Erin McKenney

Lafferty, D. J. R., McKenney, E. A., Hubbard, T., Trujillo, S., & Beasley, D. A. E. (2024). A Path Forward: Creating an Academic Culture of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.2117

McKenney, E. (2023). Applied Ecology (E. McKenney & E. Rund, Eds.). https://doi.org/10.52750/147069

Burnham, C. M., Ange-van Heugten, K., McKenney, E. A., Minter, L. J., & Trivedi, S. (2023). [Review of Conservation Innovations and Future Directions for the Study of Rhinoceros Gut Microbiome]. JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS, 4(2), 396–412. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg4020030

Burnham, C. M., McKenney, E. A., Ange-van Heugten, K., Minter, L. J., & Trivedi, S. (2023, March 26). Effect of fecal preservation method on captive southern white rhinoceros gut microbiome. WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN, Vol. 3. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1436

Burnham, C. M. M., McKenney, E. A. A., Ange-van Heugten, K., Minter, L. J. J., & Trivedi, S. (2023). Effects of age, seasonality, and reproductive status on the gut microbiome of Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) at the North Carolina zoo. ANIMAL MICROBIOME, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-023-00249-5

McKenney, E. A., Hale, A. R., Anderson, J., Larsen, R., Grant, C., & Dunn, R. R. (2023). Hidden diversity: comparative functional morphology of humans and other species. PEERJ, 11. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15148

Mckenney, E. A., Nichols, L. M., Alvarado, S., Hardy, S., Kemp, K., Polmanteer, R., … Dunn, R. R. (2023). Sourdough starters exhibit similar succession patterns but develop flour-specific climax communities. PEERJ, 11. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16163

McKenney, E. (2023, January 23). The Human Gut Microbiome. https://doi.org/10.52750/219830

Shoaf, P. T., French, K. S., Clifford, N. J., McKenney, E. A., & Ott, L. E. (2022). A gut microbiome tactile teaching tool and guided-inquiry activity promotes student learning. FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.966289

Trujillo, S. M., McKenney, E. A., Hilderbrand, G. V., Mangipane, L. S., Rogers, M. C., Joly, K., … Lafferty, D. J. R. (2022). Correlating gut microbial membership to brown bear health metrics. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19527-4

Trujillo, S. M., McKenney, E. A., Hilderbrand, G. V., Mangipane, L. S., Rogers, M. C., Joly, K., … Lafferty, D. J. R. (2022). Intrinsic and extrinsic factors influence on an omnivore's gut microbiome. PLOS ONE, 17(4). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266698

Lafferty, D. J. R., Gillman, S. J., Jeakle, L. K., Roell, B. J., & McKenney, E. A. (2022). Mink (Neovison vison) fecal microbiomes are influenced by sex, temperature, and time postdefecation. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY, 103(2), 316–327. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyab140

Lafferty, D. J. R., McKenney, E. A., Gillman, S. J., Kailing, C. D., Walimaa, M. C., Kailing, M. J., & Roell, B. J. (2022). The gut microbiome of wild American marten in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. PLOS ONE, 17(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275850

Calvert, M. D., Madden, A. A., Nichols, L. M., Haddad, N. M., Lahne, J., Dunn, R. R., & McKenney, E. A. (2021). A review of sourdough starters: ecology, practices, and sensory quality with applications for baking and recommendations for future research. PEERJ, 5. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11389

Eschweiler, K., Clayton, J. B., Moresco, A., McKenney, E. A., Minter, L. J., Suhr Van Haute, M. J., … Ange-van Heugten, K. (2021). Host Identity and Geographic Location Significantly Affect Gastrointestinal Microbial Richness and Diversity in Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) under Human Care. Animals, 11(12), 3399. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123399

Gillman, S. J., McKenney, E. A., & Lafferty, D. J. R. (2021, December 27). Human-provisioned foods reduce gut microbiome diversity in American black bears (Ursus americanus). JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY, Vol. 12. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyab154

Landis, E. A., Oliverio, A. M., McKenney, E. A., Nichols, L. M., Kfoury, N., Biango-Daniels, M., … Wolfe, B. E. (2021). The diversity and function of sourdough starter microbiomes. ELife, 10. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.61644

