Jasna Rakonjac
Associate Professor
Institute of Fundamental Sciences
Massey University
New Zealand
Biography
Dr. Jasna Rakonjac is currently working as a Associate Professor in the Department of  Fundamental Sciences, Massey univesity , Newzealand. Her research interests includes biology of bacterial viruses (bacteriophages or phages) and their biotechnology applications in medicine and agriculture. she is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. Jasna Rakonjac is the member of many international affiliations. She has successfully completed her Administrative responsibilities. she has authored of many research articles/books related to biology of bacterial viruses (bacteriophages or phages) and their biotechnology applications in medicine and agriculture.
Research Interest
Phage display technology, agricultural and medical applications, Antibiotic development, Cheese fermentation and dairy bacteriophages
Publications
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Rakonjac, J., Das, B., & Derda, R. (2016). Editorial: Filamentous bacteriophage in bio/nano/technology, bacterial pathogenesis and ecology. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7(DEC)
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Noel, SJ., Attwood, GT., Rakonjac, J., Moon, CD., Waghorn, GC., & Janssen, PH. (2017). Seasonal changes in the digesta-adherent rumen bacterial communities of dairy cattle grazing pasture. PLoS ONE. 12(3)
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Mitic, M., Berry, D., Brasell, E., Green, K., Young, CA., Saikia, S., . . . Scott, B. (2017). Disruption of calcineurin catalytic subunit (cnaA) in Epichloë festucae induces symbiotic defects and intrahyphal hyphae formation.. Mol Plant Pathol.
