Search Results - "Gruninger, Robert J."

Assessment of different enrichment methods revealed the optimal approach to identify bovine circRnas by Wang, Yixin, Wang, Jian, Gruninger, Robert J, McAllister, Tim A, Li, Mingzhou, Guan, Le Luo

“…Although circular RNAs (circRNAs) play important roles in regulating gene expression, the understanding of circRNAs in livestock animals is scarce due to the…”
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Methylation-GC-MS/FID-Based Glycosidic Linkage Analysis of Unfractionated Polysaccharides in Red Seaweeds by Bajwa, Barinder, Xing, Xiaohui, Terry, Stephanie A, Gruninger, Robert J, Abbott, D Wade

“…Glycosidic linkage analysis was conducted on the unfractionated polysaccharides in alcohol-insoluble residues (AIRs) prepared from six red seaweeds ( sp., sp.,…”
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Ecology and molecular targets of hypermutation in the global microbiome by Roux, Simon, Paul, Blair G., Bagby, Sarah C., Nayfach, Stephen, Allen, Michelle A., Attwood, Graeme, Cavicchioli, Ricardo, Chistoserdova, Ludmila, Gruninger, Robert J., Hallam, Steven J., Hernandez, Maria E., Hess, Matthias, Liu, Wen-Tso, McAllister, Tim A., O’Malley, Michelle A., Peng, Xuefeng, Rich, Virginia I., Saleska, Scott R., Eloe-Fadrosh, Emiley A.

“…Changes in the sequence of an organism’s genome, i.e., mutations, are the raw material of evolution. The frequency and location of mutations can be constrained…”
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Repeated inoculation of cattle rumen with bison rumen contents alters the rumen microbiome and improves nitrogen digestibility in cattle by Ribeiro, Gabriel O., Oss, Daniela B., He, Zhixiong, Gruninger, Robert J., Elekwachi, Chijioke, Forster, Robert J., Yang, WenZhu, Beauchemin, Karen A., McAllister, Tim A.

“…Future growth in demand for meat and milk, and the socioeconomic and environmental challenges that farmers face, represent a “grand challenge for humanity”…”
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Diversity of rumen bacteria in canadian cervids by Gruninger, Robert J, Sensen, Christoph W, McAllister, Timothy A, Forster, Robert J

“…Interest in the bacteria responsible for the breakdown of lignocellulosic feedstuffs within the rumen has increased due to their potential utility in…”
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Characterization of Unfractionated Polysaccharides in Brown Seaweed by Methylation-GC-MS-Based Linkage Analysis by Bajwa, Barinder, Xing, Xiaohui, Serin, Spencer C, Hayes, Maria, Terry, Stephanie A, Gruninger, Robert J, Abbott, D Wade

“…This study introduces a novel approach to analyze glycosidic linkages in unfractionated polysaccharides from alcohol-insoluble residues (AIRs) of five brown…”
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Application of Transcriptomics to Compare the Carbohydrate Active Enzymes That Are Expressed by Diverse Genera of Anaerobic Fungi to Degrade Plant Cell Wall Carbohydrates by Gruninger, Robert J, Nguyen, Thi T M, Reid, Ian D, Yanke, Jay L, Wang, Pan, Abbott, Denis W, Tsang, Adrian, McAllister, Tim

“…The efficiency with which the anaerobic fungi (phylum Neocallimastigomycota) degrade plant biomass is well-recognized and in recent years has received renewed…”
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Comparative analysis of macroalgae supplementation on the rumen microbial community: Asparagopsis taxiformis inhibits major ruminal methanogenic, fibrolytic, and volatile fatty acid-producing microbes in vitro by O'Hara, Eóin, Terry, Stephanie A, Moote, Paul, Beauchemin, Karen A, McAllister, Tim A, Abbott, D Wade, Gruninger, Robert J

“…Seaweeds have received a great deal of attention recently for their potential as methane-suppressing feed additives in ruminants. To date, has proven a potent…”
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Bacterial and Archaeal Diversity in the Gastrointestinal Tract of the North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) by Gruninger, Robert J, McAllister, Tim A, Forster, Robert J

“…The North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) is the second largest living rodent and an iconic symbol of Canada. The beaver is a semi-aquatic browser whose…”
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Structure and mechanism of Staphylococcus aureus TarM, the wall teichoic acid α-glycosyltransferase by Sobhanifar, Solmaz, Worrall, Liam James, Gruninger, Robert J, Wasney, Gregory A, Blaukopf, Markus, Baumann, Lars, Lameignere, Emilie, Solomonson, Matthew, Brown, Eric D, Withers, Stephen G, Strynadka, Natalie C J

