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Research interests
- Precision food safety
- Bacillus cereus group, Campylobacter, Listeria, Salmonella
- Microbiomes in natural and built environments
- Molecular tracing, pathogenic potential and antimicrobial resistace of foodborne pathogens
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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HSI Implementation and Evaluation Project: Strengthening Teaching and Advancing Research Partnerships to Reinforce the STEM Workforce
Malavez, Y. Y. (PI), De Jesús, W. W. (CoPI), Kovac, J. (CoPI) & Dudley, E. G. (CoPI)
4/1/22 → 3/31/27
Project: Research project
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Development of an Electronic Microchip for Real-Time Label-Free Quantification of Conjugation
Kovac, J. (PI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
7/1/19 → 6/30/21
Project: Research project
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Comparison of the performance of multiple whole-genome sequence-based tools for the identification of Bacillus cereus sensu stricto biovar Thuringiensis
Chung, T., Salazar, A., Harm, G., Johler, S., Carroll, L. M. & Kovac, J., Apr 2024, In: Applied and environmental microbiology. 90, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 2024, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 12, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
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kmerDB: A database encompassing the set of genomic and proteomic sequence information for each species
Mouratidis, I., Baltoumas, F. A., Chantzi, N., Patsakis, M., Chan, C. S. Y., Montgomery, A., Konnaris, M. A., Aplakidou, E., Georgakopoulos, G. C., Das, A., Chartoumpekis, D. V., Kovac, J., Pavlopoulos, G. A. & Georgakopoulos-Soares, I., Dec 2024, In: Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 23, p. 1919-1928 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
Open Access4 Scopus citations
Prizes
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Early Achievement in Research Award, College of Agricultural Science, Penn State
Kovac, J. (Recipient), 2022
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