Emeritus Professor Gerald Tannock

2025

Journal - Research Other

Tannock, G. W. (2025). Gnotobiotic experimentation helps define symbiogenesis in vertebrate evolution. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 52(2), 103-120. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2023.2169943

2024

Journal - Research Article

Renall, N., Merz, B., Douwes, J., Corbin, M., Slater, J., Tannock, G. W., Firestone, R., Kruger, R., & Te Morenga, L. (2024). Dietary fibre intake, adiposity, and metabolic disease risk in Pacific and New Zealand European women. Nutrients, 16, 3399. doi: 10.3390/nu16193399

Tannock, G. (2024). The human gut metacommunity as a conceptual aid in the development of precision medicine. Frontiers in Microbiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1469543

Journal - Research Other

Tannock, G. W. (2024). Scoring microbiota function: A proposal to use features of evolutionary, symbiotic innovation to recognize a “healthy” human gut microbiota. Gut Microbes Reports. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/29933935.2024.2376543

2023

Journal - Research Article

Tannock, G. W. (2023). Understanding the gut microbiota by considering human evolution: A story of fire, cereals, cooking, molecular ingenuity, and functional cooperation. Microbiology & Molecular Biology Reviews. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1128/mmbr.00127-22

Renall, N., Lawley, B., Vatanen, T., Merz, B., Douwes, J., Corbin, M., Te Morenga, L., … Tannock, G. W. (2023). The fecal microbiotas of women of Pacific and New Zealand European ethnicities are characterized by distinctive enterotypes that reflect dietary intakes and fecal water content. Gut Microbes, 15(1), 2178801. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2178801

Journal - Research Other

Kennedy, K. M., de Gouffau, M. C., Perez-Muñoz, M. E., Arrieta, M.-C., Bäckhed, F., Bork, P., … Tannock, G. W., … Walter, J. (2023). Questioning the fetal microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies. Nature, 613(7945), 639-649. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-05546-8

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Renall, N., Merz, B., Douwes, J., Corbin, M., Slater, J., Tannock, G. W., … Te Morenga, L. (2023). Dietary fibre intake, adiposity, and metabolic disease risk in Pacific and New Zealand European women. Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the New Zealand and Australian Nutrition Societies: Nutrition and Wellbeing in Oceania. (pp. 181). Retrieved from https://nsnzconference.org.nz/

2021

Journal - Research Other

Tannock, G. W. (2021). Building robust assemblages of bacteria in the human gut in early life. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 87(22), e01449-21. doi: 10.1128/aem.01449-21

Tannock, G. W. (2021). Modulating the gut microbiota of humans by dietary intervention with plant glycans. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 87(6), e02757-20. doi: 10.1128/aem.02757-20

2020

Journal - Research Article

Centanni, M., Bell, T. J., Sims, I. M., & Tannock, G. W. (2020). Preferential use of plant glycans for growth by Bacteroides ovatus. Anaerobe, 66, 102276. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2020.102276

Centanni, M., Sims, I. M., Bell, T. J., Biswas, A., & Tannock, G. W. (2020). Sharing a β-glucan meal: Transcriptomic eavesdropping on a Bacteroides ovatus-Subdoligranulum variabile-Hungatella hathewayi consortium. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 86(20), e01651-20. doi: 10.1128/aem.01651-20

Jayasinghe, T. N., Vatanen, T., Chiavaroll, V., Jayan, S., McKenzie, E. J., Andriaenssens, E., … Roy, N. C., Tannock, G. W., … O'Sullivan, J. M. (2020). Differences in compositions of gut bacterial populations and bacteriophages in 5-11 year-olds born preterm compared to full term. Frontiers in Cellular & Infection Microbiology, 10, 276. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00276

Sims, I. M., & Tannock, G. W. (2020). Galacto- and fructo-oligosaccharides utilized for growth by cocultures of bifidobacterial species characteristic of the infant gut. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 86(11), e00214-20. doi: 10.1128/aem.00214-20

Leong, C., Haszard, J. J., Heath, A.-L. M., Tannock, G. W., Lawley, B., Cameron, S. L., Szymlek-Gay, E. A., Gray, A. R., Taylor, B. J., Galland, B. C., Lawrence, J. A., Otal, A., Hughes, A., & Taylor, R. W. (2020). Using compositional principal component analysis to describe children's gut microbiota in relation to diet and body composition. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 111(1), 70-78. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz270

Liu, Y., Heath, A.-L., Galland, B., Rehrer, N., Drummond, L., Wu, X.-Y., … Lawley, B., … Tannock, G. W. (2020). Substrate use prioritization by a coculture of five species of gut bacteria fed mixtures of arabinoxylan, xyloglucan, β-glucan, and pectin. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 86, e01905-19. doi: 10.1128/aem.01905-19

Journal - Research Other

Day, A. S., Keenan, J. I., & Tannock, G. W. (2020). The intestinal microbiota in health and disease. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 50(3), 367-370. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2020.1760896

Heath, A.-L. M., Haszard, J. J., Galland, B. C., Lawley, B., Rehrer, N. J., Drummond, L. N., … Taylor, R. W., … Taylor, B., & Tannock, G. W. (2020). Association between the faecal short-chain fatty acid propionate and infant sleep [Brief communication]. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 74, 1362-1365. doi: 10.1038/s41430-019-0556-0

Pathmanathan, S. G., Lawley, B., McConnell, M., Baird, M. A., & Tannock, G. W. (2020). Gut bacteria characteristic of the infant microbiota down-regulate inflammatory transcriptional responses in HT-29 cells. Anaerobe, 61, 102112. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.102112

Tannock, G. W., & Liu, Y. (2020). Guided dietary fibre intake as a means of directing short-chain fatty acid production by the gut microbiota. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 50(3), 434-455. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2019.1657471

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Renall, N., Merz, B., Lawley, B., Tannock, G. W., Corbin, M., Douwes, J., … Breier, B. H. (2020). Body composition of New Zealand European and Pacific women is associated with lower dietary fibre intake and gut microbiota diversity. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 79(OCE2), (pp. E685). doi: 10.1017/s0029665120006345

Leong, C., Haszard, J. J., Heath, A.-L. M., Tannock, G. W., Lawley, B., Cameron, S. L., … Gray, A. R., Taylor, B. J., Galland, B. C., Lawrence, J. A., … Hughes, A., & Taylor, R. W. (2020). Compositional principal component analysis generates gut microbiota profiles that associate with children's diet and body composition. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 79(OCE2), (pp. E284). doi: 10.1017/s0029665120002323

2019

Journal - Research Article

Lawley, B., Otal, A., Moloney-Geany, K., Diana, A., Houghton, L., Heath, A.-L. M., Taylor, R. W., & Tannock, G. W. (2019). Fecal microbiotas of Indonesian and New Zealand children differ in complexity and bifidobacterial taxa during the first year of life. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 85(19), e01105-1. doi: 10.1128/aem.01105-19

Centanni, M., Carnachan, S. M., Bell, T. J., Daines, A. M., Hinkley, S. F. R., Tannock, G. W., & Sims, I. M. (2019). Utilization of complex pectic polysaccharides from New Zealand plants (Tetragonia tetragonioides and Corynocarpus laevigatus) by gut Bacteroides species. Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry, 67, 7755-7764. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b02429

Kim, C. C., Healey, G. R., Kelly, W. J., Patchett, M. L., Jordens, Z., Tannock, G. W., … Rosendale, D. I. (2019). Genomic insights from Monoglobus pectinilyticus: A pectin-degrading specialist bacterium in the human colon. ISME Journal, 90, 1437-1456. doi: 10.1038/s41396-019-0363-6

Centanni, M., Ferguson, S. A., Sims, I. M., Biswas, A., & Tannock, G. W. (2019). Bifidobacterium bifidum ATCC 15696 and Bifidobacterium breve 24b metabolic interaction based on 2'-O-fucosyl-lactose studied in steady-state cultures in a Freter-style chemostat. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 85(7), e02783-18. doi: 10.1128/aem.02783-18

Murphy, R., Morgan, X. C., Wang, X. Y., Wickens, K., Purdie, G., Fitzharris, P., Otal, A., Lawley, B., Stanley, T., Barthow, C., Crane, J., … Tannock, G. W. (2019). Eczema-protective probiotic alters infant gut microbiome functional capacity but not composition: Sub-sample analysis from a RCT. Beneficial Microbes, 10(1), 5-17. doi: 10.3920/bm2017.0191

Journal - Research Other

Kindleysides, S., Kruger, R., Douwes, J., Tannock, G. W., Renall, N., Slater, J., Lawley, B., … Breier, B. H. (2019). PRedictors linking Obesity and the gut MIcrobiomE (the PROMISE study): Protocol and recruitment strategy for a cross-sectional study on pathways that affect the gut microbiome and its impact on obesity. JMIR Research Protocols, 8(8), e14529. doi: 10.2196/14529

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Reis, M. G., Tannock, G., Lawley, B., Liu, Y., & Hodgkinson, A. (2019). Does microbial transformation of milk polyunsaturated fatty acids occur in the infant bowel? New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1494), (pp. 82). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Nguyen, T. M., Agyei, D., Sims, I., & Tannock, G. (2019, December). An assessment of the stability and prebiotic potential of crude flaxseed mucilage. Poster session presented at the Joint 7th International Conference on Food Factors (ICoFF) and 12th International Conference and Exhibition on Neutraceuticals and Functional Foods (ISNFF), Kobe, Japan.

2018

Journal - Research Article

Bell, T. J., Draper, S. L., Centanni, M., Carnachan, S. M., Tannock, G. W., & Sims, I. M. (2018). Characterization of polysaccharides from feijoa fruits (Acca sellowiana Berg.) and their utilization as growth substrates by gut commensal Bacteroides species. Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry, 66(50), 13277-13284. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b05080

Leong, C., Taylor, R. W., Haszard, J. J., Fleming, E. A., Tannock, G. W., Szymlek-Gay, E. A., … Carter, H., … Heath, A.-L. M. (2018). Relative validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire to assess nutrients and food groups of relevance to the gut microbiota in young children. Nutrients, 10(11), 1627. doi: 10.3390/nu10111627

Taylor, R. W., Gray, A. R., Heath, A.-L. M., Galland, B. C., Lawrence, J., Sayers, R., Healey, D., Tannock, G. W., Meredith-Jones, K. A., Hanna, M., Hatch, B., & Taylor, B. J. (2018). Sleep, nutrition, and physical activity interventions to prevent obesity in infancy: Follow-up of the Prevention of Overweight in Infancy (POI) randomized controlled trial at ages 3.5 and 5 y. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 108(2), 228, 236. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy090

Centanni, M., Lawley, B., Butts, C. A., Roy, N. C., Lee, J., Kelly, W. J., & Tannock, G. W. (2018). Bifidobacterium pseudolongum in the ceca of rats fed Hi-Maize starch has characteristics of a keystone species in bifidobacterial blooms. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 84(15), e00547-18. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00547-18

Wilson, R., Willis, J., Gearry, R. B., Hughes, A., Lawley, B., Skidmore, P., Frampton, C., Fleming, E., Anderson, A., Jones, L., Tannock, G. W., & Carr, A. C. (2018). SunGold kiwifruit supplementation of individuals with prediabetes alters gut microbiota and improves Vitamin C status, anthropometric and clinical markers. Nutrients, 10, 895. doi: 10.3390/nu10070895

Leong, C., Haszard, J. J., Lawley, B., Otal, A., Taylor, R. W., Szymlek-Gay, E. A., Fleming, E. A., Daniels, L., Fangupo, L. J., Tannock, G. W., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2018). Mediation analysis as a means of identifying dietary components that differentially affect the fecal microbiota of infants weaned by modified baby-led and traditional approaches. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 84(18), e00914-18. doi: 10.1128/aem.00914-18

Lawley, B., Centanni, M., Watanabe, J., Sims, I., Carnachan, S., Broadbent, R., Lee, P. S., … Tannock, G. W. (2018). tuf gene sequence variation in Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis detected in the fecal microbiota of Chinese infants. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 84(13), e00336-18. doi: 10.1128/aem.00336-18

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Lawley, B., Diana, A., Moloney-Geany, K., Otal, A., Hughes, A., Houghton, L., Heath, A.-L., & Tannock, G. (2018). Quantitative discrimination of Bifidobacterium longum subspecies in the gut microbiome of human infants. Proceedings of the New Zealand Microbiological Society (NZMS) New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB) Joint Annual Conference: Microbes & Molecules. (pp. 82). Retrieved from https://www.nzmsconference.org.nz

Andrews, A., Wang, C., Wall, C., Gearry, R., Day, A., Tannock, G., & Morgan, X. (2018). Modulation of the gut microbiome in adult Crohn's Disease patients during exclusive enteral nutrition. Proceedings of the New Zealand Microbiological Society (NZMS) New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB) Joint Annual Conference: Microbes & Molecules. (pp. 50-51). Retrieved from https://www.nzmsconference.org.nz

Centanni, M., Sims, I. M., Biswas, A., & Tannock, G. W. (2018). Bacterial perspectives of life in an in vitro consortium gained by RNAseq. Proceedings of the New Zealand Microbiological Society (NZMS) New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB) Joint Annual Conference: Microbes & Molecules. (pp. 48). Retrieved from https://www.nzmsconference.org.nz

Bell, T. J., Moore, S. L., Carnachan, S. M., Centanni, M., Tannock, G. W., & Sims, I. (2018). Polysaccharides from feijoa fruits and their utilisation as growth substrates by gut commensal Bacteroides species. Proceedings of the New Zealand Microbiological Society (NZMS) New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB) Joint Annual Conference: Microbes & Molecules. (pp. 43). Retrieved from https://www.nzmsconference.org.nz

Taylor, R., Heath, A.-L., Galland, B., Gray, A., Lawrence, J., Sayers, R., Healey, D., Tannock, G., Meredith-Jones, K., Hanna, M., Hatch, B., & Taylor, B. (2018). Follow-up at 3.5 and 5 years of the prevention of overweight in infancy (POI) study. Journal of Sleep Research, 27(Suppl. 2), (pp. 36-37). doi: 10.1111/jsr.12764

2017

Authored Book - Research

Tannock, G. W. (2017). Understanding the gut microbiota. Wiley, 184p.

Chapter in Book - Research

Lawley, B., & Tannock, G. W. (2017). Analysis of 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequences using the QIIME software package. In G. J. Seymour, M. P. Cullinan & N. C. K. Heng (Eds.), Oral biology: Molecular techniques and applications: Methods in molecular biology (Vol. 1537). (2nd ed.) (pp. 153-163). New York, NY: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6685-1_9

Journal - Research Article

Kim, C. C., Kelly, W. J., Patchett, M. L., Tannock, G. W., Jordens, Z., Stoklosinski, H. M., … Rosendale, D. I. (2017). Monoglobus pectinilyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a pectinolytic bacterium isolated from human faeces. International Journal of Systematic & Evolutionary Microbiology, 67, 4992-4998. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002395

Lawley, B., Munro, K., Hughes, A., Hodgkinson, A. J., Prosser, C. G., Lowry, D., … Tannock, G. W. (2017). Differentiation of Bifidobacterium longum subspecies longum and infantis by quantitative PCR using functional gene targets. PeerJ, 5, e3375. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3375

Centanni, M., Hutchinson, J. C., Carnachan, S. M., Daines, A. M., Kelly, W. J., Tannock, G. W., & Sims, I. M. (2017). Differential growth of bowel commensal Bacteroides species on plant xylans of differing structural complexity. Carbohydrate Polymers, 157, 1374-1382. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.11.017

Journal - Research Other

Tannock, G. W., & Taylor, M. W. (2017). Embracing the co-operative society to better understand assembly of the gut microbiota. Environmental Microbiology, 19(8), 2924-2925. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.13752

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Leong, C., Taylor, R., Tannock, G., Haszard, J., Lawley, B., Szymlek-Gay, E., & Heath, A.-L. (2017). Effects of a 'baby-led' approach to complementary feeding on infant gut microbiota: The Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS) randomised controlled trial. Proceedings of the University of Otago Student Research Symposium: Te Wānaka Rakahau: Ākoka. (pp. 49-50). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research/scholarships/otago643219.html

Centanni, M., Sims, I. M., & Tannock, G. W. (2017). Transcriptional analysis (RNAseq) of a consortium of gut commensals. Proceedings of the New Zealand Microbiological Society (NZMS) Annual Conference. 161. Retrieved from http://www.nzmsconference.org.nz

