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The community structure and microbial linkage of rumen protozoa and methanogens in response to the addition of tea seed saponins in the diet of beef cattle (2020)
Journal Article
Tan, C., Ramírez-Restrepo, C. A., Shah, A. M., Hu, R., Bell, M., Wang, Z., & McSweeney, C. (2020). The community structure and microbial linkage of rumen protozoa and methanogens in response to the addition of tea seed saponins in the diet of beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 11, Article 80. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-020-00491-w

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: This study investigated changes in rumen protozoal and methanogenic communities, along with the correlations among microbial taxa and methane (CH4) production of six Belmont Red Composite beef steers fed tea seed sap... Read More about The community structure and microbial linkage of rumen protozoa and methanogens in response to the addition of tea seed saponins in the diet of beef cattle.

The adherence-associated Fdp fasciclin I domain protein of the biohydrogen producer Rhodobacter sphaeroides is regulated by the global Prr pathway (2020)
Journal Article
Jeong, E.-L., Broad, S., Moody, R., & Phillips-Jones, M. (2020). The adherence-associated Fdp fasciclin I domain protein of the biohydrogen producer Rhodobacter sphaeroides is regulated by the global Prr pathway. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45(51), 26840-26854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.07.108

Expression of fdp, encoding a fasciclin I domain protein important for adherence in the hydrogenproducing bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides, was investigated under a range of conditions to gain insights into optimization of adherence for immobilizati... Read More about The adherence-associated Fdp fasciclin I domain protein of the biohydrogen producer Rhodobacter sphaeroides is regulated by the global Prr pathway.

Structural Insights into the Mechanism of Heat‐Set Gel Formation of Polyisocyanopeptide Polymers (2020)
Journal Article
Gavrilov, M., Gilbert, E. P., Rowan, A. E., Lauko, J., & Yakubov, G. E. (2020). Structural Insights into the Mechanism of Heat‐Set Gel Formation of Polyisocyanopeptide Polymers. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 41(18), Article 2000304. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202000304

One of the key factors influencing the mechanical properties of natural and synthetic extracellular matrices (ECM) is how large‐scale 3D gel‐like structures emerge from the molecular self‐assembly of individual polymers. Here, structural characteriza... Read More about Structural Insights into the Mechanism of Heat‐Set Gel Formation of Polyisocyanopeptide Polymers.

Effect of phosphorus supply on root traits of two Brassica oleracea L. genotypes (2020)
Journal Article
Pongrac, P., Castillo-Michel, H., Herrera, J., Hancock, R. D., Fischer, S., Kelemen, M., Thompson, J. A., Wright, G., Likar, M., Broadley, M. R., Vavpetič, P., Pelicon, P., & White, P. J. (2020). Effect of phosphorus supply on root traits of two Brassica oleracea L. genotypes. BMC Plant Biology, 20, Article 368. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-02558-2

BACKGROUND: Phosphorus (P) deficiency limits crop production worldwide. Crops differ in their ability to acquire and utilise the P available. The aim of this study was to determine root traits (root exudates, root system architecture (RSA), tissue-sp... Read More about Effect of phosphorus supply on root traits of two Brassica oleracea L. genotypes.

Gaussia luciferase as a reporter for quorum sensing in staphylococcus aureus (2020)
Journal Article
Blower, I., Tong, C., Sun, X., Murray, E., Luckett, J., Chan, W., Williams, P., & Hill, P. (2020). Gaussia luciferase as a reporter for quorum sensing in staphylococcus aureus. Sensors, 20(15), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20154305

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Gaussia luciferase (GLuc) is a secreted protein with significant potential for use as a reporter of gene expression in bacterial pathogenicity studies. To date there are relatively few example... Read More about Gaussia luciferase as a reporter for quorum sensing in staphylococcus aureus.

A nociresponsive specific area of human somatosensory cortex within BA3a: BA3c? (2020)
Journal Article
Sanchez Panchuelo, R. M., Eldeghaidy, S., Marshall, A., McGlone, F., Francis, S. T., & Favorov, O. (2020). A nociresponsive specific area of human somatosensory cortex within BA3a: BA3c?. NeuroImage, 221, Article 117187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117187

© 2020 It is well recognized that in primates, including humans, noxious body stimulation evokes a neural response in the posterior bank of the central sulcus, in Brodmann cytoarchitectonic subdivisions 3b and 1 of the primary somatosensory cortex. T... Read More about A nociresponsive specific area of human somatosensory cortex within BA3a: BA3c?.

Characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from cattle using a bovine caruncular epithelial cell model (2020)
Journal Article
Blanchard, A. M., Billenness, R., Warren, J., Glanvill, A., Roden, W., Drinkall, E., Maboni, G., Robinson, R. S., Rees, C. E., Pfarrer, C., & Tötemeyer, S. (2020). Characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from cattle using a bovine caruncular epithelial cell model. Heliyon, 6(7), Article e04476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04476

© 2020 Listeria monocytogenes is an important foodborne pathogen in human and veterinary health, causing significant morbidity and mortality including abortion. It has a particular tropism for the gravid uterus, however, the route of infection in rep... Read More about Characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from cattle using a bovine caruncular epithelial cell model.

RexMoto-A Range Extender Concept for Light Electric Aircraft (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Glassock, R., Madonna, V., Giangrande, P., & Galea, M. (2020, June). RexMoto-A Range Extender Concept for Light Electric Aircraft. Presented at 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC), Chicago, IL, USA

© 2020 IEEE. A main limitation of fully electric vehicles is their maximum range, which is principally constrained by the performance (i.e. energy density) of energy storage systems. A range extender, coupled to an electric vehicle, is a system able... Read More about RexMoto-A Range Extender Concept for Light Electric Aircraft.

Stylasterid corals: A new paleotemperature archive (2020)
Journal Article
Samperiz, A., Robinson, L. F., Stewart, J. A., Strawson, I., Leng, M. J., Rosenheim, B. E., Ciscato, E. R., Hendry, K. R., & Santodomingo, N. (2020). Stylasterid corals: A new paleotemperature archive. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 545, Article 116407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116407

© 2020 The Authors Stylasterids are a ubiquitous deep-sea coral taxon that build their skeletons from either calcite, aragonite, or both. Yet, robust geochemical proxy data from these corals are limited. In this study, 95 modern stylasterids, spannin... Read More about Stylasterid corals: A new paleotemperature archive.

Positioning the Root Elongation Zone Is Saltatory and Receives Input from the Shoot (2020)
Journal Article
Baskin, T. I., Preston, S., Zelinsky, E., Yang, X., Elmali, M., Bellos, D., Wells, D. M., & Bennett, M. J. (2020). Positioning the Root Elongation Zone Is Saltatory and Receives Input from the Shoot. iScience, 23(7), Article 101309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2020.101309

In the root, meristem and elongation zone lengths remain stable, despite growth and division of cells. To gain insight into zone stability, we imaged individual Arabidopsis thaliana roots through a horizontal microscope, and used image analysis to ob... Read More about Positioning the Root Elongation Zone Is Saltatory and Receives Input from the Shoot.