Projects

UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF COMMENSAL ANAEROBIC BACTERIA IN ODOR, EMISSIONS, AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE FROM STORED LIVESTOCK MANURE Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 420638

MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES OF UNIQUE MICROORGANISMS FROM SWINE FECES AND MANURE STORAGE PITS Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 421302

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Inhibition of total gas production, methane, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfate-reducing bacteria from in vitro stored swine manure using condensed tannins - (Abstract Only)

Whitehead, T.R., Spence, C., Cotta, M.A. 2013. Inhibition of total gas production, methane, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfate-reducing bacteria from in vitro stored swine manure using condensed tannins [abstract]. Waste to Worth: "Spreading" Science & Solutions.

Combination of borax and quebracho condensed tannins treatment to reduce hydrogen sulfide, ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from stored swine manure - (Abstract Only)

Yokoyama, M., Whitehead, T.R., Spence, C., Cotta, M.A., Penner, D., Hengemuehle, S., Michael, J. 2013. Combination of borax and quebracho condensed tannins treatment to reduce hydrogen sulfide, ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from stored swine manure [abstract]. Waste to Worth: "Spreading" Science & Solutions.

Stored swine manure and swine faeces as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A. 2013. Stored swine manure and swine faeces as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 56:264-267.

Inhibition of hydrogen sulfide, methane and total gas production and sulfate-reducing bacteria in in vitro swine manure using condensed quebracho tannins - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (31-Oct-12)

Effects of chlorophyll-derived efflux pump inhibitor pheophorbide a and pyropheophorbide a on erythromycin resistance of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli - (Abstract Only)

Kraatz, M., Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A. 2012. Effects of chlorophyll-derived efflux pump inhibitor pheophorbide a and pyropheophorbide a on erythromycin resistance of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli. American Public Health Association 140th Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Two novel species Enterococcus lemanii sp. nov. and Enterococcus eurekensis sp. nov., isolated from a swine-manure storage pit - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (24-Jul-12)

Analyses of methanogenic archaea populations in swine feces and stored swine manure using 16S rDNA and mcrA PCR and pure culture isolation - (Abstract Only) - (19-Jun-12)

Microbial production of volatile sulphur compounds in the large intestine of pigs fed two different diets - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Poulsen, H.V., Jensen, B.B., Finster, K., Spence, C., Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A., Canibe, N. 2012. Microbial production of volatile sulphur compounds in the large intestine of pigs fed two different diets. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 113:143-154.

Inhibition of total gas production, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfate-reducing bacteria from in vitro stored swine manure using condensed tannins - (Abstract Only)

Whitehead, T.R., Spence, C., Cotta, M.A. 2011. Inhibition of total gas production, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfate-reducing bacteria from in vitro stored swine manure using condensed tannins [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2011 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, September 18-20, 2011, St. Paul, Minnesota. p. 277.

Inhibition of total gas production, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfate-reducing bacteria from in vitro stored swine manure using condensed tannins - (Abstract Only) - (10-Aug-11)

Combined borax and tannin treatment of stored dairy manure to reduce bacterial populations and hydrogen sulfide emissions - (Abstract Only)

Spence, C., Seymour, K., Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A., Hengemuehle, S., Yokoyama, M. 2011. Combined borax and tannin treatment of stored dairy manure to reduce bacterial populations and hydrogen sulfide emissions [abstract]. American Society for Microbiology. Paper No. 2809.

Effect of dietary inorganic sulfur level on growth performance, fecal composition, and measures of inflammation and sulfate-reducing bacteria in the intestine of growing pigs - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Kerr, B.J., Weber, T.E., Ziemer, C.J., Spence, C., Cotta, M.A., Whitehead, T.R. 2011. Effect of dietary inorganic sulfur level on growth performance, fecal composition, and measures of inflammation and sulfate-reducing bacteria in the intestine of growing pigs. Journal of Animal Science. 89:426-437.

Treatment of colitis with a commensal gut bacterium engineered to secrete human TGF-beta1 under the control of dietary xylan - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hamady, Z.Z., Scott, N., Farrar, M.D., Wadhwa, M., Dilger, P., Whitehead, T.R., Holland, K.T., Lodge, J.P., Carding, S.R. 2011. Treatment of colitis with a commensal gut bacterium engineered to secrete human TGF-beta1 under the control of dietary xylan. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 17(9):1925-1935.

Peptostreptococcus russellii sp. nov., isolated from a swine-manure storage pit - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A., Falsen, E., Moore, E., Lawson, P.A. 2011. Peptostreptococcus russellii sp. nov., isolated from a swine-manure storage pit. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 61(8):1875-1879.

Inhibitory Effects of Condensed Tannins on Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Populations and Hydrogen Sulfide Production from Swine Manure - (Abstract Only) - (27-Aug-10)

Borax and Octabor Treatment of Stored Swine Manure: Reduction in Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions and Phytotoxicity to Agronomic Crops - (Abstract Only) - (15-Jul-10)

The swine gastrointestinal tract and stored manure: reservoirs of antibiotic resistance? - (Abstract Only)

Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A. 2010. The swine gastrointestinal tract and stored manure: reservoirs of antibiotic resistance?. American Society for Microbiology. Paper No. Z-978.

Borax and octabor treatment of stored swine manure to reduce sulfate reducing bacteria and hydrogen sulfide emissions - (Abstract Only)

Spence, C., Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A., Von Bernuth, R., Hengemuchle, S.M., Penner, D., Yokoyama, M.T. 2010. Borax and octabor treatment of stored swine manure to reduce sulfate reducing bacteria and hydrogen sulfide emissions [abstract]. American Society for Microbiology. Paper No. Q-1484.

Investigation of Methanogen Diversity in Stored Swine Manure - (Abstract Only) - (07-Aug-09)

Xylan-regulated Delivery of Human Keratinocyte Growth Factor-2 to the Inflamed Colon by the Human Anaerobic Commensal Bacterium Bacteroides ovatus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hamady, Z.Z., Scott, N., Farrar, M.D., Lodge, J.P., Holland, K.T., Whitehead, T.R., Carding, S.R. 2010. Xylan-regulated Delivery of Human Keratinocyte Growth Factor-2 to the Inflamed Colon by the Human Anaerobic Commensal Bacterium Bacteroides ovatus. Gut. 59(4):461-469.

Development of a quantitative real-time PCR assay for detection and enumeration of methanogenic archaea in stored swine manure - (Abstract Only) - (21-May-09)

Group specific quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis of methanogenic archaea in stored swine manure - (Abstract Only) - (22-Apr-09)

Microbial Ecology of and Antimicrobial Resistance in Stored Swine Manure - (Abstract Only) - (03-Apr-09)

The genome sequence of bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis reveals adaptations for milk utilization within the infant microbiome - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Sela, D.A., Chapman, J., Adeuya, A., Kim, J.H., Chen, F., Whitehead, T.R., Lapidus, A., Rokhsar, D.S., Lebrilla, C.B., German, J.B., Price, N.P., Richardson, P.M., Mills, D.A. 2008. The Genome Sequence of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis Reveals Adaptations for Milk Utilization Within the Infant Microbiome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(48):18964-18969.

Carbohydrate Metabolism in Bifidobacteria: Human Symbiotic Bacteria - (Abstract Only)

Price, N.P., Adeuya, A., Whitehead, T.R. 2008. Carbohydrate Metabolism in Bifidobacteria: Human Symbiotic Bacteria [abstract]. 11th Bratislava Symposium on Saccharides, Bratislava, Slovakia. p. 45.

Isolation of skatole-producing bacteria from stored swine manure: individual or consortium? - (Abstract Only) - (22-Aug-08)

Quantitative real-time PCR analyses of sulfate-reducing bacteria in swine manure and the inhibitory effects of condensed tannins - (Abstract Only) - (22-Aug-08)

Identification and Use of the Putative Bacteroides ovatus Xylanase Promoter for the Inducible Production of Recombinant Human Proteins - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hamady, Z.Z.R., Farrar, M.D., Whitehead, T.R., Holland, K.T., Lodge, J.P.A., Carding, S.R. 2008. Identification and Use of the Putative Bacteroides ovatus Xylanase Promoter for the Inducible Production of Recombinant Human Proteins. Microbiology. 154(10):3165-3174.

Effects of dietary inorganic sulfate levels on growth performance and markers of intestinal inflammation in growing pigs - (Abstract Only)

Weber, T.E., Spence, C., Whitehead, T.R., Kerr, B.J. 2008. Effects of dietary inorganic sulfate levels on growth performance and markers of intestinal inflammation in growing pigs. Journal of Animal Science. 86(E-Suppl. 2):444.

Detection of methanogenic archaea in stored swine manure by direct mcrA PCR and sequence analysis - (Abstract Only) - (27-Jun-08)

Development and Comparison of SYBR Green Quantitative Real-time PCR Assays for Detection and Enumeration of Sulfate-reducing Bacteria in Stored Swine Manure - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Spence, C., Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A. 2008. Development and Comparison of SYBR Green Quantitative Real-time PCR Assays for Detection and Enumeration of Sulfate-reducing Bacteria in Stored Swine Manure. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 105(6):2143-2152.

Analyses of the bifid shunt and carbohydrate metabolism in Bifidobacterium spp. using **13C-labeled substrates and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry - (Abstract Only)

Whitehead, T.R., Adeuya, A., Price, N.P. 2008. Analyses of the bifid shunt and carbohydrate metabolism in Bifidobacterium spp. using **13C-labeled substrates and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. American Society for Microbiology Meeting. p.

