Publications
2024
Early-life gut bacterial community structure predicts disease risk and athletic performance in horses bred for racing.
Leng, J., Moller-Levet, C., Mansergh, R. I., O'Flaherty, R., Cooke, R., Sells, P., . . . Proudman, C. (2024). Early-life gut bacterial community structure predicts disease risk and athletic performance in horses bred for racing.. Scientific reports, 14(1), 17124. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-64657-6
Significant differences in the caecal bacterial microbiota of red and grey squirrels in Britain.
Hall, L., Nichols, C., Martelli, F., Leng, J., Shuttleworth, C., & La Ragione, R. (2024). Significant differences in the caecal bacterial microbiota of red and grey squirrels in Britain.. Journal of medical microbiology, 73(2). doi:10.1099/jmm.0.001793
2023
Alteration of the Chicken Upper Respiratory Microbiota, Following H9N2 Avian Influenza Virus Infection
Davis, T., Bialy, D., Leng, J., La Ragione, R., Shelton, H., & Chrzastek, K. (2023). Alteration of the Chicken Upper Respiratory Microbiota, Following H9N2 Avian Influenza Virus Infection. PATHOGENS, 12(9). doi:10.3390/pathogens12091168
Genome-wide association reveals host-specific genomic traits in Escherichia coli.
Tiwari, S. K., van der Putten, B. C. L., Fuchs, T. M., Vinh, T. N., Bootsma, M., Oldenkamp, R., . . . Schultsz, C. (2023). Genome-wide association reveals host-specific genomic traits in Escherichia coli.. BMC biology, 21(1), 76. doi:10.1186/s12915-023-01562-w
2022
Hay vs haylage: Forage type influences the equine urinary metabonome and faecal microbiota
Leng, J., McNally, S., Walton, G., Swann, J., Proudman, C., Argo, C., . . . Eustace, R. (2022). Hay vs haylage: Forage type influences the equine urinary metabonome and faecal microbiota. EQUINE VETERINARY JOURNAL, 54(3), 614-625. doi:10.1111/evj.13456
Metagenomic investigation of the equine faecal microbiome reveals extensive taxonomic diversity
Gilroy, R., Leng, J., Ravi, A., Adriaenssens, E. M., Oren, A., Baker, D., . . . Pallen, M. J. (2022). Metagenomic investigation of the equine faecal microbiome reveals extensive taxonomic diversity. PEERJ, 10. doi:10.7717/peerj.13084
2021
Low pathogenic avian influenza virus infection retards colon microbiota diversification in two different chicken lines
Chrzastek, K., Leng, J., Zakaria, M. K., Bialy, D., La Ragione, R., & Shelton, H. (2021). Low pathogenic avian influenza virus infection retards colon microbiota diversification in two different chicken lines. ANIMAL MICROBIOME, 3(1). doi:10.1186/s42523-021-00128-x
Changes in the Nasal Microbiota of Pigs Following Single or Co-Infection with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome and Swine Influenza A Viruses
Chrun, T., Leng, J., La Ragione, R. M., Graham, S. P., & Tchilian, E. (2021). Changes in the Nasal Microbiota of Pigs Following Single or Co-Infection with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome and Swine Influenza A Viruses. PATHOGENS, 10(10). doi:10.3390/pathogens10101225
Low pathogenic avian influenza virus infection retards colon microbiome diversification in two different chicken lines
2020
Bugs and drugs: a systems biology approach to characterising the effect of moxidectin on the horse's faecal microbiome
Daniels, S. P., Leng, J., Swann, J. R., & Proudman, C. J. (2020). Bugs and drugs: a systems biology approach to characterising the effect of moxidectin on the horse's faecal microbiome. ANIMAL MICROBIOME, 2(1). doi:10.1186/s42523-020-00056-2
2019
"Bowel on the Bench": Proof of Concept of a Three-Stage, <i>In Vitro</i> Fermentation Model of the Equine Large Intestine
Leng, J., Walton, G., Swann, J., Darby, A., La Ragione, R., & Proudman, C. (2020). "Bowel on the Bench": Proof of Concept of a Three-Stage, <i>In Vitro</i> Fermentation Model of the Equine Large Intestine. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 86(1). doi:10.1128/AEM.02093-19
2018
Exploration of the Fecal Microbiota and Biomarker Discovery in Equine Grass Sickness
Leng, J., Proudman, C., Darby, A., Blow, F., Townsend, N., Miller, A., & Swann, J. (2018). Exploration of the Fecal Microbiota and Biomarker Discovery in Equine Grass Sickness. JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH, 17(3), 1120-1128. doi:10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00784
2016
Protein- and zinc-deficient diets modulate the murine microbiome and metabolic phenotype
Mayneris-Perxachs, J., Bolick, D. T., Leng, J., Medlock, G. L., Kolling, G. L., Papin, J. A., . . . Guerrant, R. L. (2016). Protein- and zinc-deficient diets modulate the murine microbiome and metabolic phenotype. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 104(5), 1253-1262. doi:10.3945/ajcn.116.131797
2015
Dominant components of the Thoroughbred metabolome characterised by <SUP>1</SUP>H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: A metabolite atlas of common biofluids
Escalona, E. E., Leng, J., Dona, A. C., Merrifield, C. A., Holmes, E., Proudman, C. J., & Swann, J. R. (2015). Dominant components of the Thoroughbred metabolome characterised by <SUP>1</SUP>H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: A metabolite atlas of common biofluids. EQUINE VETERINARY JOURNAL, 47(6), 721-730. doi:10.1111/evj.12333
Understanding Intestinal Microbiota in Equine Grass Sickness: Next Generation Sequencing of Faecal Bacterial <scp>DNA</scp>
Leng, J., Proudman, C., Blow, F., Darby, A., & Swann, J. (2015). Understanding Intestinal Microbiota in Equine Grass Sickness: Next Generation Sequencing of Faecal Bacterial <scp>DNA</scp>. Equine Veterinary Journal, 47(S48), 9. doi:10.1111/evj.12486_19