Kim, C. C., Rosendale, D. I., Kelly, W. J., Patchett, M. L., Jordens, J. Z., Tannock, G. W., & Sims, I. M. (2017). A novel system for pectin degradation in Monosphaera pectinilyticus 14^T from human faeces. Proceedings of the New Zealand Microbiological Society (NZMS) Annual Conference. 99. Retrieved from http://www.nzmsconference.org.nz/

Tannock, G. (2017). Sustaining the bowel ecosystem of infants [Invited]. Proceedings of the New Zealand Microbiological Society (NZMS) Annual Conference. 7. Retrieved from http://www.nzmsconference.org.nz/

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Centanni, M., Hutchison, J. C., Carnachan, S. M., Daines, A. M., Kelly, W. J., Tannock, G. W., & Sims, I. M. (2017, September). Differential growth of bowel commensal Bacteroides species on plant xylans of differing structural complexity. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Lawley, B., Wall, C., Day, A. S., Gearry, R. B., Young, W., & Tannock, G. W. (2017, September). Urinary metabolome analysis of Crohn’s disease (CD) patients and healthy controls (HC) undertaking short-term exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN). Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Leong, C., Taylor, R., Tannock, G., Haszard, J., Lawley, B., Szymlek-Gay, E., & Heath, A.-L. M. (2017, September). Effects of a 'baby-led’ approach to complementary feeding on infant gut microbiota: A randomised controlled trial. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Wilson, R., Willis, J., Gearry, R., Skidmore, P., Tannock, G., Lawley, B., Fleming, L., & Frampton, C. (2017, May). Characterisation of the gut microbiota in individuals across the glycaemic spectrum: A pilot study. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Lawley, B., Munro, K., Hughes, A., Hodgkinson, A. J., Prosser, C. G., Lowry, D., … Tannock, G. W. (2017). Differentiation of Bifidobacterium longum subspecies longum and infantis by quantitative PCR using functional gene targets. PeerJ Preprints. doi: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.2899v1

2016

Journal - Research Article

Taylor, R. W., Heath, A.-L. M., Galland, B. C., Cameron, S. L., Lawrence, J. A., Gray, A. R., Tannock, G. W., Lawley, B., Healey, D., Sayers, R. M., Hanna, M., Meredith-Jones, K., Hatch, B., & Taylor, B. J. (2016). Three-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial to reduce excessive weight gain in the first two years of life: Protocol for the POI follow-up study. BMC Public Health, 16, 771. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3383-4

Samuelsson, L. M., Young, W., Fraser, K., Tannock, G. W., Lee, J., & Roy, N. C. (2016). Digestive-resistant carbohydrates affect lipid metabolism in rats. Metabolomics, 12(5). doi: 10.1007/s11306-016-1016-7

Ranjitkar, S., Lawley, B., Tannock, G., & Engberg, R. M. (2016). Bacterial successions in the broiler gastrointestinal tract. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 82(8), 2399-2410. doi: 10.1128/aem.02549-15

Journal - Research Other

Tannock, G. W., Lee, P. S., Wong, K. H., & Lawley, B. (2016). Why don’t all infants have bifidobacteria in their stool? Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, 834. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00834

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Centanni, M., Sims, I. M., & Tannock, G. W. (2016, November). Development of an in vitro consortium of bowel bacteria. Verbal presentation at the Joint Meeting of the New Zealand Microbiological Society (NZMS) and the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB), Christchurch, New Zealand.

Centanni, M., Sims, I. M., & Tannock, G. (2016, February). Growth of bowel bacteria on complex polysaccharides. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Microbial Ecology Consortium (NZMEC) 4.0, Auckland, New Zealand.

2015

Journal - Research Article

Daines, A. M., Smart, Z., Sims, I. M., Tannock, G. W., & Hinkley, S. F. R. (2015). Synthesis, characterisation and microbial utilisation of amorphous polysugars from lactose. Carbohydrate Polymers, 117, 223-229. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.09.061

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Tannock, G. (2015). Understanding the bowel microbiota [Plenary]. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia, 39, (pp. 36). Sydney, Australia: Nutrition Society of Australia. [Abstract]

Sims, I., Kelly, B., Tannock, G., Jordens, Z., Patchett, M., Rosendale, D., & Kim, C. (2015). Isolation and characterization of pectinolytic bacteria from human faeces. Proceedings of the New Zealand Microbiological Society (NZMS) 60th Conference. (pp. 48). Retrieved from http://www.nzmsconference.org.nz/

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Samuelsson, L., Young, W., Fraser, K., Tannock, G., Lee, J., & Roy, N. (2015, June-July). Digestion-resistant carbohydrates induce changes in the serum lipidome of rats. Poster session presented at the New Zealand Institute of Food Science & Technology (NZIFST) 50^th Anniversary Conference, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Tannock, G. (2015, August-September). Understanding the bowel microbiome. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Tannock, G. (2015, August-September). Understanding bowel bacteria. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Tannock, G. (2015, November). Microbiological aspects of probiotics. Workshop presentation at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand 67th Annual Scientific Meeting, Wellington, New Zealand.

2014

Journal - Research Article

Wilson, C. M., Loach, D., Lawley, B., Bell, T., Sims, I. M., O'Toole, P. W., … Tannock, G. W. (2014). Lactobacillus reuteri 100-23 modulates urea hydrolysis in the murine stomach. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 80(19), 6104-6113. doi: 10.1128/aem.01876-14

Kullin, B., Tannock, G. W., Loach, D. M., Kimura, K., Abratt, V. R., & Reid, S. J. (2014). A functional analysis of the formyl-coenzyme A (frc) gene from Lactobacillus reuteri 100-23C. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 116(6), 1657-1667. doi: 10.1111/jam.12500

Tannock, G. W., Taylor, C., Lawley, B., Loach, D., Gould, M., Dunn, A. C., McLellan, A. D., Black, M. A., McNoe, L., Dekker, J., … Collett, M. A. (2014). Altered transcription of murine genes induced in the small bowel by administration of probiotic strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 80(9), 2851-2859. doi: 10.1128/aem.00336-14

Tannock, G. W., Lawley, B., Munro, K., Sims, I. M., Lee, J., Butts, C. A., & Roy, N. (2014). RNA-stable isotope probing shows utilization of carbon from inulin by specific bacterial populations in the rat large bowel. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 80(7), 2240-2247. doi: 10.1128/aem.03799-13

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Wall, C. L., Tannock, G. W., Lawley, B., Otal, A., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2014, November). Exclusive enteral nutrition and reintroduction of solid food affect faecal microbiota composition: Results of a pilot study. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology & New Zealand Nurses Organisation Gastroenterology Section Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand.

Tannock, G. (2014, August). Probiotics and prebiotics: Impact on gut microbiota. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Tannock, G. (2014, September). Dysbiosis: What are you going to do about it? Verbal presentation at the Infectious Disease Research Mini-Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.

2013

Journal - Research Article

Lawley, B., Sims, I. M., & Tannock, G. W. (2013). Whole-transcriptome shotgun sequencing (RNA-seq) screen reveals upregulation of cellobiose and motility operons of Lactobacillus ruminis L5 during growth on tetrasaccharides derived from barley β-glucan. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 79(18), 5661-5669. doi: 10.1128/aem.01887-13

Oswari, H., Prayitno, L., Dwipoerwantoro, P. G., Firmansyah, A., Makrides, M., Lawley, B., … Tannock, G. W. (2013). Comparison of stool microbiota compositions, stool alpha1-antitrypsin and calprotectin concentrations, and diarrhoeal morbidity of Indonesian infants fed breast milk or probiotic/prebiotic-supplemented formula. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 49, 1032-1039. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12307

Young Yoon, M., Lee, K.-M., Go, J., Park, Y., Cho, Y.-J., Tannock, G. W., & Yoon, S. S. (2013). Functional screening of a metagenomic library reveals operons responsible for enhanced intestinal colonization by gut commensal microbes. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 79(12), 3829-3838. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00581-13

Young, W., Roy, N. C., Lee, J., Lawley, B., Otter, D., Henderson, G., & Tannock, G. W. (2013). Bowel microbiota moderate host physiological responses to dietary konjac in weanling rats^1-3. Journal of Nutrition, 143, 1052-1060. doi: 10.3945/jn.113.174854

Tannock, G. W., Lawley, B., Munro, K., Pathmanathan, S. G., Zhou, S. J., Makrides, M., … Hodgkinson, A. J. (2013). Comparison of the compositions of the stool microbiotas of infants fed goat milk formula in comparison to cow milk-based formula, or breast milk. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 79(9), 3040-3048. doi: 10.1128/aem.03910-12

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Young, W., Roy, N. C., Lee, J., Lawley, B., Otter, D. E., & Tannock, G. W. (2013, August). Transcriptomic and metabolomic responses to digestion resistant carbohydrates are determined by carbohydrate structure and the microbiota. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Tannock, G. W. (2013, August). Understanding the microbiome. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2012

Journal - Research Article

Lawley, B., & Tannock, G. W. (2012). Nucleic acid-based methods to assess the composition and function of the bowel microbiota. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 41(4), 855-868. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2012.08.010

Young, W., Roy, N. C., Lee, J., Lawley, B., Otter, D., Henderson, G., … Tannock, G. W. (2012). Changes in bowel microbiota induced by feeding weanlings resistant starch stimulate transcriptomic and physiological responses. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 78(18), 6656-6664. doi: 10.1128/aem.01536-12

Wilson, C. M., Aggio, R. B. M., O'Toole, P. W., Villas-Boas, S., & Tannock, G. W. (2012). Transcriptional and metabolomic consequences of luxS inactivation reveal a metabolic rather than quorum-sensing role for luxS in Lactobacillus reuteri 100-23. Journal of Bacteriology, 194(7), 1743-1746. doi: 10.1128/jb.06318-11

Gore, C., Custovic, A., Tannock, G. W., Munro, K., Kerry, G., Johnson, K., … Woodcock, A. (2012). Treatment and secondary prevention effects of the probiotics Lactobacillus paracasei or Bifidobacterium lactis on early infant eczema: Randomized controlled trial with follow-up until age 3 years. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 42(1), 112-122. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03885.x

Tannock, G. W., Wilson, C. M., Loach, D., Cook, G. M., Eason, J., O'Toole, P. W., … Lawley, B. (2012). Resource partitioning in relation to cohabitation of Lactobacillus species in the mouse forestomach. ISME Journal, 6, 927-938. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2011.161

Tannock, G. W., Lawley, B., Munro, K., Lay, C., Taylor, C., Daynes, C., … Thompson-Fawcett, M. (2012). Comprehensive analysis of the bacterial content of stool from patients with chronic pouchitis, normal pouches, or familial adenomatous polyposis pouches. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 18(5), 925-934. doi: 10.1002/ibd.21936

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Tannock, G. (2012, September). Understanding bowel bacteria: Microbial ecology points to commercial opportunities. Verbal presentation at the Division of Health Sciences Research Forum: Health Matters: Research Excellence at Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Kemp, R., Day, A., Nolan, A., Tannock, G., & Gearry, R. (2012, June). Who are we (Part I). Panel discussion at the Inaugural GutHealth Network Workshop, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2011

Journal - Research Article

Tayuan, C., Tannock, G. W., & Rodtong, S. (2011). Growth and exopolysaccharide production by Weissella sp. from low-cost substitutes for sucrose. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 5(22), 3693-3701.

Sims, I. M., Frese, S. A., Walter, J., Loach, D., Wilson, M., Appleyard, K., … Livingston, M., Baird, M., Cook, G., & Tannock, G. W. (2011). Structure and functions of exopolysaccharide produced by gut commensal Lactobacillus reuteri 100-23. ISME Journal, 5(7), 1115-1124. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2010.201

Frese, S. A., Benson, A. K., Tannock, G. W., Loach, D. M., Kim, J., Zhang, M., … Heng, N. C. K., … Walter, J. (2011). The evolution of host specialization in the vertebrate gut symbiont Lactobacillus reuteri. PLoS Genetics, 7(2), e1001314. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001314

Tannock, G. W., Tiong, I. S., Priest, P., Munro, K., Taylor, C., Richardson, A., & Schultz, M. (2011). Testing probiotic strain Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 (Mutaflor) for its ability to reduce carriage of multidrug-resistant E. coli by elderly residents in long-term care facilities. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 60(3), 366-370. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.025874-0

Preidis, G. A., Hill, C., Guerrant, R. L., Ramakrishna, B. S., Tannock, G. W., & Versalovic, J. (2011). Probiotics, enteric and diarrheal diseases, and global health. Gastroenterology, 140(1), 8-14. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.11.010

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Young, W., Bibiloni, R., Roy, N. C., Lee, J., & Tannock, G. W. (2011, August). Digestion-resistant carbohydrates modify the large bowel ecosystem and host gene expression in newly-weaned rats. Poster session presented at the US-NZ Science and Technology International Workshop on Postharvest Innovation, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2010

Chapter in Book - Research

Tannock, G. W. (2010). Analysis of bifidobacterial populations in bowel ecology studies. In B. Mayo & D. van Sinderen (Eds.), Bifidobacteria: Genomics and molecular aspects. (pp. 1-16). Norfolk, UK: Caister Academic Press.

Gopal, P., & Tannock, G. W. (2010). Single and multiple probiotic organisms in therapy of disease. In M. H. Floch & A. S. Kim (Eds.), Probiotics: A clinical guide. (pp. 121-130). Thorofare, NJ: SLACK.

Journal - Research Article

Tannock, G. W. (2010). The bowel microbiota and inflammatory bowel diseases. International Journal of Inflammation, 954051. doi: 10.4061/2010/954051

Tannock, G. W., Munro, K., Taylor, C., Lawley, B., Young, W., Byrne, B., … Louie, T. (2010). A new macrocyclic antibiotic, fidaxomicin (OPT-80), causes less alteration to the bowel microbiota of Clostridium difficile-infected patients than does vancomycin. Microbiology, 156(11), 3354-3359. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.042010-0

Livingston, M., Loach, D., Wilson, M., Tannock, G. W., & Baird, M. (2010). Gut commensal Lactobacillus reuteri 100-23 stimulates an immunoregulatory response. Immunology & Cell Biology, 88(1), 99-102. doi: 10.1038/icb.2009.71

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Tannock, G. (2010, June). Food, bacteria, the bowel biome and beyond. Verbal presentation at the Korean Society of Food Science and Technology (KoSFoST) 77th Annual Meeting: Bioconvergence for Food Innovation, Incheon, Korea.

Other Research Output

Nakatani, Y. Nalder, T. D., Tannock, G. W., Cutfield, J. F., Jack, R. W. & Carne, A. (2010, July). Crystal structure of a prokaryotic beta-1,3-1,4-glucanase (lichenase) derived from a mouse hindgut metagenome. RCSB Protein Databank entry. [Data Bank Entry].

2009

Chapter in Book - Research

Tannock, G. W. (2009). Microbial succession and gut health: Probiotics. In L.-A. Jaykus, H. H. Wang & L. S. Schlesinger (Eds.), Food-borne microbes: Shaping the host ecosystem. (pp. 63-80). Washington, DC: ASM Press.

Tannock, G. W. (2009). The microbiota of humans. In B. Henderson, M. A. Curtis, R. M. Seymour & N. Donos (Eds.), Periodontal medicine and systems biology. (pp. 129-138). Chichester, UK: Blackwell.

Tannock, G. W. (2009). What pediatricians need to know about the analysis of the gut microbiota. In S. Michail & P. M. Sherman (Eds.), Probiotics in pediatric medicine. (pp. 17-28). Totowa, NJ: Human Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-60327-289-6

Journal - Research Article

Moran, J. P., Walter, J., Tannock, G. W., Tonkonogy, S. L., & Sartor, R. B. (2009). Bifidobacterium animalis causes extensive duodenitis and mild colonic inflammation in monoassociated interleukin-10-deficient mice. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 15(7), 1022-1031. doi: 10.1002/ibd.20900

Stebbings, S. M., Taylor, C., Tannock, G. W., Baird, M. A., & Highton, J. (2009). The immune response to autologous bacteroides in ankylosing spondylitis is characterized by reduced interleukin 10 production. Journal of Rheumatology, 36(4), 797-800. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.080964

Dekker, J. W., Wickens, K., Black, P. C., Stanley, T. V., Mitchell, E. A., Fitzharris, P., Tannock, G. W., Purdie, G., & Crane, J. (2009). Safety aspects of probiotic bacterial strains Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis HN019 in human infants aged 0-2 years. International Dairy Journal, 19(3), 149-154. doi: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2008.10.004

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Tannock, G. W. (2009). Research for the 21st century: Can we draw a blueprint of the bowel ecosystem? Bioscience Microflora. 28(3), (pp. 75-80). [Full Paper]

2008

Chapter in Book - Research

Bibiloni, R., Lay, C., & Tannock, G. W. (2008). Probiotics: Lessons learned from nucleic acid-based analysis of bowel communities. In L. Cocolin & D. Ercolini (Eds.), Molecular techniques in the microbial ecology of fermented foods. (pp. 225-244). New York: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Tannock, G. W. (2008). Role of the indigenous microbiota in health and disease. In J. Versalovic & M. Wilson (Eds.), Therapeutic microbiology: Probiotics and related strategies. (pp. 9-18). Washington, DC: ASM Press.

