Jasna Kovac
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Whole-genome sequence and phenotypic characteristics of Bacillus cereus strain IM8 isolated from the Upper Fremont Glacier in Wyoming
Chandross-Cohen, T., Ebersole, M., Rahman, N., Wagner, A. S., Kovac, J. & Wildschutte, H., Apr 2026, In: Microbiology Resource Announcements. 15, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Fresh Look at Ground-Beef Spoilage: Determining Spoilage Thresholds Using Consumer Evaluation and Microbial Analysis
Frink, L. M., Witberler, S. L., Prester, M. J., Effling, C. A., Kovac, J., Vipham, J. L., Beyer, E. S., Zumbaugh, M. D., Chao, M. D., Carlson, A. V., Brown, T. L. & O’quinn, T. G., 2026, In: Meat and Muscle Biology. 10, 1, p. 1-26 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Peroxyacetic acid treatment significantly reduced Campylobacter jejuni culturability but not viability on chicken breasts
Navarre, A., Quintana-Pérez, F. M. & Kovac, J., Feb 2026, In: Food Control. 180, 111652.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Isolation and Characterization of Bacillus cereus Group Species in Powdered Infant Formula and Infant Cereal Using a Newly Developed Detection System
Nguyen, P. T., Chandross-Cohen, T., Kovac, J. & Restaino, L., Jan 2026, In: Journal of food protection. 89, 1, 100677.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Doing more with less: Genomic quasi-G-primes differentiate septic from healthy patients
Sha, C. M., Patsakis, M., Mouratidis, I., Wei, X., Chung, T., Kovac, J. & Georgakopoulos-Soares, I., Feb 2026, In: PloS one. 21, 2 February, e0341828.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Psychrotolerant spoilage bacteria enhanced Campylobacter jejuni culturability on refrigerated chicken meat
Yan, R., Watson, S. C., Wei, X. & Kovac, J., Sep 2026, In: Food Microbiology. 138, 105051.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Precision food safety: Advances in omics-based surveillance for proactive detection and management of foodborne pathogens
Chandross-Cohen, T., Chung, T., Watson, S. C., Rolon, M. L. & Kovac, J., Sep 2025, In: Trends in Food Science and Technology. 163, 105186.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria species and associated risk factors for contamination of milk and cottage cheese along the value chains in Ethiopia
Hassen, A., Keba, A., Ebrai, M. S., Mamo, H., Geleta, T. K., Tessema, T. S., Vipham, J., Kovac, J. & Zewdu, A., Feb 2 2025, In: International journal of food microbiology. 429, 111021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Whole-genome sequence of 19 Listeria monocytogenes, isolated from municipal wastewater in State College, Pennsylvania
Horack, E., Acosta, A., Jones, M., Feng, J., Rivera-Lopez, E. O., M'ikanatha, N. M., Kovac, J. & Dudley, E., Oct 2025, In: Microbiology Resource Announcements. 14, 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Low Prevalence and Concentrations of Campylobacter Detected on Retail Chicken Breasts
Navarre, A., Rupert, K., Chandross-Cohen, T. & Kovac, J., Oct 1 2025, In: Journal of food protection. 88, 11, 100635.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impact of Improved Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures on Microbial Populations at Three Tree Fruit Packing Facilities
Rolon, M. L., Mendez Acevedo, M., Sinclair, P., Macarisin, D., LaBorde, L. F. & Kovac, J., Jan 2 2025, In: Journal of food protection. 88, 1, 100436.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Genomic Diversity and Potential Transmission and Persistence of Salmonella in the Cambodian Vegetable Supply Chain
Salazar, A., Sreng, N., Peng, C., Fu, Y., Nawrocki, E. M., Chung, T., Vipham, J., Dudley, E. G. & Kovac, J., Feb 3 2025, In: Journal of food protection. 88, 2, 100447.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ecology of prophage-like elements in Bacillus subtilis at global and local geographical scales
Stefanic, P., Stare, E., Floccari, V. A., Kovac, J., Hertel, R., Rocha, U., Kovács, Á. T., Mandić-Mulec, I., Strube, M. L. & Dragoš, A., Jan 28 2025, In: Cell Reports. 44, 1, 115197.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Pseudomonadaceae increased the tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes to sanitizers in multi-species biofilms
Voloshchuk, O., Rolon, M. L., Bartlett, K. V., Mendez Acevedo, M., LaBorde, L. F. & Kovac, J., Jun 2025, In: Food Microbiology. 128, 104687.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Label-free rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing with machine-learning based dynamic holographic laser speckle imaging
Yang, J., Zhou, K., Zhou, C., Khamsi, P. S., Voloshchuk, O., Hernandez, L., Kovac, J., Ebrahimi, A. & Liu, Z., Jun 15 2025, In: Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 278, 117312.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review