“…Unique to Gram-positive bacteria, wall teichoic acids are anionic glycopolymers cross-stitched to a thick layer of peptidoglycan. The polyol phosphate subunits…”
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Contributions of a unique β-clamp to substrate recognition illuminates the molecular basis of exolysis in ferulic acid esterases by Gruninger, Robert J, Cote, Chris, McAllister, Tim A, Abbott, D Wade

“…Lignocellulosic biomass is a promising renewable resource; however, deconstruction of this material is still the rate-limiting step. Major obstacles in the…”
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Cloning and identification of novel hydrolase genes from a dairy cow rumen metagenomic library and characterization of a cellulase gene by Gong, Xia, Gruninger, Robert J, Qi, Meng, Paterson, Lyn, Forster, Robert J, Teather, Ron M, McAllister, Tim A

“…Interest in cellulose degrading enzymes has increased in recent years due to the expansion of the ellulosic biofuel industry. The rumen is a highly adapted…”
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Application of 3-nitrooxypropanol and canola oil to mitigate enteric methane emissions of beef cattle results in distinctly different effects on the rumen microbial community by Gruninger, Robert J, Zhang, Xiu Min, Smith, Megan L, Kung, Jr, Limin, Vyas, Diwakar, McGinn, Sean M, Kindermann, Maik, Wang, Min, Tan, Zhi Liang, Beauchemin, Karen A

“…The major greenhouse gas from ruminants is enteric methane (CH ) which in 2010, was estimated at 2.1 Gt of CO equivalent, accounting for 4.3% of global…”
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Evaluation of Rumen Fermentation and Microbial Adaptation to Three Red Seaweeds Using the Rumen Simulation Technique by Terry, Stephanie A, Krüger, Ana M, Lima, Paulo M T, Gruninger, Robert J, Abbott, D Wade, Beauchemin, Karen A

“…Several red seaweeds have been shown to inhibit enteric CH4 production; however, the adaptation of fermentation parameters to their presence is not well…”
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A Pine Enhanced Biochar Does Not Decrease Enteric CH4 Emissions, but Alters the Rumen Microbiota by Terry, Stephanie A., Ribeiro, Gabriel O., Gruninger, Robert J., Chaves, Alex V., Beauchemin, Karen A., Okine, Erasmus, McAllister, Tim A.

“…The objective of this study was to examine the effect of a pine enhanced biochar (EB) on rumen fermentation, apparent total tract digestibility, methane (CH 4…”
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Structural and biochemical analysis of a unique phosphatase from Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus reveals its structural and functional relationship with the protein tyrosine phosphatase class of phytase by Gruninger, Robert J, Thibault, John, Capeness, Michael J, Till, Robert, Mosimann, Steven C, Sockett, R Elizabeth, Selinger, Brent L, Lovering, Andrew L

“…Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is an unusual δ-proteobacterium that invades and preys on other Gram-negative bacteria and is of potential interest as a whole cell…”
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Anaerobic fungi (phylum Neocallimastigomycota): advances in understanding their taxonomy, life cycle, ecology, role and biotechnological potential by Gruninger, Robert J., Puniya, Anil K., Callaghan, Tony M., Edwards, Joan E., Youssef, Noha, Dagar, Sumit S., Fliegerova, Katerina, Griffith, Gareth W., Forster, Robert, Tsang, Adrian, McAllister, Tim, Elshahed, Mostafa S.

“…Abstract Anaerobic fungi (phylum Neocallimastigomycota) inhabit the gastrointestinal tract of mammalian herbivores, where they play an important role in the…”
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3-Nitrooxypropanol supplementation had little effect on fiber degradation and microbial colonization of forage particles when evaluated using the in situ ruminal incubation technique by Zhang, Xiu Min, Gruninger, Robert J, Alemu, Aklilu W, Wang, Min, Tan, Zhi Liang, Kindermann, Maik, Beauchemin, Karen A

“…3-Nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP) is an investigational compound that acts as an enzyme inhibitor to decrease ruminal methanogenesis. We hypothesized that when…”
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Kinetic and structural analysis of a bacterial protein tyrosine phosphatase‐like myo‐inositol polyphosphatase by Puhl, Aaron A., Gruninger, Robert J., Greiner, Ralf, Janzen, Timothy W., Mosimann, Steven C., Selinger, L. Brent

“…PhyA from Selenomonas ruminantium (PhyAsr), is a bacterial protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP)‐like inositol polyphosphate phosphatase (IPPase) that is…”
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Evaluating the liver abscess microbiota of beef cattle during a reduction in tylosin supplementation shows differences according to abscess size and fraction by O'Hara, Eóin, Zaheer, Rahat, Andrés-Lasheras, Sara, McAllister, Tim A, Gruninger, Robert J

“…Abstract Liver abscesses (LA) resulting from bacterial infection in cattle pose a significant global challenge to the beef and dairy industries. Economic…”
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