Author

Sarah C. McHugh

ETH Zurich

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Microbiology· 2

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

A MeyeriD· 1 shared Aline Altenried· 1 shared Anna SintsovaiD· 1 shared Carla Hernández‐CabanyeroiD· 1 shared Flavia GürtleriD· 1 shared Grégory ReschiD· 1 shared Hugues de Villiers de la NoueiD· 1 shared Johann MignoletiD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 21 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

1 shared paperMicrobiology

A MeyerORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

2 papers

Recent·Most cited

Phage Endolysin Enables Targeted Manipulation of the Small Intestinal Microbiota and Uncovers Niche Overlap Between Oral and Butyrate-Producing Taxa

Julian R. Garneau, Aline Altenried, Youzheng Teo, Xiaobing WU, Sarah C. McHugh, Michael Taschner, Carla Hernández‐Cabanyero, Johann Mignolet, Pénélope Gomes, Hugues de Villiers de la Noue, Grégory Resch, Pascale Vonaesch

This study uses a phage endolysin to target Streptococcus salivarius in the gut, revealing niche overlap with butyrate-producing taxa and potential therapeutic benefits.

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes · Jul 13, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Salmonella multimutants enable efficient identification of SPI-2 effector protein function in gut inflammation and systemic colonization

Joshua P. M. Newson, Flavia Gürtler, Pietro Piffaretti, Nicolò Barbieri, A Meyer, Anna Sintsova, Manja Barthel, Yves Steiger, Sarah C. McHugh, Ursina Enz, Neal M. Alto, Shinichi Sunagawa, Wolf‐Dietrich Hardt

The paper uses multimutant Salmonella strains to identify SPI-2 effector functions in gut inflammation and systemic colonization, finding SopD2 and GtgE critical for mucosal pathology.

Nature Communications · Nov 6, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology