List of our recent publications
2025-26
Vučurović, A., Brodarič, J., Bajde, I., Kitek, M., & Mehle, N. (2026).
Epidemiological insights into water and soil-mediated transmission of tomato mottle mosaic virus. Plant Pathology, 75(1), e70101. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.70101
Vogrinec, L., Bačnik, K., Bačič, M., Mehle, N., Fowkes, A. R., Lengar, Ž., Harju, V., Adams, I. P., Fox, A., & Kutnjak, D. (2025). Wild and globally traded ornamental aquatic plants harbor diverse plant viruses, including notable crop pathogens. Environmental Microbiome, 20(1), 133. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-025-00783-6
Bačnik, K., Kranjc, L., Botella, L., Maguire, I., Pavić, D., Patoka, J., Dragičević, P., Bláha, M., Bielen, A., Kouba, A., Kutnjak, D., & Hudina, S. (2025). Crayfish pet trade as a pathway for the introduction of known and novel viruses. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 211, 108345. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JIP.2025.108345
Kogej Zwitter, Z., Kutnjak, D., & Mehle, N. (2025). From vineyard to genome: optimized enrichment and sequencing of Flavescence dorée phytoplasma from grapevine samples. Microbial Genomics, 11(9). https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001514
Fontdevila Pareta, N., Gailly, C., Blouin, A. G., Buchmann, B., Bünter, M., Candresse, T., Dubuis, N., Kutnjak, D., Lateur, M., Pecman, A., Steyer, S., & Massart, S. (2025). Virome Scanning of Pear Germplasm Collections Identifies a New Velarivirus and Extends the Geographical Spread of Three Other Pear Viruses. Phytobiomes Journal, 9(1), 68–79. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-03-24-0030-FI
Škorić, D., Zindović, J., Grbin, D., Pul, P., Božović, V., Margaria, P., Mehle, N., Pecman, A., Kogej Zwitter, Z., Kutnjak, D., & Vučurović, A. (2025). Tomato spotted wilt virus in tomato from Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia: genetic diversity and evolution. Frontiers in Microbiology, 16, 1618327. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1618327
Andrejc, K., Jarčič, M., Gutierrez-Aguirre, I., Kutnjak, D., & Bačnik, K. (2025). Viromics analysis of RNA viruses in samples from the Triglav and Skuta glacier. Folia Biologica et Geologica, 66(2), 21–38. https://doi.org/10.3986/fbg0116
Vozelj, A., Mahkovec Povalej, T., Stare, K., Tušek Žnidarič, M., Bačnik, K., Levak, V., Gutiérrez-Aguirre, I., Podobnik, M., Gruden, K., Coll, A., & Lukan, T. (2025). Functionality of potato virus Y coat protein in cell-to-cell movement dynamics is defined by its N-terminal region. Journal of Virology, 99(12). https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.01400-25
Kobe, N., Dreisewerd, L., Pavlin, M., Kogovšek, P., Podlipnik, Č., Grošelj, U., & Lukšič, M. (2025). In silico determination of novel SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein ion channel inhibitors. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 27, 2823–2831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.06.036
Jakomin, T., Žunič, J. Z., & Kogovšek, P. (2025). Test Performance Study on qPCR Assays for Detection of Phyllosticta citricarpa. Pathogens, 14(5).