Journal - Research Article

Matisoo-Smith, E., Roberts, K., Welikala, N., Tannock, G., Chester, P., Feek, D., & Flenley, J. (2008). Recovery of DNA and pollen from New Zealand lake sediments. Quaternary International, 184(1), 139-149.

Sartor, R. B., Autenreith, I. B., Darfeuille-Michaud, A., Fox, J., Tannock, G. W., Versalovic, J., & Young, V. B. (2008). Challenges in IBD research: Assessing progress and rethinking the research agenda: II. Report of microbial-host interactions workgroup. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 14(5), 692-694.

Tannock, G. W. (2008). The search for disease-associated compositional shifts in bowel bacterial communities of humans. Trends in Microbiology, 16(10), 488-495.

Gore, C., Munro, K., Lay, C., Bibiloni, R., Morris, J., Woodcock, A., … Tannock, G. W. (2008). Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum is associated with atopic eczema: A nested case-control study investigating the fecal microbiota of infants. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 121(1), 135-140.

Walter, J., Schwab, C., Loach, D. M., Gänzle, M. G., & Tannock, G. W. (2008). Glucosyltransferase A (GtfA) and inulosucrase (Inu) of Lactobacillus reuteri TMW1.106 contribute to cell aggregation, in vitro biofilm formation, and colonization of the mouse gastrointestinal tract. Microbiology, 154, 72-80.

Wickens, K., Black, P. N., Stanley, T. V., Mitchell, E., Fitzharris, P., Tannock, G. W., Purdie, G., Crane, J., and the Probiotic Study Group, including Jones, B., Lampshire, P., & Munro, K. (2008). A differential effect of 2 probiotics in the prevention of eczema and atopy: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 122(4), 788-794. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.07.011

Sokol, H., Lay, C., Seksik, P., & Tannock, G. W. (2008). Analysis of bacterial bowel communities of IBD patients: What has it revealed? Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 14(6), 858-867.

Tannock, G. W. (2008). Molecular analysis of the intestinal microflora in IBD. Mucosal Immunology, 1(Suppl. 1), S15-S18.

Bibiloni, R., Tandon, P., Vargas-Voracka, F., Barreto-Zuniga, R., Lupian-Sanchez, A., Rico-Hinojosa, M. A., … Tannock, G. W. (2008). Differential clustering of bowel biopsy-associated bacterial profiles of specimens collected in Mexico and Canada: What do these profiles represent? Journal of Medical Microbiology, 57(1), 111-117. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.47321-0

Hoffman, M., Rath, E., Hölzlwimmer, G., Quintanilla-Martinez, L., Loach, D., Tannock, G., & Haller, D. (2008). Lactobacillus reuteri 100-23 transiently activates intestinal epithelial cells of mice that have a complex microbiota during early stages of colonization. Journal of Nutrition, 138(9), 1684-1691.

Journal - Research Other

Tannock, G. W. (2008). A lifelong commitment to bowel bacteria. Microbiology Today, 35(1), 26-29.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Stebbings, S., Highton, J., Tannock, G., Baird, M., McNamara, D., & Taylor, C. (2008). Reduced IL-10 production characterises the host response to autochthonous colonic bacteria in ankylosing spondylitis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 67(Suppl. II), (pp. 518). [Abstract]

Gore, C., Kerry, G., Johnson, K., Morris, J., Tannock, G., & et al (2008). Probiotics in Atopic Dermatitis in Infancy (PADI) Study: Dietary supplementation at age 3-6 months with Lactobacillus paracasei or Bifidobacterium lactis does not alter the progression of allergic disease by age 3 in infants with eczema. Allergy. 63(Suppl. 88), (pp. 7). doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01758.x

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Nalder, T. D., Carne, A., Tannock, G. W., Heng, N. C., & Jack, R. W. (2008, November-December). Expression and characterisation of novel β-glucanases from non-culturable bacteria. Poster session presented at the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the New Zealand Society of Plant Biologists Combined Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Tannock, G. (2008, November). Research for the 21st century: Can we draw a blueprint of the bowel ecosystem? Verbal presentation at the Function of Intestinal Microbiota and Food (FIMF) Joint Forum, Tokyo, Japan.

Stebbings, S., Highton, J., Tannock, G., Baird, M., Taylor, C., & Munro, K. (2008, November). The gut-joint axis: The role of intestinal inflammation in spondyloarthritis. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2007

Journal - Research Article

Harrow, S. A., Ravindran, V., Butler, R. C., Marshall, J. W., & Tannock, G. W. (2007). Real-time quantitative PCR measurement of ileal Lactobacillus salivarius populations from broiler chickens to determine the influence of farming practices. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 73(22), 7123-7127. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01289-07

Mah, K. W., Chin, V. I. L., Wong, W. S., Lay, C., Tannock, G. W., Shek, L. P., … Lee, B. W. (2007). Effect of a milk formula containing probiotics on the fecal microbiota of Asian infants at risk of atopic diseases. Pediatric Research, 62(6), 674-679.

Pope, C., Wilson, J., Taboada, E. N., MacKinnon, J., Felipe Alves, C. A., Nash, J. H. E., … Tannock, G. W. (2007). Epidemiology, relative invasive ability, molecular characterization, and competitive performance of Campylobacter jejuni strains in the chicken gut. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 73(24), 7959-7966.

Schwab, C., Walter, J., Tannock, G. W., Vogel, R. F., & Gänzle, M. G. (2007). Sucrose utilization and impact of sucrose on glycosyltransferase expression in Lactobacillus reuteri. Systematic & Applied Microbiology, 30, 433-443.

Walter, J., Loach, D. M., Alqumber, M., Rockel, C., Hermann, C., Pfitzenmaier, M., & Tannock, G. W. (2007). D-Alanyl ester depletion of teichoic acids in Lactobacillus reuteri 100-23 results in impaired colonization of the mouse gastrointestinal tract. Environmental Microbiology, 9(7), 1750-1760.

Journal - Research Other

Tannock, G. W. (2007). What immunologists should know about bacterial communities of the human bowel. Seminars in Immunology, 19, 94-105. doi: 10.1016/j.smim.2006.09.001

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Stebbings, S., Highton, J., Tannock, G., Baird, M., & McNamara, D. (2007). The host immune response to autochthonous colonic bacteria in ankylosing spondylitis. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1266). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1266/2858/content.pdf

Thompson-Fawcett, M. W., Tannock, G. W., Lay, C., Baladjay, L., Daynes, C., & McLeod, R. S. (2007). Bacteria not commonly associated with human faeces implicated in etiology of pouchitis. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 77(Suppl. 1), (pp. A15-A16). doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04116_5.x

Thompson-Fawcett, M., Munro, K., Lay, C., Daynes, C., Bibiloni, R., Baladay, L., … Tannock, G. (2007). Bacteria not commonly associated with human faeces are implicated in the etiology of pouchitis. Colorectal Disease, 9(Suppl. 3), (pp. 9). doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2007.01353.x

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Stebbings, S., Highton, J., Tannock, G., Baird, M., & McNamara, D. (2007, August-September). The host immune response to autochthonous colonic bacteria in ankylosing spondylitis. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Rheumatology Association Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2006

Journal - Research Article

Snart, J., Bibiloni, R., Grayson, T., Lay, C., Zhang, H., Allison, G. E., … Tannock, G. W. (2006). Supplementation of the diet with high-viscosity beta-glucan results in enrichment for lactobacilli in the rat cecum. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 72(3), 1925-1931.

Bibiloni, R., Mangold, M., Madsen, K. L., Fedorak, R. N., & Tannock, G. W. (2006). The bacteriology of biopsies differs between newly diagnosed, untreated, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis patients. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 55, 1141-1149.