Effects of borax treatment on hydrogen sulfide emissions and sulfate reducing bacteria in stored swine manure - (Abstract Only) - (05-Jun-08)

Robinsonia peoriae Gen. Nov., Sp. Nov., Isolated from a Swine-manure Storage Pit and a Human Clinical Source - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Cotta, M.A., Whitehead, T.R., Falsen, E., Moore, E., Lawson, P.A. 2009. Robinsoniella peoriensis Gen. Nov., Sp. Nov., Isolated from a Swine-manure Storage Pit and a Human Clinical Source. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 59(1):150-155.

Evaluation of the Sulfate-Reducing Bacterial Population Associated With Stored Swine Slurry - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Cook, K.L., Whitehead, T.R., Spence, C., Cotta, M.A. 2008. Evaluation of the sulfate-reducing bacterial population associated with stored swine slurry. Anaerobe. 14:172-180.

Effects of condensed tannins on hydrogen sulfide production and the sulfate-reducing bacterial population of swine manure - (Abstract Only) - (19-Mar-08)

Catabolite pathway for the production of skatole and indole acetic acid by the acetogen Clostridium drakei, Clostridium scatologenes, and swine manure - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Whitehead, T.R., Price, N.P., Drake, H.L., Cotta, M.A. 2008. Catabolic pathway for the production of skatole and indoleacetic acid by the acetogen Clostridium drakei, Clostridium scatologenes, and swine manure. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 74(6):1950-1953.

Isotopomer-flux analysis of Bifidobactrium ssp. carbohydrate metabolism - (Abstract Only)

Price, N.P., Adeuya, A., Whitehead, T.R., Sela, D.A., Mills, D.A. 2007. Isotopomer-flux analysis of Bifidobactrium ssp. carbohydrate metabolism [abstract]. p. 19.

Isotopomer-Flux Analysis of Bifidobacterium ssp. Carbohydrate Metabolism - (Abstract Only)

Price, N.P., Adeuya, A., Whitehead, T.R., Sela, D.A., Mills, D.A. 2007. Isotopomer-Flux analysis of Bifidobacterium ssp. carbohydrate metabolism [abstract]. 4th International Symposium: Milk Genomics & Human Health. Available: http://lactoknow.ucdavis.edu/symposiums. p. 19.

Genus IX. Hespellia - (Book / Chapter)

Whitehead, T.R., Lawson, P.A., Cotta, M.A. 2009. Genus IX. Hespellia. In: De Vos, P., Garrity, G.M., Jones, D., Krieg, N.R., Ludwig, W., Rainey, F.A., Schleifer, K.-H., Whitman, W.B., editors. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Volume 3. 2nd edition. New York, NY: Springer. p. 944-945.

Genus VII. Atopostipes - (Book / Chapter)

Whitehead, T.R., Lawson, P.A., Cotta, M.A. 2009. Genus VII. Atopostipes. In: De Vos, P., Garrity, G.M., Jones, D., Krieg, N.R., Ludwig, W., Rainey, F.A., Schleifer, K.-H., Whitman, W.B., editors. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Volume 3. 2nd edition. New York, NY: Springer. p. 566-568

REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS FROM IN VITRO SWINE MANURE USING MONENSIN - (Abstract Only)

Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A. 2007. Reduction of emissions from in vitro swine manure using monensin [abstract]. Journal of Animal Science. 85(1):92.

VAGOCOCCUS ELONGATUS SP. NOV., ISOLATED FROM A SWINE-MANURE STORAGE PIT - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lawson, P.A., Falsen, E., Cotta, M.A., Whitehead, T.R. 2007. Vagococcus elongatus sp. nov., isolated from a swine-manure storage pit. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57:751-754.

BETA-D-XYLOSIDASE FROM SELENOMONAS RUMINANTIUM OF GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASE FAMILY 43 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Jordan, D.B., Li, X., Dunlap, C.A., Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A. 2007. Beta-D-xylosidase from Selenomonas ruminantium of glycoside hydrolase family 43. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 136-140:93-104.

THE SWINE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AND STORED MANURE: RICH ECOSYSTEMS FOR ISOLATION OF NOVEL BACTERIA - (Abstract Only)

Whitehead, T.R., Lawson, P.A., Cotta, M.A. 2006. The swine gastrointestinal tract and stored manure: rich ecosystems for isolation of novel bacteria [abstract]. International Microbial Ecology. p. A123.

SWINE FECES AND STORED MANURE: THE SEARCH FOR THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE NOT SO BAD - (Abstract Only)

Lawson, P.A., Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A. 2006. Swine feces and stored manure: the search for the good, the bad, and the not so bad [abstract]. Congress of the Anaerobe Society of the Americas. p. 49.

