., and Peterhans, E. (2001) Noncytopathic bovine viral diarrhea virus inhibits double-stranded RNA-induced apoptosis and interferon synthesis. Journal of Virology 75:10, 4692-4698. (PubMed)