O'Dea, E. E., Fasenko, G. M., Allison, G. E., Korver, D. R., Tannock, G. W., & Guan, L. L. (2006). Investigating the effects of commercial probiotics on broiler chick quality and production efficiency. Poultry Science, 85(10), 1855-1863.

Guban, J., Korver, D. R., Allison, G. E., & Tannock, G. W. (2006). Relationship of dietary antimicrobial drug administration with broiler performance, decreased population levels of Lactobacillus salivarius, and reduced bile salt deconjugation in the ileum of broiler chickens. Poultry Science, 85(12), 2186-2194.

Feek, D. T., Flenley, J. R., Chester, P. I., Welikala, N., Matisoo-Smith, E. A., & Tannock, G. W. (2006). A modified sampler for uncontaminated DNA cores from soft sediments. Journal of Archaeological Science, 33, 573-574. doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.09.013

McBurney, W., Mangold, M., Munro, K., Schultz, M., Rath, H. C., & Tannock, G. W. (2006). PCR/DGGE and 16S rRNA gene library analysis of the colonic microbiota of HLA-B27/β2-microglobulin transgenic rats. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 42, 165-171.

Journal - Research Other

Tannock, G. W. (2006). Hygeia versus Asclepius [Editorial]. Future Microbiology, 1(4), 345-349. doi: 10.2217/17460913.1.4.345

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Stebbings, S. M., Tannock, G., Munro, K., & Highton, J. (2006). An analysis of the intestinal microbiota in patients with psoriatic arthritis using PCR and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 65(Suppl. II), (pp. 543). [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Nalder, T. D., Heng, N. C. K., Tannock, G. W., Carne, A., & Jack, R. W. (2006, November). Heterologous expression and characterisation of novel β-glucanases from nonculturable gut bacteria identified via a metagenomic approach. Poster session presented at the New Zealand Microbiological Society Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand.

2005

Edited Book - Research

Tannock, G. W. (Ed.). (2005). Probiotics and prebiotics: Scientific aspects. Norfolk, UK: Caister Academic Press, 230p.

Chapter in Book - Research

Tannock, G. W. (2005). The tangled bank and gut microbial ecology. In G. W. Tannock (Ed.), Probiotics and prebiotics: Scientific aspects. (pp. 217-223). Norfolk, UK: Caister Academic Press.

Tannock, G. W. (2005). Microbiota of mucosal surfaces in the gut of monogastric animals. In J. P. Nataro, P. S. Cohen, H. L. T. Mobley & J. N. Weiser (Eds.), Colonization of Mucosal Surfaces. (5 ed.) (pp. 163-178). Washington D.C.: ASM Press.

Journal - Research Article

Brejnholt, S. M., Tannock, G. W., Moller, P. L., Munro, K., & Tetens, I. (2005). A rye bran diet, rich in plant lignans, has no influences on the composition of the gut microflora in postmenopausal women. Microbial Ecology in Health & Disease, 17, 21-27.

Hoentjen, F., Welling, G. W., Harmsen, H. J. M., Zhang, X., Snart, J., Tannock, G. W., … Dieleman, L. A. (2005). Reduction of colitis by prebiotics in HLA-B27 transgenic rats is associated with microflora changes and immunomodulation. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 11(11), 977-985.

Hagen, K. E., Guan, L. L., Tannock, G. W., Korver, D. R., & Allison, G. E. (2005). Detection, characterization, and in vitro and in vivo expression of genes encoding S-proteins in Lactobacillus gallinarum strains isolated from chicken crops. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 71(11), 6633-6643.

Tannock, G. W., Ghazally, S., Walter, J., Loach, D., Brooks, H., Cook, G., … Simmers, C., Bremer, P., … Hertel, C. (2005). Ecological behavior of Lactobacillus reuteri 100-23 is affected by mutation of the luxS gene. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 71(12), 8419-8425.

Murray, C. S., Tannock, G. W., Simon, M. A., Harmsen, H. J. M., Welling, G. W., Custovic, A., & Woodcock, A. (2005). Fecal microbiota in sensitized wheezy and non-sensitized non-wheezy children: A nested case-control study. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 35, 741-745.

Bibiloni, R., Fedorak, R. N., Tannock, G. W., Madsen, K. L., Gionchetti, P., Campieri, M., … Sartor, R. B. (2005). VSL#3 probiotic-mixture induces remission in patients with active ulcerative colitis. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 100, 1539-1546.

Bibiloni, R., Simon, M. A., Albright, C., Sartor, B., & Tannock, G. W. (2005). Analysis of the large bowel microbiota of colitic mice using PCR/DGGE. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 41(1), 45-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01720.x

Walter, J., Chagnaud, P., Tannock, G. W., Loach, D. M., Dal Bello, F., Jenkinson, H. F., … Hertel, C. (2005). A high-molecular-mass surface protein (Lsp) and Methionine sulfoxide reductase B (MsrB) contribute to the ecological performance of Lactobacillus reuteri in the murine gut. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 71(2), 979-986. doi: 10.1128/AEM.71.2.979-986.2005

Walter, J., Mangold, M., & Tannock, G. W. (2005). Construction, analysis, and β-glucanase screening of a bacterial artificial chromosome library from the large-bowel microbiota of mice. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 71(5), 2347-2354.

Journal - Research Other

Tannock, G. W. (2005). New perceptions of the gut microbiota: Implications for future research. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 34, 361-382.

Lim, C. C., Ferguson, L. R., & Tannock, G. W. (2005). Dietary fibres as ″prebiotics″: Implications for colorectal cancer. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 49(6), 609-619.

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Tannock, G. W. (2005). Commentary: Remembrance of microbes past. International Journal of Epidemiology, 34(1), 13-15.

2004

Chapter in Book - Research

Bibiloni, R., Walter, J., & Tannock, G. W. (2004). The gut microflora. In M. M. Nakano & P. Zuber (Eds.), Strict and facultative anaerobes: Medical and environmental aspects. (pp. 125-143). UK: Horizon Scientific Press.

Journal - Research Article

Schultz, M., Munro, K., Tannock, G. W., Melchner, I., Göttl, C., Schwietz, H., … Rath, H. C. (2004). Effects of feeding a probiotic preparation (SIM) containing inulin on the severity of colitis and on the composition of the intestinal microflora in HLA-B27 transgenic rats. Clinical & Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, 11(3), 581-587.

Tannock, G. W., Munro, K., Bibiloni, R., Simon, M. A., Hargreaves, P., Gopal, P., … Welling, G. (2004). Impact of consumption of oligosaccharide-containing biscuits on the fecal microbiota of humans. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 70(4), 2129-2136.

Tannock, G. W. (2004). A special fondness for lactobacilli. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 70(6), 3189-3194.

Young, S. L., Simon, M. A., Baird, M. A., Tannock, G. W., Bibiloni, R., Spencely, K., Lane, J. M., Fitzharris, P., Crane, J., Town, I., … Woodcock, A. (2004). Bifidobacterial species differentially affect expression of cell surface markers and cytokines of dendritic cells harvested from cord blood. Clinical & Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, 11(4), 686-690.

Journal - Research Other

Tannock, G. W. (2004). Can the gut micoflora of infants be modified by giving probiotics to mothers? Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 38, 244-246.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Tannock, G. W. (2004). The gut microbiota: Phylogenetic diversity, but what about function? In D. Roy (Ed.), Proceedings of the Montreal International Symposium: Probiotics and Health: Applications in the Third Millenium. [Full Paper]

2003

Chapter in Book - Research

Tannock, G. W. (2003). The intestinal microflora. In R. Fuller & G. Perdigón (Eds.), Gut flora, nutrition, immunity and health. (pp. 1-23). Oxford: Blackwell.

Journal - Research Article

Walter, J., Heng, N. C. K., Hammes, W. P., Loach, D. M., Tannock, G. W., & Hertel, C. (2003). Identification of Lactobacillus reuteri genes specifically induced in the mouse gastrointestinal tract. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 69(4), 2044-2051.

Tannock, G. W. (2003). Probiotics: Time for a dose of realism. Current Issues in Intestinal Microbiology, 4, 33-42.

