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Robert J. Moore

Robert J. Moore

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Microbiology

D-Index
68
Citations
20390
World Ranking
2138
National Ranking
75

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1933 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert J. Moore is affiliated with RMIT University in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and medicine, with significant contributions across related subfields and topics.

The scientist has published extensively in the areas of food science, molecular biology, infectious diseases, animal science and zoology, and agronomy and crop science. Their work often addresses issues surrounding gut microbiota and health, animal nutrition and physiology, epidemiology of Salmonella and Campylobacter, probiotics and fermented foods, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, as well as bacteriophages and microbial interactions.

Frequent publication venues for Robert J. Moore include Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Poultry Science, Scientific Reports, Animal Nutrition, and Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The scientist has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including Thi Thu Hao Van, Dragana Stanley, Peter C. Scott, John I. Alawneh, and Martin Soust.

Notable recent papers include:

  • The Gut Microbiota of Laying Hens and Its Manipulation with Prebiotics and Probiotics To Enhance Gut Health and Food Safety (2020, Applied and Environmental Microbiology)
  • Nanoparticles of selenium as high bioavailable and non-toxic supplement alternatives for broiler chickens (2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research)
  • Microbial symbiosis and coevolution of an entire clade of ancient vertebrates: the gut microbiota of sea turtles and its relationship to their phylogenetic history (2020, Animal Microbiome)
  • Systematic review of an intervention: the use of probiotics to improve health and productivity of calves (2020, Preventive Veterinary Medicine)
  • Temporal dynamics of gut microbiota in caged laying hens: a field observation from hatching to end of lay (2021, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology)

The research topics covered demonstrate a clear focus on microbial and animal health, examining how microbiota influence physiology and disease in various animal species, including poultry and sea turtles.

Robert J. Moore has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an award dating back to 1933.

Best Publications

  • Metabolite-sensing receptors GPR43 and GPR109A facilitate dietary fibre-induced gut homeostasis through regulation of the inflammasome

    Laurence Macia;Jian Tan;Angelica T. Vieira;Katie Leach

  • Mice deficient in tumor necrosis factor-alpha are resistant to skin carcinogenesis.

    Robert J. Moore;David M. Owens;Gordon Stamp;Caroline Arnott

  • Evidence that asthma is a developmental origin disease influenced by maternal diet and bacterial metabolites

    Alison N Thorburn;Craig I McKenzie;Sj Shen;Dragana Stanley

  • NetB, a New Toxin That Is Associated with Avian Necrotic Enteritis Caused by Clostridium perfringens

    Anthony Keyburn;John Dallas Boyce;Paola Karinna Vaz;Trudi Leanne Bannam

  • Gut microbial metabolites limit the frequency of autoimmune T cells and protect against type 1 diabetes

    Eliana Mariño;James L Richards;Keiran H McLeod;Dragana Stanley

  • Microbiota of the chicken gastrointestinal tract: influence on health, productivity and disease.

    Dragana Stanley;Dragana Stanley;Robert J. Hughes;Robert J. Hughes;Robert J. Hughes;Robert J. Moore

  • Expansion of the Clostridium perfringens toxin-based typing scheme.

    Julian I. Rood;Vicki Adams;Jake Lacey;Dena Lyras

  • Towards an understanding of the role of Clostridium perfringens toxins in human and animal disease

    Francisco A Uzal;John C Freedman;Archana Shrestha;James R Theoret

  • Translocation and dissemination of commensal bacteria in post-stroke infection

    Dragana Stanley;Linda J Mason;Kate E Mackin;Yogitha N Srikhanta

  • B regulatory cells and the tumor-promoting actions of TNF-α during squamous carcinogenesis.

    Tiziana Schioppa;Robert Moore;Richard G. Thompson;Elizabeth C. Rosser

  • A microRNA catalog of the developing chicken embryo identified by a deep sequencing approach

    Evgeny A. Glazov;Pauline A. Cottee;Wesley C. Barris;Robert J. Moore

  • Rethinking our understanding of the pathogenesis of necrotic enteritis in chickens.

    Filip Van Immerseel;Julian Ian Rood;Robert J Moore;Robert J Moore;Richard W Titball

  • Intestinal microbiota associated with differential feed conversion efficiency in chickens.

    Dragana Stanley;Stuart E. Denman;Robert J. Hughes;Robert J. Hughes;Mark S. Geier;Mark S. Geier

  • The Gut Microbiota of Laying Hens and Its Manipulation with Prebiotics and Probiotics To Enhance Gut Health and Food Safety

    Samiullah Khan;Robert J. Moore;Dragana Stanley;Kapil K. Chousalkar

  • Alpha-toxin of Clostridium perfringens is not an essential virulence factor in necrotic enteritis in chickens.

    Anthony L Keyburn;Scott A Sheedy;Scott A Sheedy;Mark E Ford;Mark M Williamson

  • Bacteria within the Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiota Correlated with Improved Growth and Feed Conversion: Challenges Presented for the Identification of Performance Enhancing Probiotic Bacteria

    Dragana Stanley;Dragana Stanley;Robert J. Hughes;Robert J. Hughes;Robert J. Hughes;Mark S. Geier;Robert J. Moore

  • Complete nucleotide sequence of a milk-transmitted mouse mammary tumor virus: two frameshift suppression events are required for translation of gag and pol.

    R Moore;M Dixon;R Smith;G Peters

  • Highly variable microbiota development in the chicken gastrointestinal tract.

    Dragana Stanley;Mark S Geier;Robert J Hughes;Stuart E Denman

  • Expression of both TNF-alpha receptor subtypes is essential for optimal skin tumour development.

    Caroline H Arnott;Kate A Scott;Robert J Moore;Stephen C Robinson

  • Sequence, topography and protein coding potential of mouse int-2: a putative oncogene activated by mouse mammary tumour virus.

    R Moore;G Casey;S Brookes;M Dixon

  • An anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha antibody inhibits the development of experimental skin tumors.

    Kate A Scott;Robert J Moore;Caroline H Arnott;Nick East

  • Necrotic enteritis predisposing factors in broiler chickens

    Robert J. Moore

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Hughes
Robert J. Hughes University of Adelaide
Julian I. Rood
Julian I. Rood Monash University
John W. Lowenthal
John W. Lowenthal Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Torsten Seemann
Torsten Seemann University of Melbourne
Dena Lyras
Dena Lyras Monash University
Timothy P. Stinear
Timothy P. Stinear University of Melbourne
Bruce A. McClane
Bruce A. McClane University of Pittsburgh
Charles R. Mackay
Charles R. Mackay Qilu University of Technology
Francisco A. Uzal
Francisco A. Uzal University of California, Davis
John K. Davies
John K. Davies Monash University

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