BETA-D-XYLOSIDASE FROM SELENOMONAS RUMINANTIUM OF GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASE FAMILY 43 - (Abstract Only)

Jordan, D.B., Li, X., Dunlap, C.A., Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A. 2006. Beta-D-xylosidase from Selenomonas ruminantium of glycoside hydrolase family 43 [abstract]. Gordon Research Conference. p. 3.

DETERMINATION OF BREAKDOWN PATHWAY OF TRYPTOPHAN AND INDOLE ACETIC ACID TO SKATOLE BY CLOSTRIDIUM DRAKEI AND SWINE MANURE SLURRY - (Abstract Only)

Whitehead, T.R., Price, N.P., Cotta, M.A. 2006. Determination of breakdown pathway of tryptophan and indole acetic acid to skatole by Clostridium drakei and swine manure slurry [abstract]. Reproduction Nutrition Development. 46(S60):113.

ENGINEERING OF THE HUMAN COMMENSAL BACTEROIDES OVATUS FOR THE IN SITU DELIVERY OF IMMUNOMODULATORY PROTEINS - (Abstract Only)

Hamady, Z.Z., Farrar, M.D., Whitehead, T.R., Lodge, J.P., Carding, S.R. 2006. Engineering of the human commensal Bacteroides ovatus for the in situ delivery of immunomodulatory proteins [abstract]. Reproduction Nutrition Development. 46(S64):0-18.

STABLE ISOTOPES AND MASS SPECTROMETRY. FLUX ANALYSIS OF THE FRUCTOSE-6-P-PHOSPHOKETOLASE SHUNT PATHWAY IN BIFIDOBACTERIUM. - (Abstract Only)

Adeuya, A., Whitehead, T.R., Price, N.P. 2006. Stable isotopes and mass spectrometry. Flux analysis of the fructose-6-p-phosphoketolase shunt pathway in bifidobacterium [abstract]. American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 17(5S):118S.

BETA-D-XYLOSIDASE FROM SELENOMONAS RUMINANTIUM OF GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASE FAMILY 43 - (Abstract Only)

Jordan, D.B., Li, X., Dunlap, C.A., Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A. 2006. Beta-D-xylosidase from Selenomonas ruminantium of glycoside hydrolase family 43 [abstract]. Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. p.93

BACTEROIDES COPROSUIS SP. NOV., ISOLATED FROM SWINE MANURE STORAGE PITS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A., Collins, M.D., Falsen, E., Lawson, P.A. 2005. Bacteroides coprosuis sp. nov., isolated from swine-manure storage pits. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 55:2515-2518.

PHYLOGENETIC IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIAL MICROFLORA OF IN VITRO RUMINAL PROTOZOAL CULTURES BY 16S RDNA SEQUENCE ANALYSES - (Abstract Only)

Whitehead, T.R., Dehority, B.A. 2005. Phylogenetic identification of bacterial microflora of in vitro ruminal protozoal cultures by 16S rDNA sequence analyses [abstract]. International Union of Microbiological Societies. Paper No. B-1020.

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY (GC-MS) TECHNIQUES FOR METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS OF THE BIFIDO SHUNT PATHWAY - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Price, N.P., Whitehead, T.R., Cote, G.L. 2006. Global metabolic flux analysis of the bifidobacterial bifido shunt pathway. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation. 24(1-2):95-98.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE ERMG GENE IN BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM PORCINE INTESTINAL CONTENTS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Wang, Y., Wang, G., Shoemaker, N.B., Whitehead, T.R., Salyers, A.A. 2005. Distribution of the ermG gene among bacterial isolates from porcine intestinal contents. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71(8):4930-4934.

CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROBIAL POPULATIONS OF IN VITRO RUMINAL PROTOZOAL CULTURES BY 16S RDNA SEQUENCE ANALYSES - (Abstract Only)

Whitehead, T.R., Dehority, B.A. 2005. Characterization of microbial populations of in vitro ruminal protozoal cultures by 16S rDNA sequence analyses [abstract]. Conference on Gastrointestinal Function. Paper No. 32.

ENGINEERING OF THE GUT COMMENSAL BACTERIUM BACTEROIDES OVATUS TO PRODUCE AND SECRETE BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE MURINE INTERLEUKIN-2 IN RESPONSE TO XYLAN - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Farrar, M.D., Whitehead, T.R., Lan, J., Dilger, P., Thorpe, R., Holland, K.T., Carding, S.R. 2005. Engineering of the gut commensal bacterium Bacteroides ovatus to produce and secrete biologically active murine interleukin-2 in response to xylan. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 98:1191-1197.

RECOMBINANT BIOCATALYSTS FOR CONVERTING SUGAR MIXTURES TO LACTIC ACID - (Abstract Only)

Dien, B.S., Whitehead, T.R., Nichols, N.N., Skory, C.D., Cotta, M.A. 2004. Recombinant biocatalysts for converting sugar mixtures to lactic acid [abstract]. Great Lakes Regional American Chemical Society Symposium. Paper No. 40.

