1.

Tracing thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. in the food chain – invited lecture

Campylobacteriosis is the leading food-borne illness and most frequently reported zoonosis in humans. Additional problem is the increasing antimicrobial resistance, which is a world-wide problem, including Campylobacter transmission via food chain. The reasons and mechanisms of resistance to different antimicrobials are different and one of the main research topics of the group of the author. Invited lecture on international conference was a review of the current state-of-the-art in the field and stressed also the main research achievements of the group.

B.04 Guest lecture

COBISS.SI-ID: 3800184

2.

Identification of genes for biosynthesis of novel tetracycline analogs

Based on the identification of gene cluster for chelocardine biosynthesis, University of Ljubljana/Biotechnical Faculty filed patent application EP 2154249 A1. The patent protects the rights to exploit the chelocardin gene cluster for novel chelocardin analogues design using the biosynthetical and semisynthetical chemical approaches.

F.32 International patent

COBISS.SI-ID: 253302784

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Improvement of biosynthetic process for production of generic products

In collaboration with pharmaceutical company Krka, we have improved fermentation process for production of generic product from group of secondary metabolites, for obesity healing. This invention relates to improved processes for the production of lipstatin and relates to microorganisms characterized by abolished or reduced activity of the BKD complex, e.g. mutated branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase (BKD). Patent application was filed (EP2141236 (A1), WO2010000839 (A1)).

F.32 International patent

COBISS.SI-ID: 3689080

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Editorial board membership

Prof. I. Mandič-Mulec was elected by her peers to become an editor of Frontiers in Terrestrial Microbiology and is thus considered to be one of the leaders in the field.

C.06 Editorial board membership

COBISS.SI-ID: 3834232

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Editor in-chief of Special edition of European Biophysical Journal

Editor in-chief of Spetial eddition of European Biophysical Journal entitled: ”The more you see: spectroscopy in molecular biophysics”. The special issue was dedicated to Prof. dr. Marcus A. Hemminga and his contribution to development of molecular biophysics. In the special issue important contemporary contributions of important players in the field were presented.

C.04 Editorial board of an international magazine

COBISS.SI-ID: 3754360