https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14050413
Kuhn, J. H., Adkins, S., Alkhovsky, S. V., An, W., Avšič-Županc, T., Ayllón, M. A., Bačnik, K., Bahl, J., Balkema-Buschmann, A., Ballinger, M. J., Gutiérrez-Aguirre, I., Kutnjak, D., Mehle, N., Pecman, A., Ravnikar, M., Vučurović, A., et al. (2025). Annual (2024) taxonomic update of RNA-directed RNA polymerase-encoding negative-sense RNA viruses (realm Riboviria: kingdom Orthornavirae: phylum Negarnaviricota). Journal of General Virology, 106(6), 1–70. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.002077
de Koning, P. P. M., Schoen, R., Kogej Zwitter, Z., te Braak, N., Giesbers, A., Westenberg, M., Mehle, N., & Botermans, M. (2025). First detection of a phytoplasma from the 16SrV-C (Elm yellows) group in Alnus glutinosa in the Netherlands. New Disease Reports, 52(1), e70056. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.70056
Tzanetakis, I. E., Aknadibossian, V., Špak, J., Mavrič Pleško, I., Mehle, N., Miljanić, V., Radišek, S., Štajner, N., Vončina, D., Zikeli, K., Zindović, J., et al. (2025). Streamlining global germplasm exchange: integrating scientific rigor and common sense to exclude phantom agents from regulation. Plant Disease, 109(4), 736–755. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-24-0745-FE
Vučurović, A., Bajde, I., Brodarič, J., Pecman, A., Kogej Zwitter, Z., Bukvič, V., Jakoš, N., Kutnjak, D., Rot, M., & Mehle, N. (2025). First report of watermelon crinkle leaf-associated virus 1 (WCLaV‑1) and WCLaV‑2 in watermelon in Slovenia. Plant Disease, Advance article, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-25-0251-PDN
2024
Turk Dermastia, T., Kutnjak, D., Gutierrez-Aguirre, I., Brussaard, C. P. D., & Bačnik, K. (2024). Discovery of novel and known viruses associated with toxigenic and non-toxigenic bloom forming diatoms from the Northern Adriatic Sea. Harmful Algae, 139, 102737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2024.102737
Bubik, A., Frangež, R., Žužek, M. C., Gutiérrez-Aguirre, I., Lah, T. T., & Sedmak, B. (2024). Cyanobacterial Cyclic Peptides Can Disrupt Cytoskeleton Organization in Human Astrocytes—A Contribution to the Understanding of the Systemic Toxicity of Cyanotoxins. Toxins, 16(9), 374. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins16090374
Maksimović, O., Bačnik, K., Rivarez, M. P. S., Vučurović, A., Mehle, N., Ravnikar, M., Gutiérrez-Aguirre, I., & Kutnjak, D. (2024). Virome analysis of irrigation water sources provides extensive insights into the diversity and distribution of plant viruses in agroecosystems. Water Research, 249, 120712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120712
Kuhn, J. H., Adkins, S., Alkhovsky, S. V., An, W., Avšič-Županc, T., Ayllón, M. A., Bačnik, K., Bahl, J., Balkema-Buschmann, A., Ballinger, M. J., Gutiérrez-Aguirre, I., Kutnjak, D., Mehle, N., Pecman, A., Ravnikar, M., Vučurović, A., et al. (2025). Annual (2024) taxonomic update of RNA-directed RNA polymerase-encoding negative-sense RNA viruses (realm Riboviria: kingdom Orthornavirae: phylum Negarnaviricota). Journal of General Virology, 106(6), 002077. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.002077
Zver, M., Dobnik, D., Zaplotnik, R., Mozetič, M., Vesel, A., Filipić, A., Kogovšek, P., Fric, K., Štern, A., & Primc, G. (2024). Antiviral respiratory masks with plasma-functionalized polypropylene textiles for optimal adsorption of antiviral substance. Progress in Organic Coatings, 197, 108827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2024.108827
Jablonska, M., Eleršek, T., Kogovšek, P., Skok, S., Oarga-Mulec, A., & Mulec, J. (2024). Molecular Screening for Cyanobacteria and Their Cyanotoxin Potential in Diverse Habitats. Toxins, 16(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins16080333
Corrêa, R. L., Kutnjak, D., Ambrós, S., Bustos, M., & Elena, S. F. (2024). Identification of epigenetically regulated genes involved in plant-virus interaction and their role in virus-triggered induced resistance. BMC Plant Biology, 24(1), 172. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-04866-3
Šet, J., Šturm, R., Koderman, B., Bevk, D., Gogala, A., Kutnjak, D., Čandek, K., & Gregorič, M. (2024). DNA barcoding insufficiently identifies European wild bees (Hymenoptera, Anthophila) due to undefined species diversity, genus-specific barcoding gaps and database errors. Molecular Ecology Resources, 24(5), e13953. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13953
Ros-Moner, E., Jiménez-Góngora, T., Villar-Martín, L., Vogrinec, L., González-Miguel, V. M., Kutnjak, D., & Rubio-Somoza, I. (2024). Conservation of molecular responses upon viral infection in the non-vascular plant Marchantia polymorpha. Nature Communications, 15(1), 8326. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52610-0
Janc, M., Zevnik, K., Dolinar, A., Jakomin, T., Štalekar, M., Bačnik, K., Kutnjak, D., Žnidarič, M. T., Zentilin, L., Fedorov, D., & Dobnik, D. (2024). In-Depth Comparison of Adeno-Associated Virus Containing Fractions after CsCl Ultracentrifugation Gradient Separation. Viruses, 16(8), 1235. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16081235
Zindović, J., Čizmović, M., Vučurović, A., Margaria, P., & Škorić, D. (2024).