Guan, L. L., Hagen, K. E., Tannock, G. W., Korver, D. R., Fasenko, G. M., & Allison, G. E. (2003). Detection and identification of Lactobacillus species in crops of broilers of different ages by using PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 69(11), 6750-6757.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Stebbings, S. M., Munro, K., Highton, J., & Tannock, G. (2003). Analysis of the intestinal microflora in patients with chronic reactive arthritis using PCR and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Rheumatology. 42(S1), (pp. 36). [Abstract]

2002

Edited Book - Research

Tannock, G. W. (Ed.). (2002). Probiotics and Prebiotics: Where are we going? Norfolk: Caister Academic Press, 333p.

Chapter in Book - Research

Tannock, G. W. (2002). Probiotics and prebiotics: Where are we going? In G. W. Tannock (Ed.), Probiotics and Prebiotics: Where are we going? (pp. 1-39). Wymondham, UK: Caister Academic Press.

Tannock, G. W., & Cook, G. (2002). Enterococci as members of the intestinal microflora of humans. In M. S. Gilmore & et al (Eds.), The Enterococci: Pathogenesis, Molecular Biology, and Antibiotic Resistance. (pp. 101-132). Washington, DC: ASM Press.

Journal - Research Article

Tannock, G. W. (2002). The bifidobacterial and lactobacillus microflora of humans. Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology, 22, 231-253. doi: 10.1007/s12016-002-0010-1

Requena, T., Burton, J., Matsuki, T., Munro, K., Simon, M. A., Tanaka, R., … Tannock, G. W. (2002). Identification, detection, and enumeration of human Bifidobacterium species by PCR targeting the transaldolase gene. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 68(5), 2420-2427.

Stebbings, S., Munro, K., Simon, M. A., Tannock, G. W., Highton, J., Harmsen, H. J. M., … Tilsala-Timisjarvi, A. (2002). Comparison of the faecal microflora of patients with ankylosing spondylitis and controls using molecular methods of analysis. Rheumatology, 41(12), 1395-1401.

Knarreborg, A., Simon, M. A., Engberg, R. M., Jensen, B. B., & Tannock, G. W. (2002). Effects of dietary fat source and subtherapeutic levels of antibiotic on the bacterial community in the ileum of broiler chickens at various ages. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 68(12), 5918-5924.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Tannock, G. W. (2002). Analysis of the intestinal microflora using molecular methods. In J. C. Seidell (Ed.), European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 56(4), (pp. S44-S49). London: Nature Publishing Group. [Full Paper]

Tannock, G. W. (2002). Exploring the relationships between intestinal microflora and inflammatory conditions of the human bowel and spine. In M. G. Goodfellow & R. R. Colwell (Eds.), Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 81(1-4), (pp. 529-535). Netherlands, Amsterdam: Kluwer Academic Publishers. [Full Paper]

Tannock, G. W. (2002). Molecular methods for exploring the intestinal ecosystem. In P. Trayhurn (Ed.), British Journal of Nutrition. 87(2), (pp. S199-S201). Wallingford, Oxfordshire: Nutrition Society. [Full Paper]

Tannock, G. W. (2002). Exploring the intestinal ecosystem using molecular methods. In D. Roy (Ed.), Probiotics and Health - Intestinal Microflora. (pp. 14-35). Saint - Hyacinthe, Quebec: Foundation des Gouverneurs. [Full Paper]

2001

Journal - Research Article

Tannock, G. W. (2001). Molecular assessment of intestinal microflora. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 73, 410S-414S.

Walter, J., Hertel, C., Tannock, G. W., Lis, C. M., Munro, K., & Hammes, W. P. (2001). Detection of Lactobacillus, Pediococcus, Leuconostoc, and Weissella species in human feces by using group-specific PCR primers and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 67(6), 2578-2585.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Stebbings, S., Munro, K., Highton, J., & Tannock, G. (2001). The normal intestinal microflora as an environmental factor in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis: An investigation using PCR and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis. Rheumatology. 40(Suppl.1), (pp. 40). [Abstract]

Stebbings, S., Highton, J., & Tannock, G. (2001). Intestinal colonisation with sulphate-reducing bacteria: A co-factor in the aetiopathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis? Proceedings of the European League Against Rheumatism Conference. [Abstract]

2000

Chapter in Book - Research

Tannock, G. W. (2000). The intestinal microflora: potentially fertile ground for microbial physiologists. In R. K. Poole (Ed.), Advances in Microbial Physiology. (pp. 25-46). London: Academic Press.

Journal - Research Article

Walter, J., Tannock, G. W., Tilsala-Timisjarvi, A., Rodtong, S., Loach, D. M., Munro, K., & Alatossava, T. (2000). Detection and identification of gastrointestinal Lactobacillus species by using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and species-specific PCR primers. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 66(1), 297-303.

Kurdi, P., van Veen, H. W., Tanaka, H., Mierau, I., Konings, W. N., Tannock, G. W., … Yokota, A. (2000). Cholic acid is accumulated spontaneously, driven by membrane pH, in many lactobacilli. Journal of Bacteriology, 182(22), 6525-6528.

Tannock, G. W., Munro, K., Welling, G. W., Harmsen, H. J. M., Smart, J., & Gopal, P. K. (2000). Analysis of the fecal microflora of human subjects consuming a probiotic product containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus DR20. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 66(6), 2578-2588.

1999

Edited Book - Research

Tannock, G. W. (Ed.). (1999). Medical importance of the normal microflora. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 515p.

Tannock, G. W. (Ed.). (1999). Probiotics: a critical review. Wymondham, UK: Horizon Scientific Press, 161p.

Chapter in Book - Research

Tannock, G. W. (1999). Modification of the normal microflora. In G. W. Tannock (Ed.), Medical importance of the normal microflora. (pp. 487-506). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Tannock, G. W. (1999). The normal microflora: an introduction. In G. W. Tannock (Ed.), Medical Importance of the normal microflora. (pp. 1-23). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Tannock, G. W. (1999). Identification of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. In G. W. Tannock (Ed.), Probiotics : a critical review. (pp. 45-56). Wymondham, UK: Horizon Scientific Press.

Tannock, G. W. (1999). A fresh look at the intestinal microflora. In G. W. Tannock (Ed.), Probiotics: a critical review. (pp. 5-14). Wymondham, UK: Horizon Scientific Press.

Tannock, G. W. (1999). The microecology of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria inhabiting the digestive tract: essential knowledge for successful probiotic research. In L. A. Hanson & R. H. Yolken (Eds.), Probiotics, other nutritional factors and intestinal microflora. Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series, volume 42. (pp. 17-31). New York: Lippincott-Raven.

Journal - Research Article

McBurney, W. T., McCartney, A. L., Apun, K., McConnell, M. A., & Tannock, G. W. (1999). Perturbation of the enterobacterial microflora detected by molecular analysis. Microbial Ecology in Health & Disease, 11, 175-179.

Tannock, G. W. (1999). The bowel microflora: An important source of urinary tract pathogens. World Journal of Urology, 17, 339-344. doi: 10.1007/s003450050158

Heng, N. C. K., Bateup, J. M., Loach, D. M., Wu, X., Jenkinson, H. F., Morrison, M., & Tannock, G. W. (1999). Influence of different functional elements of plasmid pGT232 on maintenance of recombinant plasmids in Lactobacillus reuteri populations in vitro and in vivo. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 65, 5378-5385.

Tannock, G. W., Tilsala-Timisjarvi, A., Rodtong, S., Ng, J., Munro, K., & Alatossava, T. (1999). Identification of Lactobacillus isolates from the gastrointestinal tract, silage or yoghurt by 16S23S rRNA gene intergenic spacer region sequence comparisons. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 65, 4264-4267.

McNab, R., Forbes, H., Handley, P. S., Loach, D. M., Tannock, G. W., & Jenkinson, H. F. (1999). Cell wall-anchored CshA polypeptide (259 kilodaltons) in Streptococcus gordonii forms surface fibrils that confer hydrophobic and adhesive properties. Journal of Bacteriology, 181, 3087-3095.

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Tannock, G. W. (1999). Probiotics and prebiotics : a question of balance. Dialogue, (32), 12-15.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Tannock, G. W. (1999). Analysis of the intestinal microflora: A renaissance. In W. N. Konings, O. P. Kuipers & J. H. J. Huis in 't Veld (Eds.), Lactic acid bacteria: Genetics, metabolism and applications: Proceedings of the sixth symposium on lactic acid bacteria. (pp. 265-278). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-2027-4_13

1998

Journal - Research Article

Cambourn, W. M., Tannock, G. W., Yu, P.-L., Pearce, L. E., & Pillidge, C. J. (1998). Plasmids with homology to pFX3 and pCI3340 in starter lactococci and lactobacilli and electroporation of selected strains with these vectors. International Dairy Journal, 8, 251-254.