IDENTIFICATION OF SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA FROM STORED SWINE MANURE BY PURE CULTURE ISOLATION AND DIRECT DSRA PCR - (Abstract Only)

Whitehead, T.R., Cook, K.L., Cotta, M.A. 2004. Identification of sulfate-reducing bacteria from stored swine manure by pure culture isolation and direct dsra pcr [abstract]. Microbial Ecology International Symposium. Paper No. 228.

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF SKATOLE-PRODUCING BACTERIA FROM STORED SWINE MANURE - (Abstract Only) - (27-Aug-04)

DETECTION OF SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA IN STORED SWINE MANURE USING QUANTITATIVE, REAL-TIME PCR ANALYSIS - (Abstract Only)

Cook, K.L., Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A. 2004. Detection of sulfate reducing bacteria in stored swine manure using quantitative, real-time pcr analysis [abstract]. Microbial Ecology International Symposium. Paper No. 226.

PURE CULTURE AND PCR ANALYSES OF SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA FROM SWINE FECES AND STORED SWINE MANURE - (Abstract Only)

Whitehead, T.R., Cook, K.L., Cotta, M.A. 2004. Pure culture and pcr analyses of sulfate-reducing bacteria from swine feces and stored swine manure [abstract]. Reproduction Nutrition Development. 44(1):S32.

VARIABILITY IN THE CONCENTRATION OF SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA IN SWINE MANURE AND FECES AS DETERMINED USING A REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY - (Abstract Only)

Cook, K.L., Cotta, M.A., Whitehead, T.R. 2004. Variability in the concentration of sulfate-reducing bacteria in swine manure and feces as determined using a real-time PCR assay [abstract]. Reproduction Nutrition Development. 44(1):S6.

DEVELOPMENT OF A REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY FOR DETECTION OF SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA IN STORED SWINE MANURE AND SWINE FECES - (Abstract Only)

Cook, K.L., Whitehead, T.R., Cotta, M.A. 2004. Development of a real-time PCR assay for detection of sulfate-reducing bacteria in stored swine manure and swine feces [abstract]. American Society for Microbiology. Paper No. Q-093.

ENGINEERING KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA FOR PRODUCTION OF LACTIC ACID FROM HEXOSE AND PENTOSE - (Abstract Only)

Dien, B.S., Whitehead, T.R., Nichols, N.N., Cotta, M.A. 2004. Engineering klebsiella oxytoca for production of lactic acid from hexose and pentose [abstract]. Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. Paper No. 2-08.

APPLICATION OF GROUP SPECIFIC AMPLIFIED RDNA RESTRICTION ANALYSIS TO CHARACTERIZE SWINE FECAL AND MANURE STORAGE PIT SAMPLES - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Ziemer, C.J., Cotta, M.A., Whitehead, T.R. 2004. Application of group specific amplified rDNA restriction analysis to characterize swine fecal and manure storage pit samples. Anaerobe. 10:217-227.

ATOPOSTIPES SUICLOACALE GEN. NOV., SP. NOV., ISOLATED FROM AN UNDERGROUND SWINE MANURE STORAGE PIT - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Cotta, M.A., Whitehead, T.R., Collins, M.D., Lawson, P.A. 2004. Atopostipes suicloacale gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an underground swine manure storage pit. Anaerobe. 10(3):191-195.

DESCRIPTION OF HESPELLIA STERCORISUIS GEN. NOV. SP. NOV. AND HESPELLIA PORCINUS SP. NOV. ISOLATED FROM MANURE STORAGE PITS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

WHITEHEAD, T.R., COTTA, M.A., COLLINS, M.D., LAWSON, P.A. HESPELLIA STERCORISUIS GEN. NOV., SP. NOV. AND HESPELLIA PORCINUS SP. NOV., ISOLATED FROM SWINE MANURE STORAGE PITS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 2004. V. 54. P. 241-245.

THE COMMENSAL BACTERIAL POPULATIONS OF SWINE FECES AND STORED SWINE MANURE: RESERVOIRS OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE? - (Abstract Only)

WHITEHEAD, T.R., COTTA, M.A., WHITTLE, G., SHOEMAKER, N., SALYERS, A.A. THE COMMENSAL BACTERIAL POPULATIONS OF SWINE FECES AND STORED SWINE MANURE: RESERVOIRS OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE?. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE. 2003. V. 81(SUPPL.1): ABSTRACT P. 461.

IDENTIFICATION OF NEW ERYTHROMYCIN (ERM(35)) AND TETRACYCLINE (TET(36)) RESISTANCE GENES FROM A BACTEROIDES SP. ISOLATED FROM SWINE MANURE - (Abstract Only)

WHITEHEAD, T.R., WHITTLE, G., SHOEMAKER, N., COTTA, M.A., SALYERS, A.A. IDENTIFICATION OF NEW ERYTHROMYCIN (ERM(35)) AND TETRACYCLINE (TET(36)) RESISTANCE GENES FROM A BACTEROIDES SP. ISOLATED FROM SWINE MANURE. 103RD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY. 2003. ABSTRACT P. 20.