Increased diversity of citrus tristeza virus in Europe. Plant Disease, 108(5), 1344–1352. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-23-1718-RE
Mihajlović, M., Hrustić, J., Vučurović, A., Grahovac, M., Budakov, D., Dudaš, T., & Pešić, B. (2024).
First report of collar and root rot of lettuce caused by Plectosphaerella cucumerina in Serbia. Plant Disease, 108(4), 1112. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-23-2711-PDN
2023
Filipić, A., Dobnik, D., Gutiérrez-Aguirre, I., Ravnikar, M., Košir, T., Baebler, Š., Štern, A., Žegura, B., Petkovšek, M., Dular, M., Mozetič, M., Zaplotnik, R., & Primc, G. (2023). Cold plasma within a stable supercavitation bubble – A breakthrough technology for efficient inactivation of viruses in water. Environment International, 182, 108285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108285
Mehle, N., Bačnik, K., Bajde, I., Brodarič, J., Fox, A., Gutiérrez-Aguirre, I., Kitek, M., Kutnjak, D., Loh, Y. L., Maksimović Carvalho Ferreira, O., Ravnikar, M., Vogel, E., Vos, C., & Vučurović, A. (2023). Tomato brown rugose fruit virus in aqueous environments – survival and significance of water-mediated transmission. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1187920. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1187920
Tavazzi, S., Cacciatori, C., Comero, S., Fatta-Kassinos, D., Karaolia, P., Iakovides, I. C., Loutsiou, P., Gutierrez-Aguirre, I., Lengar, Z., Bajde, I., Tenson, T., Kisand, V., Laas, P., Panksep, K., Tammert, H., Mariani, G., Skejo, H., & Gawlik, B. M. (2023). Short-term stability of wastewater samples for storage and shipment in the context of the EU Sewage Sentinel System for SARS-CoV-2. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11(2), 109623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.109623
Rivarez, M. P. S., Pecman, A., Bačnik, K., Maksimović, O., Vučurović, A., Seljak, G., Mehle, N., Gutiérrez-Aguirre, I., Ravnikar, M., & Kutnjak, D. (2023). In-depth study of tomato and weed viromes reveals undiscovered plant virus diversity in an agroecosystem. Microbiome, 11(1), 60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01500-6
Zupanc, M., Zevnik, J., Filipić, A., Gutierrez-Aguirre, I., Ješelnik, M., Košir, T., Ortar, J., Dular, M., & Petkovšek, M. (2023). Inactivation of the enveloped virus phi6 with hydrodynamic cavitation. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 95, 106400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106400
Drummond, J. D., Gonçalves, J., Aquino, T., Bernal, S., Gacia, E., Gutierrez-Aguirre, I., Turk, V., Ravnikar, M., Krause, S., & Martí, E. (2023). Benthic sediment as stores and sources of bacteria and viruses in streams: A comparison of baseflow vs. stormflow longitudinal transport and residence times. Water Research, 245, 120637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120637
Štular, D., de Velde, N. van, Drinčić, A., Kogovšek, P., Filipić, A., Fric, K., Simončič, B., Tomšič, B., Chouhan, R. S., Bohm, S., Kr. Verma, S., Panda, P. K., & Jerman, I. (2023). Boosting Copper Biocidal Activity by Silver Decoration and Few-Layer Graphene in Coatings on Textile Fibers. Global Challenges, 7(10), 2300113.