Gillman, S. J., McKenney, E. A., & Lafferty, D. J. R. (2020). Wild black bears harbor simple gut microbial communities with little difference between the jejunum and colon. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77282-w

Finn, S. M. B., Scheuermann, U., Holzknecht, Z. E., Gao, Q., Ibrahim, M. M., Parker, W., … Barbas, A. S. (2019). The effect of levofloxacin on the lung microbiota of laboratory rats. EXPERIMENTAL LUNG RESEARCH, 45(7), 200–208. https://doi.org/10.1080/01902148.2019.1639225

Greene, L. K., Bornbusch, S. L., McKenney, E. A., Harris, R. L., Gorvetzian, S. R., Yoder, A. D., & Drea, C. M. (2019). [Review of The importance of scale in comparative microbiome research: New insights from the gut and glands of captive and wild lemurs]. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, 81(10-11). https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22974

Finn, S. M. B., Scheuermann, U., Holzknecht, Z. E., Parker, W., Granek, J. A., Lin, S. S., … Barbas, A. S. (2018). Effect of gastric fluid aspiration on the lung microbiota of laboratory rats. EXPERIMENTAL LUNG RESEARCH, 44(4-5), 201–210. https://doi.org/10.1080/01902148.2018.1482976

Greene, L. K., McKenney, E. A., O’Connell, T. M., & Drea, C. M. (2018). The critical role of dietary foliage in maintaining the gut microbiome and metabolome of folivorous sifakas. Scientific Reports, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32759-7

McKenney, E. A., Koelle, K., Dunn, R. R., & Yoder, A. D. (2018). The ecosystem services of animal microbiomes. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 27(8), 2164–2172. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14532

Greene, L. K., & McKenney, E. A. (2018). The inside tract: The appendicular, cecal, and colonic microbiome of captive aye-ayes. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 166(4), 960–967. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23481

Bamboo Specialists from Two Mammalian Orders (Primates, Carnivora) Share a High Number of Low-Abundance Gut Microbes. (2017). Microbial Ecology, 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-017-1114-8

Down for the count: Cryptosporidium infection depletes the gut microbiome in Coquerel's sifakas. (2017). Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease. https://doi.org/10.1080/16512235.2017.1335165

Evolution of the hygiene hypothesis into biota alteration theory: what are the paradigms and where are the clinical applications? (2017). Microbes and Infection, 11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micinf.2017.11.001

Feeding strategy shapes gut metagenomic enrichment and functional specialization in captive lemurs. (2017). Gut Microbes, 11. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2017.1408762

Williamson, L. L., McKenney, E. A., Holzknecht, Z. E., Belliveau, C., Rawls, J. F., Poulton, S., … Bilbo, S. D. (2016). Got worms? Perinatal exposure to helminths prevents persistent immune sensitization and cognitive dysfunction induced by early-life infection. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 51, 14–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2015.07.006

McKenney, E., Dunn, R. R., Urban, J. M., Stalls, J., Millis, C., Flythe, T., & Stevens, J. L. (2016). Symbiosis in the Soil: Citizen Microbiology in Middle and High School Classrooms †. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 17(1), 60–62. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v17i1.1016

McKenney, E. A., Williamson, L., Yoder, A. D., Rawls, J. F., Bilbo, S. D., & Parker, W. (2015). Alteration of the rat cecal microbiome during colonization with the helminthHymenolepis diminuta. Gut Microbes, 6(3), 182–193. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2015.1047128

McKenney, E. A., Rodrigo, A., & Yoder, A. D. (2015). Patterns of Gut Bacterial Colonization in Three Primate Species. PLOS ONE, 10(5), e0124618. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124618

Lambert, J. E., Fellner, V., McKenney, E., & Hartstone-Rose, A. (2014). Binturong (Arctictis binturong) and Kinkajou (Potos flavus) Digestive Strategy: Implications for Interpreting Frugivory in Carnivora and Primates. PLoS ONE, 9(8), e105415. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105415

McKenney, E. A., Ashwell, M., Lambert, J. E., & Fellner, V. (2014). Fecal microbial diversity and putative function in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), Hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) and binturongs (Arctictis binturong). INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY, 9(5), 557–569. https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12112