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Natalia Kovalskaya
Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory
Visiting Scientist

Phone: (301) 504-5099
Fax: (301) 504-5449

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis of tomato genes encoding proteins associated with intracellular pospiviroid movement and pathogenesis - (Abstract Only)
Antimicrobial activity of bacteriophage derived triple fusion protein against Staphylococcus aureus Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kovalskaya, N.Y., Herndon, E., Foster Frey, J.A., Donovan, D.M., Hammond, R. 2019. Antimicrobial activity of bacteriophage derived triple fusion protein against Staphylococcus aureus. AIMS Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3934/microbiol.2019.2.158.
Pospiviroid infection of tomato regulates the expression of genes involved in flower and fruit development - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Avina-Padilla, K., Rivera-Bustamante, R., Kovalskaya, N.Y., Hammond, R. 2018. Pospiviroid infection of tomato regulates the expression of genes involved in flower and fruit development. Viruses. 10(10):516.
Engineering resistance against viroid Reprint Icon - (Review Article)
Flores, R., Navarro, B., Kovalskaya, N.Y., Hammond, R., Diserio, F. 2017. Engineering resistance against viroid. Current Opinion in Virology. 26:1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coviro.2017.07.003.
Strategies to introduce resistance to viroids (Book Chapter) - (Book / Chapter)
Hammond, R., Kovalskaya, N.Y. 2017. Strategies to introduce resistance to viroids (Book Chapter). In: Hadidi, A., editor. Viroids and Plant Viral Satellites. 1st edition. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. p. 447-455.
Expression of a bioactive bacteriophage endolysin in Nicotiana benthamiana plants - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kovalskaya, N.Y., Foster Frey, J.A., Donovan, D.M., Bauchan, G.R., Hammond, R. 2015. Expression of a bioactive bacteriophage endolysin in Nicotiana benthamiana plants. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 26:160-170.
Molecular biology of viroid-host interactions and disease control strategies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kovalskaya, N.Y., Hammond, R. 2014. Molecular biology of viroid-host interactions and disease control strategies. Plant Science. DOI:10.1016/jplantsci.2014.05.006.
Application of a modified EDTA-mediated exudation technique and guttation fluid analysis for potato spindle tuber viroid RNA detection in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kovalskaya, N.Y., Owens, R.A., Baker, C.J., Deahl, K., Hammond, R. 2013. Application of a modified EDTA-mediated exudation technique and guttation fluid analysis for potato spindle tuber viroid RNA detection in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum). Journal of Virological Methods. 198:75-81.
Bacteriophage endolysin production in Nicotiana benthamiana plants - (Abstract Only)
Potato spindle tuber viroid detection in phloem exudates and guttation fluid of tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) - (Abstract Only)