https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202300113
Plohl, O., Kokol, V., Filipić, A., Fric, K., Kogovšek, P., Fratnik, Z. P., Vesel, A., Kurečič, M., Robič, J., Gradišnik, L., Maver, U., & Zemljič, L. F. (2023). Screen-printing of chitosan and cationised cellulose nanofibril coatings for integration into functional face masks with potential antiviral activity. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 236, 123951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123951
Zajc, J., Kogej Zwitter, Z., Fišer, S., Gostinčar, C., Vicent, A., Domenech, A. G., Riccioni, L., Boonham, N., Ravnikar, M., & Kogovšek, P. (2023). Highly specific qPCR and amplicon sequencing method for detection of quarantine citrus pathogen Phyllosticta citricarpa applicable for air samples. Plant Pathology, 72(3), 548–563. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13679
Fontdevila Pareta, N., Khalili, M., Maachi, A., Rivarez, M. P. S., Rollin, J., Salavert, F., Temple, C., Aranda, M. A., Boonham, N., Botermans, M., Candresse, T., Fox, A., Hernando, Y., Kutnjak, D., Marais, A., Petter, F., Ravnikar, M., Selmi, I., Tahzima, R., … Massart, S. (2023). Managing the deluge of newly discovered plant viruses and viroids: an optimized scientific and regulatory framework for their characterization and risk analysis. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, 1181562. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1181562
Rivarez, M. P. S., Faure, C., Svanella-Dumas, L., Pecman, A., Tušek-Žnidaric, M., Schönegger, D., de Jonghe, K., Blouin, A., Rasmussen, D. A., Massart, S., Ravnikar, M., Kutnjak, D., Marais, A., & Candresse, T. (2023). Diversity and Pathobiology of an Ilarvirus Unexpectedly Detected in Diverse Plants and Global Sequencing Data. Phytopathology, 113(9), 1729–1744. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-12-22-0465-V
Haegeman, A., Foucart, Y., de Jonghe, K., Goedefroit, T., al Rwahnih, M., Boonham, N., Candresse, T., Gaafar, Y. Z. A., Hurtado-Gonzales, O. P., Kogej Zwitter, Z., Kutnjak, D., Lamovšek, J., Lefebvre, M., Malapi, M., Mavrič Pleško, I., Önder, S., Reynard, J.-S., Salavert Pamblanco, F., Schumpp, O., … Massart, S. (2023). Looking beyond Virus Detection in RNA Sequencing Data: Lessons Learned from a Community-Based Effort to Detect Cellular Plant Pathogens and Pests. Plants, 12(11), 2139. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12112139
Kogej Zwitter, Z., Seljak, G., Jakomin, T., Brodarič, J., Vučurović, A., Pedemay, S., Salar, P., Malembic-Maher, S., Foissac, X., & Mehle, N. (2023). Epidemiology of flavescence dorée and hazelnut decline in Slovenia: geographical distribution and genetic diversity of the associated 16SrV phytoplasmas. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1217425.. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1217425
Trontin, C., Agstner, B., Altenbach, D., Anthoine, G., Bagińska, H., Brittain, I., Chabirand, A., Chappé, A.-M., Dahlin, P., Dreo, T., Freye, C., Gianinazzi, C., Harrison, C., Jones, G., Kaiser, M. S., Luigi, M., Massart, S., Mehle, N., Mezzalama, M., Vučurović, A., … Petter, F. (2023). What Did We Achieve Through VALITEST, an EU Project on Validation in Plant Pest Diagnostics? PhytoFrontiers, 3(1), 75–81. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-03-22-0026-FI
Kogej Zwitter, Z., Jakoš, N., & Mehle, N. (2023). Unravelling the puzzle of 16SrV phytoplasma in hazelnuts: a systematic study of sampling and detection. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes, 13(1), 139–140. https://doi.org/10.5958/2249-4677.2023.00070.1