IDENTIFICATION OF A NEW RIBOSOMAL PROTECTION TYPE OF TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE GENE, TET(36), FROM SWINE MANURE PITS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

WHITTLE, G., WHITEHEAD, T.R., HAMBURGER, N., SHOEMAKER, N.B., COTTA, M.A., SALYERS, A.A. IDENTIFICATION OF A NEW RIBOSOMAL PROTECTION TYPE OF TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE GENE, TET(36), FROM SWINE MANURE PITS. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. 2003. V. 69. P. 4151-4158.

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF HYPER-AMMONIA PRODUCING BACTERIA FROM SWINE MANURE STORAGE PITS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

WHITEHEAD, T.R., COTTA, M.A. ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF HYPER-AMMONIA PRODUCING BACTERIA FROM SWINE MANURE STORAGE PITS. CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY. 2004. V. 48. P. 20-26.

MOLECULAR TAXONOMY: REVEALING UNSEEN DIVERSITY WITH THE GI TRACT - (Abstract Only)

LAWSON, P.A., WHITEHEAD, T.R., COTTA, M.A., COLLINS, M.D. MOLECULAR TAXONOMY: REVEALING UNSEEN DIVERSITY WITH THE GI TRACT. 25TH CONFERENCE ON GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION. 2003. ABSTRACT P. 28.

HESPELLIA STERCORISUIS GEN. NOV. SP. NOV., AND HESPELLIA PORCINUS SP. NOV., ISOLATED FROM MANURE STORAGE PITS - (Abstract Only)

LAWSON, P.A., COTTA, M.A., COLLINS, M.D., WHITEHEAD, T.R. HESPELLIA STERCORISUIS GEN. NOV. SP. NOV., AND HESPELLIA PORCINUS SP. NOV., ISOLATED FROM MANURE STORAGE PITS. 25TH CONFERENCE ON GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION. 2003. ABSTRACT P. 58.

ISOLATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND COMPARISON OF BACTERIA FROM SWINE FECES AND MANURE STORAGE PITS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

COTTA, M.A., WHITEHEAD, T.R., ZELTWANGER, R.L. ISOLATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND COMPARISON OF BACTERIA FROM SWINE FECES AND MANURE STORAGE PITS. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. 2003. V. 5. P. 737-745.

DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION AND ENUMERATION OF BILE ACID 7 ALPHA-DEHYDROXYLATING BACTERIA IN HUMAN FECES - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

WELLS, J., WILLIAMS, K.B., WHITEHEAD, T.R., HEUMAN, D.M., HYLEMON, P.B. 2003. DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION AND ENUMERATION OF BILE ACID 7 ALPHA-DEHYDROXYLATING BACTERIA IN HUMAN FECES. CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA. 331:127-134.

PERSISTENCE AND FUNCTIONAL IMPACT OF A MICROBIAL INOCULANT ON NATIVE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE, NUTRIENT DIGESTION, AND FERMENTATION CHARACTERISTICS IN A RUMEN MODEL - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

ZIEMER, C.J., SHARP, R., STERN, M.D., COTTA, M.A., WHITEHEAD, T.R., STAHL, D.A. PERSISTENCE AND FUNCTIONAL IMPACT OF A MICROBIAL INOCULANT ON NATIVE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE, NUTRIENT DIGESTION, AND FERMENTATION CHARACTERISTICS IN A RUMEN MODEL. SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. 2002. V. 25. P. 416-422.

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AMMONIA-HYPERPRODUCING BACTERIA FROM STORED SWINE MANURE - (Abstract Only) - (15-Jun-02)

PHYLOGENETIC AND PCR ANALYSES OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT BACTERIA FROM SWINE FECES AND MANURE STORAGE PITS - (Abstract Only) - (30-Aug-01)

DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN MICROBIAL POPULATIONS OF SWINE FECES AND STORED MANURE BY GROUP SPECIFIC AMPLIFIED RDNA RESTRICTION ANALYSIS - (Abstract Only) - (30-Aug-01)

EFFECTS OF MONENSIN ON MICROBIAL ACTIVITY IN IN VITRO SWINE MANURE SLURRIES - (Abstract Only) - (28-Jul-01)

CHARACTERIZATION AND COMPARISON OF MICROBIAL POPULATIONS IN SWINE FECES ANDMANURE STORAGE PITS BY 16S RDNA GENE SEQUENCE ANALYSES - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (10-May-01)