Bateup, J., Dobbinson, S., McConnell, M. A., Munro, K., & Tannock, G. W. (1998). Molecular analysis of the composition of Lactobacillus populations inhabiting the stomach and caecum of pigs. Microbial Ecology in Health & Disease, 10, 95-102.

Tannock, G. W. (1998). Studies of the intestinal microflora : a prerequisite for the development of probiotics. International Dairy Journal, 8, 527-533.

1997

Chapter in Book - Research

Tannock, G. W. (1997). The normal microflora of the gastrointestinal tract of rodents. In R. I. Mackie, B. A. White & R. E. Isaacson (Eds.), Gastrointestinal Microbiology: Volume 2, Gastrointestinal Microbes and Host Interactions. (pp. 187-215). New York: Chapman and Hall.

Tannock, G. W. (1997). Influences of the normal microflora on the animal host. In R. I. Mackie, B. A. White & R. E. Isaacson (Eds.), Gastrointestinal Microbiology: Volume 2, Gastrointestinal Microbes and Host Interactions. (pp. 466-497). New York: Chapman and Hall.

Tannock, G. W. (1997). Modification of the normal microflora by diet, stress, antimicrobial agents, and probiotics. In R. I. Mackie, B. A. White & R. E. Isaacson (Eds.), Gastrointestinal Microbiology: Volume 2, Gastrointestinal Microbes and Host Interactions. (pp. 434-465). New York: Chapman and Hall.

Journal - Research Article

Burton, J. P., & Tannock, G. W. (1997). Properties of porcine and yogurt lactobacilli in relation to lactose intolerance. Journal of Dairy Science, 80, 2318-2324.

Tannock, G. W., Bateup, J. M., & Jenkinson, H. F. (1997). Effect of sodium taurocholate on the in vitro growth of lactobacilli. Microbial Ecology, 33(2), 163-167.

Tannock, G. W. (1997). Probiotic properties of lactic acid bacteria: plenty of scope for fundamental R & D. Trends in Biotechnology, 15(7), 270-274.

Kimura, K., McCartney, A. L., McConnell, M. A., & Tannock, G. W. (1997). Analysis of fecal populations of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli and investigation of the immunological responses of their human hosts to the predominant strains. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 63(9), 3394-3398.

Heng, N. C. K., Jenkinson, H. F., & Tannock, G. W. (1997). Cloning and expression of an endo-1,3-1,4-β-glucanase gene from Bacillus macerans in Lactobacillus reuteri. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 63(8), 3336-3340.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Jenkinson, H. F., McNab, R., Holmes, A. R., Loach, D. M., & Tannock, G. W. (1997). Function and immunogenicity of cell-wall-anchored polypeptide CshA in oral streptococci. In E. Horaud & et al (Eds.), Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 418, (pp. 703-705). [Full Paper]

1996

Journal - Research Article

McCartney, A. L. L., Wenzhi, W., & Tannock, G. W. (1996). Molecular analysis of the composition of the bifidobacterial and lactobacillus microflora of humans. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 62(12), 4608-4613.

McNab, R., Holmes, A. R., Clarke, J. M., Tannock, G. W., & Jenkinson, H. F. A. (1996). Cell-surface polypeptide CshA Mediates binding of Streptococcus gordonii to other oral bacteria and to immobilized fibronectin. Infection & Immunity, 64, 4204-4210.

Jenkinson, H. F., Baker, R., & Tannock, G. W. (1996). A binding-lipoprotein-dependent oligopeptide transport system in Streptococcus gordonii essential for uptake of hexa- and heptapeptides. Journal of Bacteriology, 178, 68-77.

Film/Video/CD Rom

Tannock, G. W. (1996). Microbiology at Otago. University of Otago, Dunedin: Higher Education Development Centre.

1995

Chapter in Book - Research

Mc Nab, R., Tannock, G. W., & Jenkinson, H. F. (1995). Characterization of CshA, a high molecular mass adhesin of Streptococcus gordonii. In J. J. Ferretti, T. R. Klaenhammer & F. Brown (Eds.), Genetics of Streptococci, Enterococci and Lactococci. (Development of Biological Standardization 85). (pp. 371-375). Basel: Karger.

Tannock, G. W. (1995). The microecology of lactic acid-producing bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. In R. Fuller, P. J. Heidt, V. Rusch & D. van der Waaij (Eds.), Probiotics: Prospects of Use in Opportunistic Infections. (pp. 9-81). Herbon-Dill, Germany: Institute for Microecology(Old Herborn University.

Jenkinson, H. F., Mc Nab, R., Loach, D. M., & Tannock, G. W. (1995). Lipoprotein receptors in raol streptococci. In J. J. Ferretti, T. R. Klaenhammer & F. Brown (Eds.), Genetics of Streptococci, Enterococci and Lactococci. (Development of Biological Standardization; 85). (pp. 333-341). Basel: Karger.

Journal - Research Article

Bateup, J. M., McConnell, M. A., Jenkinson, H. F., & Tannock, G. W. (1995). Comparison of Lactobacillus strains with respect to bile salt hydrolase activity, colonization of the gastrointestinal tract, and growth rate of the murine host. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 61(3), 1147-1149.

Tannock, G. W. (1995). Microecology of the gastrointestinal tract in relation to lactic acid bacteria. International Dairy Journal, 5, 1059-1070.

McCartney, A. L. L., & Tannock, G. W. (1995). Ribotyping of Bifidobacterium strains using cells embedded in agarose plugs and a 16S rDNA probe. Microbial Ecology in Health & Disease, 8, 79-84.

1994

Journal - Research Article

Tannock, G. W., Tangerman, A., Van Schaik, A., & McConnell, M. A. (1994). Deconjugation of bile acids by lactobacilli in the mouse small bowel. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 60(9), 3419-3420.

Tannock, G. W., & McConnell, M. A. (1994). Lactobacilli inhabiting the digestive tract of mice do not influence serum cholesterol concentration. Microbial Ecology in Health & Disease, 7(6), 331-334.

1993

Journal - Research Article

McConnell, M. A., & Tannock, G. W. (1993). Lactobacilli do not influence enzyme activities of duodenal enterocytes of mice. Microbial Ecology in Health & Disease, 6(6), 315-318.

Rodtong, S., Dobbinson, S., Thode-Andersen, S., McConnell, M. A., & Tannock, G. W. (1993). Derivation of DNA probes for enumeration of a specific strain of Lactobacillus acidophilus in piglet digestive tract samples. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 59(11), 3871-3877.

Journal - Research Other

McConnell, M. A., & Tannock, G. W. (1993). A note on lactobacilli and β-glucuronidase activity in the intestinal contents of mice. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 74(6), 649-651. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1993.tb05198.x

1992

Journal - Research Article

Tannock, G. W., McConnell, M. A., & Fuller, R. (1992). A note on the use of a plasmid as a DNA probe in the detection of a Lactobacillus fermentum strain in porcine stomach contents. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 73(1), 60-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1992.tb04969.x

1991

Journal - Research Article

McConnell, M. A., & Tannock, G. W. (1991). Lactobacilli and azoreductase activity in the murine cecum. Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 57(12), 3664-3665.

McConnell, M. A., Mercer, A. A., & Tannock, G. W. (1991). Transfer of plasmid pAMβl between members of the normal microflora inhabiting the murine digestive tract and modification of the plasmid in a Lactobacillus reuteri host. Microbial Ecology in Health & Disease, 4(6), 343-355.

1984

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Tannock, G. W., Archibald, R. D., Brockett, M., & Crichton, C. (1984). Scanning electron microscopy of microbial populations in the gastrointestinal tract of mice. Proceedings of the University of Otago Medical School. 62(1), (pp. 58-59). [Abstract]

1982

Journal - Research Article

Brockett, M., & Tannock, G. W. (1982). Dietary influence on microbial activities in the caecum of mice. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 28(5), 493-499.

1981

Journal - Research Article

Brockett, M., & Tannock, G. W. (1981). Dietary components influence tissue-associated lactobacilli in the mouse stomach. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 27(4), 452-455.