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Overview

Paul J. Weimer is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research specializes primarily in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Biomedical Engineering, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research topics span several interconnected areas. These include:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Plant and fungal interactions
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Gut microbiota and health

Paul J. Weimer has published research in several frequent scientific venues. Notable among these are:

  • Microorganisms
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Biomass and Bioenergy
  • The ISME Journal

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul J. Weimer include:

  • "Degradation of Cellulose and Hemicellulose by Ruminal Microorganisms," 2022, Microorganisms
  • "The potential for biomimetic application of rumination to bioreactor design," 2020, Biomass and Bioenergy

In addition to their own work, Weimer has frequently collaborated with several researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Garret Suen
  • Luciano da Silva Cabral
  • Sesethu G. Njokweni
  • Marelize Botes
  • Willem H. van Zyl

Best Publications

  • Microbial cellulose utilization: fundamentals and biotechnology.

    Lee R. Lynd;Paul J. Weimer;Willem H. van Zyl;Isak S. Pretorius

  • Dominance of Prevotella and low abundance of classical ruminal bacterial species in the bovine rumen revealed by relative quantification real-time PCR.

    David M. Stevenson;Paul J. Weimer

  • Biomass Yield and Biofuel Quality of Switchgrass Harvested in Fall or Spring

    Paul R. Adler;Matt A. Sanderson;Akwasi A. Boateng;Paul J. Weimer

  • Fermentation of cellulose and cellobiose by Clostridium thermocellum in the absence of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum.

    P J Weimer;J G Zeikus

  • Redundancy, resilience, and host specificity of the ruminal microbiota: implications for engineering improved ruminal fermentations.

    Paul J. Weimer;Paul J. Weimer

  • A Comparison of the Insoluble Residues Produced by the Klason Lignin and Acid Detergent Lignin Procedures

    Ronald D Hatfield;Hans-Joachim G Jung;John Ralph;John Ralph;Dwayne R Buxton

  • Bacterial Methanogenesis and Growth from CO2 with Elemental Iron as the Sole Source of Electrons.

    Lacy Daniels;Negash Belay;Basavapatna S. Rajagopal;Paul J. Weimer

  • Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in the Fungus Gardens of Leaf-Cutter Ants

    Adrián A. Pinto-Tomás;Mark A. Anderson;Garret Suen;Garret Suen;David M. Stevenson

  • Comparative study of SPORL and dilute-acid pretreatments of spruce for cellulosic ethanol production

    L. Shuai;Q. Yang;Junyong Zhu;Junyong Zhu;F.C. Lu;F.C. Lu

  • Manipulating ruminal fermentation: a microbial ecological perspective

    Paul J. Weimer

  • Ruminal Bacterial Community Composition in Dairy Cows Is Dynamic over the Course of Two Lactations and Correlates with Feed Efficiency.

    Kelsea A. Jewell;Caroline A. McCormick;Christine L. Odt;Paul J. Weimer;Paul J. Weimer

  • Why don't ruminal bacteria digest cellulose faster?

    Paul J. Weimer

  • Comparison of wet and dry corn stover harvest and storage

    Kevin J. Shinners;Benjamin N. Binversie;Richard E. Muck;Paul. J. Weimer

  • The complete genome sequence of Fibrobacter succinogenes S85 reveals a cellulolytic and metabolic specialist.

    Garret Suen;Paul J. Weimer;David M. Stevenson;Frank O. Aylward;Frank O. Aylward

  • Quantitative analysis of cellulose degradation and growth of cellulolytic bacteria in the rumen.

    James B. Russell;Richard E. Muck;Paul J. Weimer

  • Host specificity of the ruminal bacterial community in the dairy cow following near-total exchange of ruminal contents.

    P.J. Weimer;P.J. Weimer;D.M. Stevenson;H.C. Mantovani;S.L.C. Man

  • An insect herbivore microbiome with high plant biomass-degrading capacity.

    Garret Suen;Jarrod J. Scott;Jarrod J. Scott;Jarrod J. Scott;Frank O. Aylward;Frank O. Aylward;Sandra M. Adams;Sandra M. Adams

  • Effect of diet on populations of three species of ruminal cellulolytic bacteria in lactating dairy cows.

    P.J. Weimer;G.C. Waghorn;C.L. Odt;D.R. Mertens

  • Effect of cellulose fine structure on kinetics of its digestion by mixed ruminal microorganisms in vitro.

    P J Weimer;J M Lopez-Guisa;A D French

  • One carbon metabolism in methanogenic bacteria

    P. J. Weimer;J. G. Zeikus

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Muck
Richard E. Muck University of Wisconsin–Madison
Garret Suen
Garret Suen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kevin J. Shinners
Kevin J. Shinners University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ronald D. Hatfield
Ronald D. Hatfield United States Department of Agriculture
John Ralph
John Ralph Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
David R. Mertens
David R. Mertens Agricultural Research Service
Hans-Joachim G. Jung
Hans-Joachim G. Jung University of Minnesota
Cameron R. Currie
Cameron R. Currie University of Wisconsin–Madison
Willem H. van Zyl
Willem H. van Zyl Stellenbosch University
Derek M. Bickhart
Derek M. Bickhart Agricultural Research Service

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