IDENTIFICATION OF A BROAD-SPECIFICITY XYLOSIDASE/ARABINOSIDASE IMPORTANT FOR XYLOOLIGOSACCHARIDE FERMENTATION BY THE RUMINAL ANAEROBE SELENOMONAS RUMINANTIUM - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (05-Mar-01)

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY OF THE RUMEN AND PROSPECTS FOR MANIPULATING RUMEN FUNCTION - (Proceedings) - (02-Mar-01)

SEQUENCE ANALYSES OF A BROAD HOST-RANGE PLASMID CONTAINING ERMT FROM A TYLOSIN-RESISTANT LACTOBACILLUS SP. ISOLATED FROM SWINE FECES - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (04-Dec-00)

ANALYSES OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES IN ANAEROBIC BACTERIA AND TOTAL DNA FROM SWINE FECES MANURE - (Abstract Only) - (16-Nov-00)

COMPARATIVE CHEMISTRY AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF MODEL AND NATURAL RUMENS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (16-Aug-00)

SCREENING FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN ANAEROBIC BACTERIA FROM SWINE FECES AND WASTE STORAGE PITS - (Abstract Only) - (12-Jul-00)

ANALYSES OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN ANAEROBIC BACTERIA FROM SWINE FECES AND WASTE PITS - (Abstract Only) - (25-May-00)

GROUP SPECIFIC AMPLIFIED RIBOSOMAL-DNA RESTRICTION ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY CHANGES AMONG SWINE FECES AND STORAGE PIT SAMPLES - (Abstract Only) - (25-May-00)

DEVELOPMENT OF MOLECULAR METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS FROM HUMAN AND RUMINAL ORIGINS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (08-Nov-99)

STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS MENINGITIS IN AN INFANT - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (28-Oct-99)

PHYLOGENETIC DIVERSITY OF METHANOGENIC ARCHAEBACTERIA IN SWINE WASTE STORAGE PITS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (19-Aug-99)

ANALYSES OF MICROBIAL DIVERSITY OF SWINE FECES AND WASTE HANDLING PITS USING 16S PCR AND PURE CULTURE ISOLATION - (Abstract Only) - (09-Aug-99)

PRODUCTION OF LACTATE FROM HEXOSE AND PENTOSE SUGARS USING RECOMBINANT ESCHERICHIA COLI - (Abstract Only) - (06-Aug-99)

WHO'S THERE?-COMMUNITY ANALYSES OF BACTERIA IN SWINE FECES AND WASTE HANDLING PITS USING PCR AND PURE CULTURE ISOLATION - (Abstract Only) - (23-Jul-99)

CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROBIAL POPULATIONS IN SWINE FECES AND WASTE HANDLING PITS BY 16S RDNA SEQUENCE ANALYSES - (Abstract Only) - (03-Jun-99)

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MICROBIAL POPULATIONS OF SWINE WASTE - (Abstract Only) - (03-Jun-99)

USE OF 16S RDNA SEQUENCES TO IDENTIFY PREDOMINANT BACTERIA FROM PORCINE FECES AND WASTE HANDLING PITS - (Abstract Only) - (14-Aug-98)

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NEW SPECIES OF XYLANOLYTIC BACTERIUM FROM THE BOVINE RUMEN - (Abstract Only) - (14-Aug-98)

CLONING, EXPRESSION AND SEQUENCING OF AN ADENYLATE CYCLASE GENE FROM THE RUMINAL ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM, PREVOTELLA RUMINICOLA - (Abstract Only) - (21-May-98)

DEGRADATION OF CORN FIBER XYLAN BY A RUMINAL PREVOTELLA SP. ISOLATED FROM RUMEN ENRICHMENT CULTURES - (Abstract Only) - (21-May-98)

IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL ADENYLATE CYCLASE IN THE RUMINAL ANAEROBE, PREVOTELLA RUMINICOLA D31D - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (20-May-98)

IDENTIFICATION OF A BIFUNCTIONAL XYLOSIDASE/ARABINOSIDASE IMPORTANT FOR XYLOOLIGOSACCHARIDE FERMENTATION BY THE RUMINAL ANAEROBE SELENOMONAS RUMINANTIUM GA192 - (Abstract Only) - (13-Nov-97)

COMPLEMENTATION OF AN ESCHERICHIA COLI ADENYLATE CYCLASE MUTANT WITH A GENE FROM PREVOTELLA RUMINICOLA D31D - (Abstract Only) - (13-Nov-97)

USE OF THE BACTEROIDES OVATUS XSA GENE AS A TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPORTER GENE FOR VARIOUS GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBES AND ESCHERICHIA COLI - (Abstract Only) - (09-Nov-97)

DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL BIFUNCTIONAL BACTEROIDES GENE AS A TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPORTER GENE FOR GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBES AND ESCHERICHIA COLI - (Abstract Only) - (03-Oct-97)

