BACKGROUND Cooked bean powders are a promising novel protein and fiber source for dogs, which have demonstrated potential to alter microbial composition and function for chronic disease control and prevention. This study aimed to determine the impact of cooked navy bean powder fed as a staple food ingredient on the fecal microbiome of healthy adult pet dogs. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Fec...

S#oil nitrogen transformations were measured the year following nitrogen fertilization of alpine Kobresia myosuroides meadows to determine the influence of greater plant production and N content on net N mineralization and the microbial N pool. Previously fertilized soils contained substantially greater amounts of organic N than control soils. The average increase in soil organic N accounted fo...

Project Goals (Abstracts 97-99): Microbial biofuel (i.e. hydrogen and butanol) production holds great promise as a source of renewable clean energy. A critical step towards more efficient biofuel production is improved understanding of the regulation of biofuel-related metabolism and the development of models that are sufficiently accurate to enable rational control of the network behavior. Wit...