Search Results - "Leahy, C"
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Diverse hydrogen production and consumption pathways influence methane production in ruminants
Published in The ISME Journal (01-10-2019)“…Farmed ruminants are the largest source of anthropogenic methane emissions globally. The methanogenic archaea responsible for these emissions use molecular…”
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Anaerobically Grown Escherichia coli Has an Enhanced Mutation Rate and Distinct Mutational Spectra
Published in PLoS genetics (19-01-2017)“…Oxidative stress is a major cause of mutation but little is known about how growth in the absence of oxygen impacts the rate and spectrum of mutations. We…”
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Improving operational flood ensemble prediction by the assimilation of satellite soil moisture: comparison between lumped and semi-distributed schemes
Published in Hydrology and earth system sciences (09-04-2015)“…Assimilation of remotely sensed soil moisture data (SM-DA) to correct soil water stores of rainfall-runoff models has shown skill in improving streamflow…”
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The genome sequence of the rumen methanogen Methanobrevibacter ruminantium reveals new possibilities for controlling ruminant methane emissions
Published in PloS one (28-01-2010)“…Methane (CH(4)) is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG), having a global warming potential 21 times that of carbon dioxide (CO(2)). Methane emissions from agriculture…”
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Determining the culturability of the rumen bacterial microbiome
Published in Microbial biotechnology (01-09-2014)“…Summary The goal of the Hungate1000 project is to generate a reference set of rumen microbial genome sequences. Toward this goal we have carried out a…”
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Homelessness in pregnancy
Published in European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology (01-05-2024)“…•Homeless pregnant women are at higher risk of preterm birth compared to those with stable living arrangements.•Homeless women are more likely be affected by…”
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Functional genome analysis of Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 reveals type IVb tight adherence (Tad) pili as an essential and conserved host-colonization factor
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (05-07-2011)“…Development of the human gut microbiota commences at birth, with bifidobacteria being among the first colonizers of the sterile newborn gastrointestinal tract…”
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Genomic insights into the physiology of Quinella, an iconic uncultured rumen bacterium
Published in Nature communications (20-10-2022)“…Quinella is a genus of iconic rumen bacteria first reported in 1913. There are no cultures of these bacteria, and information on their physiology is scarce and…”
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Improved taxonomic assignment of rumen bacterial 16S rRNA sequences using a revised SILVA taxonomic framework
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (05-03-2019)“…The taxonomy and associated nomenclature of many taxa of rumen bacteria are poorly defined within databases of 16S rRNA genes. This lack of resolution results…”
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Microindentation of fresh soft biological tissue: A rapid tissue sectioning and mounting protocol
Published in PloS one (29-02-2024)“…Microindentation of fresh biological tissues is necessary for the creation of 3D biomimetic models that accurately represent the native extracellular matrix…”
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Hydrogen and formate production and utilisation in the rumen and the human colon
Published in Animal microbiome (14-03-2022)“…Molecular hydrogen (H ) and formate (HCOO ) are metabolic end products of many primary fermenters in the mammalian gut. Both play a vital role in fermentation…”
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Response to treatment and outcomes of infantile spasms in Down syndrome
Published in Developmental medicine and child neurology (01-06-2022)“…Aim To estimate the prevalence, and evaluate presentation, treatment response, treatment side effects, and long‐term seizure outcomes in all known cases of…”
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Presence of Novel, Potentially Homoacetogenic Bacteria in the Rumen as Determined by Analysis of Formyltetrahydrofolate Synthetase Sequences from Ruminants
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-04-2010)“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Getting better with bifidobacteria
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Toward Understanding Phage:Host Interactions in the Rumen; Complete Genome Sequences of Lytic Phages Infecting Rumen Bacteria
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (05-12-2017)“…The rumen is known to harbor dense populations of bacteriophages (phages) predicted to be capable of infecting a diverse range of rumen bacteria. While…”
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Methanobrevibacter boviskoreani JH1T growth on alcohols allows development of a high throughput bioassay to detect methanogen inhibition
Published in Current research in microbial sciences (01-01-2023)“…•Methanobrevibacter boviskoreani JHIT, a rumen methanogen, can grow without pressurised hydrogen, using a variety of short chain alcohols.•Results demonstrate…”
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Chromosomal diversity in Lactococcus lactis and the origin of dairy starter cultures
Published in Genome biology and evolution (01-01-2010)“…A large collection of Lactococcus lactis strains, including wild-type isolates and dairy starter cultures, were screened on the basis of their phenotype and…”
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The glycobiome of the rumen bacterium Butyrivibrio proteoclasticus B316(T) highlights adaptation to a polysaccharide-rich environment
Published in PloS one (03-08-2010)“…Determining the role of rumen microbes and their enzymes in plant polysaccharide breakdown is fundamental to understanding digestion and maximising…”
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Reclassification of Clostridium proteoclasticum as Butyrivibrio proteoclasticus comb. nov., a butyrate-producing ruminal bacterium
Published in International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology (01-09-2008)“…1 Food, Metabolism and Microbiology Section, AgResearch Ltd, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North, New Zealand 2…”
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Occurrence and expression of genes encoding methyl-compound production in rumen bacteria
Published in Animal microbiome (14-11-2019)“…Digestive processes in the rumen lead to the release of methyl-compounds, mainly methanol and methylamines, which are used by methyltrophic methanogens to form…”
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