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Karen P. Scott is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their research encompasses a range of topics primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The work extensively covers subfields such as Molecular Biology, Food Science, Physiology, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's main research themes include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition

Notable recent papers by Karen P. Scott include:

  • "The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of synbiotics," 2020, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • "Short chain fatty acids in human gut and metabolic health," 2020, Beneficial Microbes
  • "Classifying compounds as prebiotics - scientific perspectives and recommendations," 2024, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • "Comparison of microbial signatures between paired faecal and rectal biopsy samples from healthy volunteers using next-generation sequencing and culturomics," 2022, Microbiome
  • "Higher total faecal short-chain fatty acid concentrations correlate with increasing proportions of butyrate and decreasing proportions of branched-chain fatty acids across multiple human studies," 2022, Gut Microbiome

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Karen P. Scott include:

  • Jennifer C. Martin
  • Sophie Shaw
  • Silvia W. Gratz
  • Alexandra M. Johnstone
  • Mary Ellen Sanders

The scientist's publications commonly appear in these venues:

  • Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Microbiome Research Reports
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Beneficial Microbes
  • Microbiome

Karen P. Scott's research contributions concentrate on understanding the relationships between gut microbiota and human health, focusing on probiotics, fermented foods, and related metabolic effects. Their scientific output integrates molecular biology techniques and nutritional studies to examine microbial communities and their biochemical impacts within the gastrointestinal tract.

Best Publications

  • Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of prebiotics

    Glenn R. Gibson;Robert Hutkins;Mary Ellen Sanders;Susan L. Prescott

  • Gut microbiota functions: metabolism of nutrients and other food components

    Ian Rowland;Glenn Gibson;Almut Katrin Heinken;Karen Scott

  • Microbial degradation of complex carbohydrates in the gut

    Harry J. Flint;Karen P. Scott;Sylvia H. Duncan;Petra Louis

  • The role of the gut microbiota in nutrition and health

    Harry J. Flint;Karen P. Scott;Petra Louis;Sylvia H. Duncan

  • The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of synbiotics

    Kelly S. Swanson;Glenn R. Gibson;Robert W. Hutkins;Raylene A. Reimer

  • Phylogenetic distribution of three pathways for propionate production within the human gut microbiota

    Nicole Reichardt;Sylvia Helen Duncan;Pauline Young;Alvaro Belenguer

  • The influence of diet on the gut microbiota.

    Karen P. Scott;Silvia W. Gratz;Paul O. Sheridan;Harry J. Flint

  • Links between diet, gut microbiota composition and gut metabolism.

    Harry James Flint;Sylvia H. Duncan;Karen P. Scott;Petra Louis

  • Dietary prebiotics: current status and new definition

    Glenn R. Gibson;Karen P. Scott;Robert A. Rastall;Kieran M. Tuohy

  • Understanding the effects of diet on bacterial metabolism in the large intestine

    Petra Louis;Karen Patricia Scott;Sylvia Helen Duncan;Harry James Flint

  • Towards standards for human fecal sample processing in metagenomic studies

    Paul I. Costea;Georg Zeller;Shinichi Sunagawa;Eric Pelletier;Eric Pelletier

  • Interactions and competition within the microbial community of the human colon: links between diet and health

    Harry James Flint;Sylvia Helen Duncan;Karen Patricia Scott;Petra Louis

  • Short chain fatty acids in human gut and metabolic health.

    E E Blaak;E E Canfora;S Theis;G Frost

  • Functional dysbiosis within the gut microbiota of patients with constipated-irritable bowel syndrome.

    C. Chassard;M. Dapoigny;K. P. Scott;L. Crouzet

  • Prebiotic stimulation of human colonic butyrate-producing bacteria and bifidobacteria, in vitro

    Karen P. Scott;Jennifer C. Martin;Sylvia Helen Duncan;Harry James Flint

  • Manipulating the gut microbiota to maintain health and treat disease

    Karen P. Scott;Jean-Michel Antoine;Tore Midtvedt;Saskia van Hemert

  • Gut microbiota-derived propionate reduces cancer cell proliferation in the liver

    L B Bindels;P Porporato;E M Dewulf;J Verrax

  • Whole-Genome Transcription Profiling Reveals Genes Up-Regulated by Growth on Fucose in the Human Gut Bacterium “Roseburia inulinivorans”

    Karen Patricia Scott;Jennifer Cynthia Martin;Gillian Patricia Campbell;Claus-Dieter Mayer

  • Restoring specific lactobacilli levels decreases inflammation and muscle atrophy markers in an acute leukemia mouse model

    Laure B. Bindels;Raphaël Beck;Olivier Schakman;Jennifer C. Martin

  • 16S rRNA gene-based profiling of the human infant gut microbiota is strongly influenced by sample processing and PCR primer choice

    Alan W. Walker;Alan W. Walker;Jennifer C. Martin;Paul Scott;Julian Parkhill

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry J. Flint
Harry J. Flint University of Aberdeen
Sylvia H. Duncan
Sylvia H. Duncan University of Aberdeen
Petra Louis
Petra Louis University of Aberdeen
Nathalie M. Delzenne
Nathalie M. Delzenne Université Catholique de Louvain
Patrice D. Cani
Patrice D. Cani Université Catholique de Louvain
Glenn R. Gibson
Glenn R. Gibson University of Reading
Paul W. O'Toole
Paul W. O'Toole University College Cork
Gregor Reid
Gregor Reid University of Western Ontario
Alan W. Walker
Alan W. Walker University of Aberdeen
Christophe Chassard
Christophe Chassard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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