IDENTIFICATION OF A BIFUNCTIONAL XYLOSIDASE/ARABINOSIDASE IMPORTANT FOR XYLOOLIGOSACCHARIDE FERMENTATION BY THE RUMINAL ANAEROBE SELENOMONAS RUMINANTIUM GA192 - (Abstract Only) - (03-Oct-97)

XYLOOLIGOSACCHARIDE UTILIZATION BY THE RUMINAL ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM, SELENOMONAS RUMINANTIUM - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (18-Sep-97)

DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL BACTEROIDES GENE AS A TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPORTER GENE FOR GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBES AND ESCHERICHIA COLI - (Abstract Only) - (07-Aug-97)

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A XYLANOLYTIC BACTERIUM CAPABLE OF FERMENTING CORN FIBER XYLAN - (Abstract Only) - (07-Aug-97)

IDENTIFICATION OF A BIFUNCTIONAL XYLOSIDASE/ARABINOSIDASE IMPORTANT FOR XYLOOLIGOSACCHARIDE FERMENTATION BY THE RUMINAL ANAEROBE SELENOMONAS RUMINANTIUM - (Abstract Only) - (08-Jun-97)

DEVELOPMENT OF A BIFUNCTIONAL XYLOSIDASE/ARABINOSIDASE GENE AS A REPORTER GENE FOR THE GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBES BACTEROIDES AND PORPHYROMONAS, AND ESCHERICHIA COLI - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (09-May-97)

XYLOOLIGOSACCHARIDE UTILIZATION BY THE RUMINAL BACTERIUM, SELENOMONAS RUMINANTIUM - (Abstract Only) - (21-Mar-97)

INTERRUPTED CATALYTIC DOMAIN STRUCTURES IN XYLANASES FROM TWO DISTANTLY RELATED STRAINS OF PREVOTELLA RUMINICOLA - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (14-Feb-97)

CLONING, SEQUENCE AND EXPRESSION OF THE L-(+) LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE OF STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (03-Dec-96)

SURVIVAL OF THE RECOMBINANT BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON STRAIN BTX IN IN VITRO RUMEN INCUBATIONS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (28-Oct-96)

CASE REPORT: STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS SEPTIC ARTHRITIS IN A DAIRY FARMER - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (26-Sep-96)

HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION OF FIBER-DEGRADING ENZYMES IN STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS - (Abstract Only) - (07-Sep-96)

EVALUATION OF RUMINAL MICROBIAL POPULATION CHANGES DURING ACIDOSIS USING RIBOSOMAL RNA-TARGETED DNA PROBES - (Abstract Only) - (17-Jul-96)

IMPROVED ELECTROPORATION PROTOCOL AND VECTORS FOR STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (19-Jun-96)

DEVELOPMENT OF A BIFUNCTIONAL XYLOSIDASE/ARABINOSIDASE GENE AS A REPORTER GENE FOR THE GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBES BACTEROIDES AND PORPHYROMONAS AND ESCHERICHIA COLI - (Abstract Only) - (23-May-96)

CLONING, EXPRESSION, AND SEQUENCING OF AN ARABINOFURANOSIDASE GENE FROM THE RUMINAL ANAEROBE BUTYRIVIBRIO FIBRISOLVENS H17C - (Abstract Only) - (16-Nov-95)

CLONING, EXPRESSION, AND SEQUENCE OF THE L-LACTATE DEHYDROGEANSE (LDH) GENE OF STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS - (Abstract Only) - (16-Nov-95)

PHYLOGENETICALLY-BASED PROBES FOR THE STUDY OF RUMEN MICROBIAL POPULATIONS - (Abstract Only) - (16-Nov-95)

COMPARISON BETWEEN MICROBIAL POPULATIONS IN THE RUMEN AND CONTINUOUS CULTURE FERMENTERS USING RIBOSOMAL RNA-TARGETED DNA PROBES - (Abstract Only) - (16-Nov-95)

EXPRESSION OF CLONED POLYSACCHARIDASE GENES FROM THE RUMEN ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM RUMINOCOCCUS FLAVEFACIENS IN LACTIC ACID BACTERIA - (Abstract Only) - (26-Oct-95)

EXPRESSION OF A CLONED CELLULASE/XYLANASE GENE FROM PREVOTELLA RUMINICOLA IN BACTEROIDES VULGATUS, BACTEROIDES UNIFORMIS AND PREVOTELLA RUMINICOLA - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (15-Jun-95)

DIFFERENTIATION OF RUMINAL AND HUMAN STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS STRAINS BY DNA HOMOLOGY AND 16S RRNA PROBES - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (01-May-95)

NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES OF XYLAN-INDUCIBLE XYLANASE AND XYLOSIDASE/ ARABINOSIDASE GENES FROM BACTEROIDES OVATUS V975 - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (27-Feb-95)