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Overview

James E. Wells is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research spans several fields related to agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong focus on molecular biology, food science, infectious diseases, agronomy and crop science, and pollution.

The scientist's publication record highlights contributions in a range of topics including pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, gut microbiota and health, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, Escherichia coli research studies, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and microbial infections and disease research.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Considerations and best practices in animal science 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing microbiome studies (2022, Journal of Animal Science)
  • Influence of host genetics in shaping the rumen bacterial community in beef cattle (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Digestive tract microbiota of beef cattle that differed in feed efficiency (2020, Journal of Animal Science)
  • Rumen epithelial transcriptome and microbiome profiles of rumen epithelium and contents of beef cattle with and without liver abscesses (2020, Journal of Animal Science)
  • An analysis of culture-based methods used for the detection and isolation of Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, and Enterococcus spp. from surface water: A systematic review (2024, The Science of The Total Environment)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with James E. Wells include:

  • Samodha C. Fernando
  • Paul R. Broadway
  • Kristin E Hales
  • Nicole C Burdick Sanchez
  • William T. Oliver

Publication venues where James E. Wells has appeared regularly include:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
  • Applied Animal Science
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Applied Microbiology

The main fields of study represented across their work are agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and medicine. Subfields of study further clarify the emphasis placed on molecular biology, food science, infectious diseases, agronomy and crop science, and pollution.

The research topics covered address important aspects of microbiome studies in animals, host genetics in microbiota composition, digestive efficiency in cattle, and the epidemiology and detection of microbial pathogens relevant to food safety and environmental health. This body of work contributes to understanding both fundamental biological processes and practical applications in animal and environmental health contexts.

Best Publications

  • Rumen microbiome from steers differing in feed efficiency.

    Phillip R. Myer;Timothy P. L. Smith;James E. Wells;Larry A. Kuehn

  • Methane emission by goats consuming diets with different levels of condensed tannins from lespedeza

    G. Animut;R. Puchala;A.L. Goetsch;A.K. Patra

  • Investigation of bacterial diversity in the feces of cattle fed different diets.

    M. Kim;J. Kim;L. A. Kuehn;J. L. Bono

  • Methane emission by goats consuming different sources of condensed tannins

    G. Animut;R. Puchala;A.L. Goetsch;A.K. Patra

  • Prevalence and characterization of Salmonella in bovine lymph nodes potentially destined for use in ground beef.

    Terrance M. Arthur;Dayna M. Brichta-Harhay;Joseph M. Bosilevac;Michael N. Guerini

  • Rumen bacterial community structure impacts feed efficiency in beef cattle

    Henry A Paz;Kristin E Hales;James E Wells;Larry A Kuehn

  • Lysozyme as an alternative to growth promoting antibiotics in swine production

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  • Effect of Proximity to a Cattle Feedlot on Escherichia coli O157:H7 Contamination of Leafy Greens and Evaluation of the Potential for Airborne Transmission

    Elaine D. Berry;James E. Wells;James L. Bono;Bryan L. Woodbury

  • Why do many ruminal bacteria die and lyse so quickly

    James E. Wells;James B. Russell

  • Escherichia coli O157:H7: Recent Advances in Research on Occurrence, Transmission, and Control in Cattle and the Production Environment

    Elaine D Berry;James E Wells

  • Prevalence and level of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in feces and on hides of feedlot steers fed diets with or without wet distillers grains with solubles.

    J. E. Wells;S. D. Shackelford;E. D. Berry;N. Kalchayanand

  • Lysozyme as an alternative to antibiotics improves growth performance and small intestinal morphology in nursery pigs

    W. T. Oliver;J. E. Wells

  • Effect of anaerobic digestion temperature on odour, coliforms and chlortetracycline in swine manure or monensin in cattle manure.

    V.H. Varel;J.E. Wells;W.L. Shelver;C.P. Rice

  • Chromogenic Agar Medium for Detection and Isolation of Escherichia coli Serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145 from Fresh Beef and Cattle Feces

    Norasak Kalchayanand;Terrance M. Arthur;Joseph M. Bosilevac;James E. Wells

  • Effects of Common Forage Phenolic Acids on Escherichia coli O157:H7 Viability in Bovine Feces

    J. E. Wells;E. D. Berry;V. H. Varel

  • Granulated lysozyme as an alternative to antibiotics improves growth performance and small intestinal morphology of 10-day-old pigs.

    K. D. May;J. E. Wells;C. V. Maxwell;W. T. Oliver

  • Influence of host genetics in shaping the rumen bacterial community in beef cattle

    Waseem Abbas;Jeremy T. Howard;Henry A. Paz;Henry A. Paz;Kristin E. Hales

  • Digestive tract microbiota of beef cattle that differed in feed efficiency

    Harvey C Freetly;Aaron Dickey;Amanda K Lindholm-Perry;Richard M Thallman

  • Ability of Acidaminococcus fermentans to oxidize trans-aconitate and decrease the accumulation of tricarballylate, a toxic end product of ruminal fermentation.

    Gregory M. Cook;James E. Wells;James B. Russell

  • Analysis of the gut bacterial communities in beef cattle and their association with feed intake, growth, and efficiency.

    P. R. Myer;H. C. Freetly;J. E. Wells;T. P. L. Smith

  • Incidence and persistence of zoonotic bacterial and protozoan pathogens in a beef cattle feedlot runoff control vegetative treatment system.

    Elaine D. Berry;Bryan L. Woodbury;John A. Nienaber;Roger A. Eigenberg

  • Influence of genotype and diet on steer performance, manure odor, and carriage of pathogenic and other fecal bacteria. II. Pathogenic and other fecal bacteria.

    E. D. Berry;J. E. Wells;S. L. Archibeque;C. L. Ferrell

  • Microbial community profiles of the colon from steers differing in feed efficiency

    Phillip R Myer;James E Wells;Timothy P L Smith;Larry A Kuehn

  • Odorant production and persistence of Escherichia coli in manure slurries from cattle fed zero, twenty, forty, or sixty percent wet distillers grains with solubles.

    V. H. Varel;J. E. Wells;E. D. Berry;M. J. Spiehs

  • Cecum microbial communities from steers differing in feed efficiency.

    P. R. Myer;J. E. Wells;T. P. L. Smith;L. A. Kuehn

  • Effects of different fresh-cut forages and their hays on feed intake, digestibility, heat production, and ruminal methane emission by Boer x Spanish goats.

    R Puchala;G Animut;A K Patra;G D Detweiler

  • Fate of Naturally Occurring Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Other Zoonotic Pathogens during Minimally Managed Bovine Feedlot Manure Composting Processes†

    Elaine D. Berry;Patricia D. Millner;James E. Wells;Norasak Kalchayanand

Frequent Co-Authors

Harvey C. Freetly
Harvey C. Freetly Agricultural Research Service
Larry A. Kuehn
Larry A. Kuehn Agricultural Research Service
Steven D. Shackelford
Steven D. Shackelford Agricultural Research Service
Tami M. Brown-Brandl
Tami M. Brown-Brandl University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Timothy P. L. Smith
Timothy P. L. Smith Agricultural Research Service
Terrance M. Arthur
Terrance M. Arthur United States Department of Agriculture
Tommy L. Wheeler
Tommy L. Wheeler United States Department of Agriculture
Mohammad Koohmaraie
Mohammad Koohmaraie IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group
Calvin L. Ferrell
Calvin L. Ferrell Agricultural Research Service
Charles V Maxwell
Charles V Maxwell University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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