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Michael K. Theodorou

Michael K. Theodorou

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
60
Citations
14247
World Ranking
1198
National Ranking
103

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Bacteria
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

His main research concerns Rumen, Animal science, Botany, Lolium perenne and Agronomy. His research in Rumen intersects with topics in Ruminant, Silage, Zoospore, Digestion and Forage. His study looks at the relationship between Ruminant and topics such as Fermentation, which overlap with Chromatography.

His work investigates the relationship between Botany and topics such as Neocallimastigomycota that intersect with problems in Neocallimastix and Piromyces. His research in Lolium perenne focuses on subjects like Dry matter, which are connected to Perennial plant. The concepts of his Agronomy study are interwoven with issues in Soil biodiversity, Environmental soil science, Soil ecology and Soil contamination.

His most cited work include:

  • A simple gas production method using a pressure transducer to determine the fermentation kinetics of ruminant feeds. (1074 citations)
  • A semi-automated in vitro gas production technique for ruminant feedstuff evaluation (396 citations)
  • A Model to Interpret Gas Accumulation Profiles Associated with In Vitro Degradation of Ruminant Feeds (311 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Michael K. Theodorou focuses on Rumen, Botany, Agronomy, Animal science and Forage. His Rumen study necessitates a more in-depth grasp of Fermentation. His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like In vitro, Carbon dioxide and Neocallimastigomycota.

His work in the fields of Agronomy, such as Grazing, Lolium perenne and Perennial plant, overlaps with other areas such as Condensed tannin. His Animal science research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Ruminant animal, Carbohydrate and In vivo. His study on Forage also encompasses disciplines like

  • Digestion and Red Clover most often made with reference to Silage,
  • Animal nutrition that intertwine with fields like Legume.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Rumen (49.07%)
  • Botany (33.33%)
  • Agronomy (26.85%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2007-2021)?

  • Rumen (49.07%)
  • Botany (33.33%)
  • Food science (14.81%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Michael K. Theodorou mainly investigates Rumen, Botany, Food science, Perennial plant and Agronomy. His research integrates issues of Colonization and Plant enzyme in his study of Rumen. As a part of the same scientific family, Michael K. Theodorou mostly works in the field of Botany, focusing on Neocallimastigomycota and, on occasion, Fungus and Microorganism.

His Perennial plant study incorporates themes from Colonisation and Bacteria. Michael K. Theodorou regularly links together related areas like Animal science in his Agronomy studies. Michael K. Theodorou has researched Ruminant in several fields, including Plant genetics and Dry matter.

Between 2007 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Dynamics of initial colonization of nonconserved perennial ryegrass by anaerobic fungi in the bovine rumen (89 citations)
  • Diversity and activity of enriched ruminal cultures of anaerobic fungi and methanogens grown together on lignocellulose in consecutive batch culture. (77 citations)
  • Diversity of anaerobic fungal populations in cattle revealed by selective enrichment culture using different carbon sources (50 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Bacteria
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Michael K. Theodorou mainly investigates Neocallimastigomycota, Rumen, Botany, Neocallimastigales and Colonization. While the research belongs to areas of Neocallimastigomycota, Michael K. Theodorou spends his time largely on the problem of Microorganism, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Zoospore, Animal science, Fungus and Ribosomal RNA. His study with Rumen involves better knowledge in Food science.

His Food science study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Carbon dioxide and Straw. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Enrichment culture and Fungal ecology. His Colonization research incorporates themes from Perennial plant, Prevotella, Bacteria, Lolium and Metagenomics.

Best Publications

  • Fungal diversity notes 111–252—taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa

    Guo Jie Li;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Rui Lin Zhao;Sinang Hongsanan;Sinang Hongsanan

  • A Model to Interpret Gas Accumulation Profiles Associated with In Vitro Degradation of Ruminant Feeds

    M.S. Dhanoa;M.K. Theodorou;S.J. Lister

  • Increased concentration of water-soluble carbohydrate in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) : milk production from late lactation dairy cows

    L. A. Miller;Jon M. Moorby;David R. Davies;Mervyn O. Humphreys

  • Fungal diversity notes 253–366: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa

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  • Pathogens in livestock waste, their potential for movement through soil and environmental pollution

    Jane L. Mawdsley;Richard D. Bardgett;Roger J. Merry;Brian F. Pain

  • Growth of anaerobic rumen fungi on defined and semi-defined media lacking rumen fluid

    Susan E. Lowe;Michael K. Theodorou;Anthony P. J. Trinci;Robert B. Hespell

  • Anaerobic fungi in herbivorous animals

    Anthony P.J. Trinci;David R. Davies;Keith Gull;Michelle I. Lawrence

  • AgroCycle – developing a circular economy in agriculture

    Trisha A. Toop;Shane Ward;Thomas Oldfield;Maria Hull

  • Genomic and functional analyses of fungal and bacterial consortia that enable lignocellulose breakdown in goat gut microbiomes.

    Xuefeng Peng;St. Elmo Wilken;Thomas S. Lankiewicz;Thomas S. Lankiewicz;Sean P. Gilmore

  • Plant-mediated lipolysis and proteolysis in red clover with different polyphenol oxidase activities

    Michael R. F. Lee;Ana L. Winters;Nigel D. Scollan;Richard J. Dewhurst

  • Increased concentration of water-soluble carbohydrate in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). Evaluation in dairy cows in early lactation

    Jon M. Moorby;Roger T. Evans;Nigel D. Scollan;John C. MacRae

  • An automated system for measuring gas production from forages inoculated with rumen fluid and its use in determining the effect of enzymes on grass silage

    Z.S Davies;D Mason;A.E Brooks;G.W Griffith

  • Effects of high-sugar ryegrass silage and mixtures with red clover silage on ruminant digestion. 1. In vitro and in vivo studies of nitrogen utilization.

    Roger J. Merry;Michael R. F. Lee;David R. Davies;Richard J. Dewhurst

  • Anaerobic gut fungi: Advances in isolation, culture, and cellulolytic enzyme discovery for biofuel production.

    Charles H. Haitjema;Kevin V. Solomon;John K. Henske;Michael K. Theodorou;Michael K. Theodorou

  • Dynamics of initial colonization of nonconserved perennial ryegrass by anaerobic fungi in the bovine rumen

    Joan Elizabeth Edwards;Alison H Kingston-Smith;Hugo R Jimenez;Sharon A Huws

  • Identification and characterization of anaerobic gut fungi using molecular methodologies based on ribosomal ITS1 and 18S rRNA.

    J. L. Brookman;J. L. Brookman;G. Mennim;G. Mennim;A. P. J. Trinci;M. K. Theodorou

  • Distribution of anaerobic fungi in the digestive tract of cattle and their survival in faeces.

    David R. Davies;Michael K. Theodorou;Michelle I. G. Lawrence;Anthony P. J. Trinci

  • Comparison of bovine rumen liquor and bovine faeces as inoculum for an in vitro gas production technique for evaluating forages.

    Rogerio M. Mauricio;Emyr Owen;Fergus L. Mould;D Ian Givens

  • Rumen metabolism and nitrogen flow to the small intestine in steers offered Lolium perenne containing different levels of water-soluble carbohydrate

    Michael Rf Lee;LJ Harris;JM Moorby;MO Humphreys

  • Effect of increasing availability of water-soluble carbohydrates on in vitro rumen fermentation

    Michael R. F. Lee;Roger J. Merry;David R. Davies;Jon M. Moorby

  • Diversity and activity of enriched ruminal cultures of anaerobic fungi and methanogens grown together on lignocellulose in consecutive batch culture.

    Yan Fen Cheng;Joan E. Edwards;Gordon G. Allison;Wei-Yun Zhu

  • Production responses from lambs grazed on Lolium perenne selected for an elevated water-soluble carbohydrate concentration

    Michael R. F. Lee;Evan L. Jones;Jonathan M. Moorby;Mervyn O. Humphreys

Frequent Co-Authors

Alison H. Kingston-Smith
Alison H. Kingston-Smith Aberystwyth University
Anthony P. J. Trinci
Anthony P. J. Trinci University of Manchester
Nigel D. Scollan
Nigel D. Scollan Queen's University Belfast
Roger J. Merry
Roger J. Merry Aberystwyth University
Jon M. Moorby
Jon M. Moorby Aberystwyth University
Mervyn O. Humphreys
Mervyn O. Humphreys Aberystwyth University
Michael R. F. Lee
Michael R. F. Lee Harper Adams University
Gareth W. Griffith
Gareth W. Griffith Aberystwyth University
Emyr Owen
Emyr Owen University of Reading
Douglas B. Kell
Douglas B. Kell University of Liverpool

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