Anne L. Ballou

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Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:45

2020 article

Connecting the microbiome to host metabolites: understanding how the microbiome controls immune activity in birds

Koci, M., Ballou, A., Wei, X., Zhang, L., Liew, Z., & Ali, R. (2020, April). FASEB JOURNAL, Vol. 34.

By: M. Koci n , A. Ballou*, X. Wei n, L. Zhang  n, Z. Liew n & R. Ali n

topics (OpenAlex): Aquaculture disease management and microbiota; Gut microbiota and health; Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
TL;DR: Analysis of the metabolites in serum and digesta from probiotic‐fed animals identified several metabolite changes correlate with the change in ATP levels in lymphocytes and putative changes in pro‐ and anti‐inflammatory cytokine production. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 12, 2020

2017 journal article

A comparison of sequencing platforms and bioinformatics pipelines for compositional analysis of the gut microbiome

BMC MICROBIOLOGY, 17.

By: I. Allali *, J. Arnold *, J. Roach *, M. Cadenas*, N. Butz*, H. Hassan n , M. Koci n , A. Ballou n ...

author keywords: 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing; microbiome analysis; microbiome; microbiome composition; next generation sequencing platforms; Bioinformatics pipeline; NGS bias
MeSH headings : Analysis of Variance; Animals; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / genetics; Base Sequence; Biodiversity; Cecum / microbiology; Chickens / microbiology; Computational Biology / instrumentation; Computational Biology / methods; DNA, Bacterial / analysis; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification; Gastrointestinal Microbiome / genetics; Gene Library; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing / instrumentation; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing / methods; Microbial Consortia / genetics; Multivariate Analysis; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Reproducibility of Results; Statistics as Topic
topics (OpenAlex): Gut microbiota and health; Probiotics and Fermented Foods; Diet and metabolism studies
TL;DR: Overall microbiome compositional profiles were comparable between platforms; however, average relative abundance of specific taxa varied depending on sequencing platform, library preparation method, and bioinformatics analysis. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Direct fed microbial supplementation repartitions host energy to the immune system

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 90(8), 2639–2651.

By: R. Qiu n, J. Croom n, R. Ali n, A. Ballou n, C. Smith n, C. Ashwell n , H. Hassan n , C. Chiang, M. Koci n 

Contributors: R. Qiu n, J. Croom n, R. Ali n, A. Ballou n, C. Smith n, C. Ashwell n , H. Hassan n , C. Chiang, M. Koci n 

author keywords: broiler; direct fed microbials; energy metabolism; gene expression; probiotics; systemic immune function
MeSH headings : Animal Feed; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Animals; Chickens / immunology; Chickens / metabolism; Diet / veterinary; Dietary Supplements; Energy Metabolism / immunology; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Erythrocytes / immunology; Gene Expression Regulation / immunology; Gram-Positive Bacteria / physiology; Immunoglobulin A / blood; Immunoglobulin G / blood; Male; Oxygen Consumption; Sheep; Time Factors
topics (OpenAlex): Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Gut microbiota and health; Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
TL;DR: Data indicate that supplementation with the direct fed microbial used in this study resulted in energy re-partitioning to the immune system and an increase in antibody production independent of changes in whole body metabolism or growth performance. (via Semantic Scholar)
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