Linhartova, S., Bartoň Tománková, K., Orsagova, H., Hejlova, M., Mehle, N., Kogej Zwitter, Z., Eichmeier, A. (2023). First report of grapevine Flavescence dorée phytoplasma in the Czech Republic. Plant Disease, 107(10), 3273. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-23-0315-PDN
2022
Pavlin, A., Lovše, A., Bajc, G., Otoničar, J., Kujović, A., Lengar, Ž., Gutierrez-Aguirre, I., Kostanjšek, R., Konc, J., Fornelos, N., & Butala, M. (2022). A small bacteriophage protein determines the hierarchy over co-residential jumbo phage in Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis. Communications Biology, 5(1), 1286. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04238-3
Maksimovic Carvalho Ferreira, O., Lengar, Ž., Kogej, Z., Bačnik, K., Bajde, I., Milavec, M., Županič, A., Mehle, N., Kutnjak, D., Ravnikar, M., & Gutierrez-Aguirre, I. (2022). Evaluation of Methods and Processes for Robust Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater. Food and Environmental Virology, 14(4), 384–400. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12560-022-09533-0
Pecman, A., Adams, I., Gutiérrez-Aguirre, I., Fox, A., Boonham, N., Ravnikar, M., & Kutnjak, D. (2022). Systematic Comparison of Nanopore and Illumina Sequencing for the Detection of Plant Viruses and Viroids Using Total RNA Sequencing Approach. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.883921
Filipić, A., Lukežič, T., Bačnik, K., Ravnikar, M., Ješelnik, M., Košir, T., Petkovšek, M., Zupanc, M., Dular, M., & Gutierrez-Aguirre, I. (2022). Hydrodynamic cavitation efficiently inactivates potato virus Y in water. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 82, 105898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105898
Filipić, A., Fric, K., Ravnikar, M., & Kogovšek, P. (2022). Assessment of Different Experimental Setups to Determine Viral Filtration Efficiency of Face Masks. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 15353. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215353
Sedej, I., Štalekar, M., Tušek Žnidarič, M., Goričar, K., Kojc, N., Kogovšek, P., Dolžan, V., Arnol, M., & Lenassi, M. (2022). Extracellular vesicle‐bound DNA in urine is indicative of kidney allograft injury. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 11(9). https://doi.org/10.1002/jev2.12268
Plohl, O., Fric, K., Filipić, A., Kogovšek, P., Tušek Žnidarič, M., & Zemljič, L. F. (2022). First Insights into the Antiviral Activity of Chitosan-Based Bioactive Polymers towards the Bacteriophage Phi6: Physicochemical Characterization, Inactivation Potential, and Inhibitory Mechanisms. Polymers, 14(16). https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14163357
Košir, T., Fric, K., Filipić, A., & Kogovšek, P. (2022). Bacterial Filtration Efficiency of Different Masks. Strojniški Vestnik – Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 68(4), 225–232. https://doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2022.34
Lebas, B., Adams, I., al Rwahnih, M., Baeyen, S., Bilodeau, G. J., Blouin, A. G., Boonham, N., Candresse, T., Chandelier, A., de Jonghe, K., Fox, A., Gaafar, Y. Z. A., Gentit, P., Haegeman, A., Ho, W., Hurtado‐Gonzales, O., Jonkers, W., Kreuze, J., Kutjnak, D., Mehle, N.,… Massart, S. (2022). Facilitating the adoption of high‐throughput sequencing technologies as a plant pest diagnostic test in laboratories: A step‐by‐step description. EPPO Bulletin, 52(2), 394–418. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12863
Gregorič, M., Kutnjak, D., Bačnik, K., Gostinčar, C., Pecman, A., Ravnikar, M., & Kuntner, M. (2022). Spider webs as eDNA samplers: Biodiversity assessment across the tree of life. Molecular Ecology Resources, 22(7), 2534–2545. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13629
