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Biology and Biochemistry
Australia
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
31157
World Ranking
2536
National Ranking
57

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Mark Morrison is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia, contributing extensively to research in medicine and related biological sciences. Their scholarly work is primarily focused on the intersection of gut microbiota and health, exploring the role of microbial communities in various gastrointestinal and systemic conditions.

The main fields of study covered by Morrison include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Specific subfields of study encompass Molecular Biology, Surgery, Epidemiology, Genetics, and Gastroenterology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding disease mechanisms and clinical outcomes.

Their research covers a range of topics:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods

Morrison has published in various scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Gastroenterology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Gut Microbes

Among recent significant papers are:

  • Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Case-Control Studies (2020, The American Journal of Gastroenterology)
  • Elucidation of Proteus mirabilis as a Key Bacterium in Crohn's Disease Inflammation (2020, Gastroenterology)
  • Pregnant women who develop preeclampsia have lower abundance of the butyrate-producer Coprococcus in their gut microbiota (2021, Pregnancy Hypertension)
  • Noninvasive, microbiome-based diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (2024, Nature Medicine)
  • Methane positive small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2021, Gut Microbes)

Morrison often collaborates with a stable group of co-authors, including Gerald Holtmann, Seungha Kang, Michael A. Kamm, Amy L. Hamilton, and Ayesha Shah. These collaborations highlight a networked research effort in gastrointestinal and microbiological studies.

Best Publications

  • Improved extraction of PCR-quality community DNA from digesta and fecal samples.

    Zhongtang Yu;Mark Morrison

  • Emerging pathogenic links between microbiota and the gut-lung axis

    Kurtis F. Budden;Shaan L. Gellatly;David L. A. Wood;Matthew A. Cooper

  • Opportunities to improve fiber degradation in the rumen: microbiology, ecology, and genomics

    Denis O Krause;Denis O Krause;Stuart E Denman;Roderick I Mackie;Mark Morrison

  • Comparisons of different hypervariable regions of rrs genes for use in fingerprinting of microbial communities by PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

    Zhongtang Yu;Mark Morrison

  • Inflammasome signaling affects anxiety- and depressive-like behavior and gut microbiome composition

    M.-L. Wong;A. Inserra;M. D. Lewis;C. A. Mastronardi

  • Genomic characterization of the uncultured Bacteroidales family S24-7 inhabiting the guts of homeothermic animals

    Kate L. Ormerod;David L. A. Wood;Nancy Lachner;Shaan L. Gellatly

  • Dietary fiber intervention on gut microbiota composition in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Daniel So;Kevin Whelan;Megan Rossi;Mark Morrison

  • Bacterial census of poultry intestinal microbiome

    S. Wei;M. Morrison;M. Morrison;Z. Yu

  • A meta-analysis of the microbial diversity observed in anaerobic digesters.

    Michael C. Nelson;Mark Morrison;Zhongtang Yu

  • Development of an Assay to Quantify Rumen Ciliate Protozoal Biomass in Cows Using Real-Time PCR

    John T. Sylvester;Sanjay K. R. Karnati;Zhongtang Yu;Mark Morrison

  • Dysbiosis of fecal microbiota in Crohn's disease patients as revealed by a custom phylogenetic microarray.

    Seungha Kang;Stuart E. Denman;Mark Morrison;Mark Morrison;Zhongtang Yu

  • Status of the phylogenetic diversity census of ruminal microbiomes

    Minseok Kim;Mark Morrison;Mark Morrison;Zhongtang Yu

  • Invited Review: Adhesion Mechanisms of Rumen Cellulolytic Bacteria

    J. Miron;D. Ben-Ghedalia;M. Morrison

  • Evaluation of different partial 16S rRNA gene sequence regions for phylogenetic analysis of microbiomes

    Minseok Kim;Mark Morrison;Mark Morrison;Zhongtang Yu

  • Comparative Genome Analysis of Prevotella ruminicola and Prevotella bryantii: Insights into Their Environmental Niche

    Janaki Purushe;Derrick E. Fouts;Mark Morrison;Mark Morrison;Bryan A. White

  • Ruminal nitrogen metabolism: perspectives for integration of microbiology and nutrition for dairy.

    J.L. Firkins;Z. Yu;M. Morrison

  • An empirical study of high performance HRM practices in Chinese SMEs

    Connie Zheng;Mark Morrison;Grant O'Neill

  • Synbiotics Easing Renal Failure by Improving Gut Microbiology (SYNERGY): A Randomized Trial

    Megan Rossi;David W. Johnson;Mark Morrison;Elaine M. Pascoe

  • Increased Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure Is Associated With Altered Gut Microbiota Composition and Butyrate Production in Early Pregnancy.

    Luisa F. Gomez-Arango;Helen L. Barrett;H. David McIntyre;Leonie K. Callaway

  • Development and application of real-time PCR assays for quantification of erm genes conferring resistance to macrolides-lincosamides-streptogramin B in livestock manure and manure management systems.

    Jing Chen;Zhongtang Yu;Frederick C. Michel;Thomas Wittum

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald Holtmann
Gerald Holtmann University of Queensland
Zhongtang Yu
Zhongtang Yu The Ohio State University
Christopher S. McSweeney
Christopher S. McSweeney Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Michael A. Kamm
Michael A. Kamm University of Melbourne
Nicholas J. Talley
Nicholas J. Talley University of Newcastle Australia
Philip Hugenholtz
Philip Hugenholtz University of Queensland
Joseph J.Y. Sung
Joseph J.Y. Sung Nanyang Technological University
Siew C. Ng
Siew C. Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jun Yu
Jun Yu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Karen E. Nelson
Karen E. Nelson J. Craig Venter Institute

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