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62
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24480
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10533
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4571

Overview

Robert W. Hutkins is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, particularly focusing on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences, and medicine.

Their publication record includes notable contributions to the understanding of probiotics, fermented foods, and gut microbiota. Below are selected recent papers authored by or related to their research, highlighting publication years and venues:

  • The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods, 2021, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Fermented foods in a global age: East meets West, 2020, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • Yogurt, cultured fermented milk, and health: a systematic review, 2020, Nutrition Reviews
  • Should There Be a Recommended Daily Intake of Microbes?, 2020, Journal of Nutrition
  • A Classification System for Defining and Estimating Dietary Intake of Live Microbes in US Adults and Children, 2022, Journal of Nutrition

Frequent coauthors in their collaborative work include:

  • Daniel J. Tancredi
  • Car Reen Kok
  • Mary Ellen Sanders
  • Mallory J. Van Haute
  • Chloe M. Christensen

Publication outlets where their research commonly appears include:

  • Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • Nutrition Reviews

Their work addresses several specialized subfields, such as:

  • Food Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Genetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Key research topics explored in their publications include:

  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Food composition and properties
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

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

  • 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

  • Comparative genomics of the lactic acid bacteria

    K. Makarova;A. Slesarev;Y. Wolf;A. Sorokin

  • Health benefits of fermented foods: microbiota and beyond

    Maria L. Marco;Dustin Heeney;Sylvie Binda;Christopher J. Cifelli

  • The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods

    Maria L. Marco;Mary Ellen Sanders;Michael Gänzle;Marie Claire Arrieta

  • Fermentation of fructooligosaccharides by lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria.

    Handan Kaplan;Robert W. Hutkins

  • Fermented foods in a global age: East meets West

    Jyoti Prakash Tamang;Paul D. Cotter;Akihito Endo;Nam Soo Han

  • Prebiotic Galactooligosaccharides Reduce Adherence of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli to Tissue Culture Cells

    Kari Shoaf;George L. Mulvey;Glen D. Armstrong;Robert W. Hutkins

  • Stable Engraftment of Bifidobacterium longum AH1206 in the Human Gut Depends on Individualized Features of the Resident Microbiome

    María X. Maldonado-Gómez;Inés Martínez;Inés Martínez;Francesca Bottacini;Amy O’Callaghan

  • Prebiotics: why definitions matter.

    Robert W. Hutkins;Janina A. Krumbeck;Laure B. Bindels;Patrice D. Cani

  • Fermented Foods as a Dietary Source of Live Organisms

    Shannon Rezac;Car Reen Kok;Melanie Heermann;Robert W. Hutkins

  • Identification of the Gene Encoding the Alternative Sigma Factor ςB from Listeria monocytogenes and Its Role in Osmotolerance

    Lynne A. Becker;Mehmet Sevket Çetin;Robert W. Hutkins;Andrew K. Benson

  • Microbiology and Technology of Fermented Foods

    Robert W. Hutkins

  • pH Homeostasis in Lactic Acid Bacteria

    Robert W. Hutkins;Nancy L. Nannen

  • Barcoded pyrosequencing reveals that consumption of galactooligosaccharides results in a highly specific bifidogenic response in humans

    Lauren M. G. Davis;Inés Martínez;Jens Walter;Caitlin Goin

  • Discovering lactic acid bacteria by genomics

    Todd Klaenhammer;Eric Altermann;Fabrizio Arigoni;Alexander Bolotin

  • Functional and comparative genomic analyses of an operon involved in fructooligosaccharide utilization by Lactobacillus acidophilus.

    Rodolphe Barrangou;Eric Altermann;Robert Hutkins;Raul Cano

  • Acetone butanol ethanol (ABE) recovery by pervaporation using silicalite–silicone composite membrane from fed-batch reactor of Clostridium acetobutylicum

    N Qureshi;M.M Meagher;Jicai Huang;R.W Hutkins

  • Probiotic Bifidobacterium strains and galactooligosaccharides improve intestinal barrier function in obese adults but show no synergism when used together as synbiotics

    Janina A. Krumbeck;Heather E. Rasmussen;Robert W. Hutkins;Jennifer L. Clarke

  • A dose dependent impact of prebiotic galactooligosaccharides on the intestinal microbiota of healthy adults.

    L.M.G. Davis;I. Martínez;J. Walter;R. Hutkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Walter
Jens Walter National University of Ireland
Eric Altermann
Eric Altermann Massey University
Todd R. Klaenhammer
Todd R. Klaenhammer North Carolina State University
Larry L. McKay
Larry L. McKay University of Minnesota
Tyrrell Conway
Tyrrell Conway Oklahoma State University
Maria L. Marco
Maria L. Marco University of California, Davis
Paul D. Cotter
Paul D. Cotter University College Cork
Colin Hill
Colin Hill University College Cork
Rodolphe Barrangou
Rodolphe Barrangou North Carolina State University
Ali Keshavarzian
Ali Keshavarzian Rush University Medical Center

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