Temple, C., Blouin, A. G., de Jonghe, K., Foucart, Y., Botermans, M., Westenberg, M., Schoen, R., Gentit, P., Visage, M., Verdin, E., Wipf-Scheibel, C., Ziebell, H., Gaafar, Y. Z. A., Zia, A., Yan, X.-H., Richert-Pöggeler, K. R., Ulrich, R., Rivarez, M. P. S., Kutnjak, D., … Massart, S. (2022). Biological and Genetic Characterization of Physostegia Chlorotic Mottle Virus in Europe Based on Host Range, Location, and Time. Plant Disease, 106(11), 2797–2807. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-21-2800-RE
Massart, S., Lebas, B., Chabirand, A., Chappé, A., Dreo, T., Faggioli, F., Harrison, C., Macarthur, R., Mehle, N., Mezzalama, M., Petter, F., Ravnikar, M., Renvoisé, J., Spadaro, D., Tomassoli, L., Tomlinson, J., Trontin, C., van der Vlugt, R., Vučurović, A., Weekes, R., Brostaux, Y. (2022). Guidelines for improving statistical analyses of validation datasets for plant pest diagnostic tests. EPPO Bulletin, 52(2), 419–433. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12862
Mehle, N., Kavčič, S., Mermal, S., Vidmar, S., Pompe Novak, M., Riedle-Bauer, M., Brader, G., Kladnik, A., & Dermastia, M. (2022). Geographical and Temporal Diversity of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ in Wine-Growing Regions in Slovenia and Austria. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 889675. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.889675
Bunjaku, A., Alsaheli, Z., Mehle, N., Xhemali, B., Gjinovci, G., Mehmeti, A., & Elbeaino, T. (2022). First detection and molecular characterization of grapevine phytoplasmas in Kosovo. Journal of Phytopathology, 170(1), 34–40. https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.13053
Tiberini, A., Manglli, A., Taglienti, A., Vučurović, A., Brodarič, J., Ferretti, L., Luigi, M., Gentili, A., & Mehle, N. (2022). Development and Validation of a One-Step Reverse Transcription Real-Time PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection and Identification of Tomato Mottle Mosaic Virus and Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus. Plants, 11(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11040489
Massart, S., Adams, I., Al Rwahnih, M., Baeyen, S., Bilodeau, G. J., Blouin, A. G., Boonham, N., Candresse, T., Chandellier, A., De Jonghe, K., Kutnjak, D., Mehle, N., et al. (2022). Guidelines for the reliable use of high throughput sequencing technologies to detect plant pathogens and pests. Peer Community Journal, 2, 1–34. https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.181
Vučurović, A., Brodarič, J., Jakomin, T., Pecman, A., Benko‑Beloglavec, A., & Mehle, N. (2022). First report of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus in tomato in Slovenia. New Disease Reports, 45(2), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12079
Rivarez, M. P. S., Kogej Zwitter, Z., Jakoš, N., Pecman, A., Seljak, G., Vučurović, A., Mehle, N., Ravnikar, M., & Kutnjak, D. (2022). First report of ranunculus white mottle ophiovirus in Slovenia in pepper with yellow leaf curling symptom and in tomato. Plant Disease, 106(7), 2003. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-21-1624-PDN
2021
Filipić, A., Dobnik, D., Tušek Žnidarič, M., Žegura, B., Štern, A., Primc, G., Mozetič, M., Ravnikar, M., Žel, J., & Gutierrez Aguirre, I. (2021). Inactivation of Pepper Mild Mottle Virus in Water by Cold Atmospheric Plasma. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 618209. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.618209
Jerič Kokelj, B., Štalekar, M., Vencken, S., Dobnik, D., Kogovšek, P., Stanonik, M., Arnol, M., & Ravnikar, M. (2021). Feasibility of Droplet Digital PCR Analysis of Plasma Cell-Free DNA From Kidney Transplant Patients. Frontiers in Medicine, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.748668
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