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Seasonal variation in the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter species in milk and milk products in Ethiopia
Admasie, A., Tessema, T. S., Vipham, J., Kovac, J. & Zewdu, A., Feb 2024, In: International Dairy Journal. 149, 105826.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Context matters: environmental microbiota from ice cream processing facilities affected the inhibitory performance of two lactic acid bacteria strains against Listeria monocytogenes
Rolon, M. L., Chandross-Cohen, T., Kaylegian, K. E., Roberts, R. F. & Kovac, J., Jan 11 2024, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 12, 1, p. e0116723Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multi-species biofilms of environmental microbiota isolated from fruit packing facilities promoted tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes to benzalkonium chloride
Rolon, M. L., Voloshchuk, O., Bartlett, K. V., LaBorde, L. F. & Kovac, J., Jun 2024, In: Biofilm. 7, 100177.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Genomic characterization of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria innocua isolated from milk and dairy samples in Ethiopia
Wei, X., Hassen, A., McWilliams, K., Pietrzen, K., Chung, T., Acevedo, M. M., Chandross-Cohen, T., Dudley, E. G., Vipham, J., Mamo, H., Tessema, T. S., Zewdu, A. & Kovac, J., Dec 2024, In: BMC Genomic Data. 25, 1, 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prevalence of Campylobacter species and associated risk factors for contamination of dairy products collected in a dry season from major milk sheds in Ethiopia
Admasie, A., Eshetu, A., Tessema, T. S., Vipham, J., Kovac, J. & Zewdu, A., Feb 2023, In: Food Microbiology. 109, 104145.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prevalence and associated risk factors for Salmonella enterica contamination of cow milk and cottage cheese in Ethiopia
Bedassa, A., Nahusenay, H., Asefa, Z., Sisay, T., Girmay, G., Kovac, J., Vipham, J. L. & Zewdu, A., Dec 2023, In: Food Safety and Risk. 10, 1, 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Conditional Forest Models Built Using Metagenomic Data Accurately Predicted Salmonella Contamination in Northeastern Streams
Chung, T., Yan, R., Weller, D. L. & Kovac, J., Mar 2023, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 11, 2, 0038123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evidence for the efficacy of pre-harvest agricultural practices in mitigating food-safety risks to fresh produce in North America
Devarajan, N., Weller, D. L., Jones, M., Adell, A. D., Adhikari, A., Allende, A., Arnold, N. L., Baur, P., Beno, S. M., Clements, D., Olimpi, E. M., Critzer, F., Green, H., Gorski, L., Ferelli Gruber, A., Kovac, J., McGarvey, J., Murphy, C. M., Murphy, S. I., Navarro-Gonzalez, N., & 13 others, 2023, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, 1101435.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Evaluation of microbial hygiene indicators in raw milk, pasteurised milk and cottage cheese collected across the dairy value chain in Ethiopia
Mengstu, B., Tola, A., Nahusenay, H., Sisay, T., Kovac, J., Vipham, J. & Zewdu, A., Jan 2023, In: International Dairy Journal. 136, 105487.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The composition of environmental microbiota in three tree fruit packing facilities changed over seasons and contained taxa indicative of L. monocytogenes contamination
Rolon, M. L., Tan, X., Chung, T., Gonzalez-Escalona, N., Chen, Y., Macarisin, D., LaBorde, L. F. & Kovac, J., Dec 2023, In: Microbiome. 11, 1, 128.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prevalence of ciprofloxacin resistance and associated genetic determinants differed among Campylobacter isolated from human and poultry meat sources in Pennsylvania
Yan, R., M'ikanatha, N. M., Nachamkin, I., Hudson, L. K., Denes, T. G. & Kovac, J., Dec 2023, In: Food Microbiology. 116, 104349.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Recent paradigm shifts in the perception of the role of Bacillus thuringiensis in foodborne disease
Biggel, M., Jessberger, N., Kovac, J. & Johler, S., Aug 2022, In: Food Microbiology. 105, 104025.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Keeping up with the Bacillus cereus group: taxonomy through the genomics era and beyond
Carroll, L. M., Cheng, R. A., Wiedmann, M. & Kovac, J., 2022, In: Critical reviews in food science and nutrition. 62, 28, p. 7677-7702 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Laboratory Misidentifications Resulting from Taxonomic Changes to Bacillus cereus Group Species, 2018–2022
Carroll, L. M., Matle, I., Kovac, J., Cheng, R. A. & Wiedmann, M., Sep 2022, In: Emerging infectious diseases. 28, 9, p. 1877-1881 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Strains Associated with Two 2020 Welder Anthrax Cases in the United States Belong to Separate Lineages within Bacillus cereus sensu lato
Carroll, L. M., Marston, C. K., Kolton, C. B., Gulvik, C. A., Gee, J. E., Weiner, Z. P. & Kovac, J., Aug 2022, In: Pathogens. 11, 8, 856.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review