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ARS Home Northeast Area Beltsville, Maryland (BARC) Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Animal Biosciences & Biotechnology Laboratory People & Locations







Katie Lynn Summers
                        Animal Biosciences & Biotechnology Laboratory

                        




                        
                        Microbiologist
                        Phone: (301) 504-8760
                        
                        
                        Fax: (301) 504-8623(Employee information on this page comes from the REE Directory. Please contact your front office staff to update the REE Directory.)
                            **Publications**
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Microbiome taxa involved in carbohydrate breakdown and synthesis of SFCA in the piglet gut
                                                        

- (Abstract Only)Davies, C.L., Garrett, W.M., Xiong, W., Cole, R.N., O'Meally, R., Oliver, W.T., Wells, J., Summers, K.L. 2023. Microbiome taxa involved in carbohydrate breakdown and synthesis of SFCA in the piglet gut. Meeting Abstract. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad281.773.Porcine fungal mock community analyses: Implications for mycobiome investigations
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Arken, A.M., Foster Frey, J.A., Carrillo, N.I., Dike, N.I., Onyeachonamm, O., Rivera, D.R., Davies, C.L., Summers, K.L. 2023. Porcine fungal mock community analyses: Implications for mycobiome investigations. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2023.928353.Temporal dynamics of the chicken mycobiome
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Davies, C.L., Summers, K.L., Arfken, A., Darwish, N., Chaudharil, A., Foster Frey, J.A., Schreier, L.L., Proszkowiec-Wegla, M.K. 2022. Temporal dynamics of the chicken mycobiome. Frontiers in Physiology. 13:1057810. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.1057810.Enteroendocrine peptides, growth, and the microbiome during the porcine weaning transition.
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Ramsay, T.G., Arfken, A.M., Summers, K.L. 2022. Enteroendocrine peptides, growth, and the microbiome during the porcine weaning transition.. Animal Microbiome. 4:56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-022-00206-8.Stability and volatility shape the gut bacteriome and mycobiome dynamics in a pig model
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Freehan, B., Ran, Q., Dorman, V., Rumback, C., Pogranichniy, S., Ward, K., Goodband, R., Niederwerder, M., Summers, K.L., Lee, S.T. 2022. Stability and volatility shape the gut bacteriome and mycobiome dynamics in a pig model. Nature Scientific Reports. 12:15080. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19093-9.Considerations and best practices in animal science 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing microbiome studies
                                                        

- (Review Article)Weinroth, M.D., Belk, A.D., Dean, C.J., Noyes, N.R., Dittoe, D.K., Rothrock Jr, M.J., Ricke, S.C., Myer, P.R., Henniger, M.T., Ramirez, G.A., Oakley, B.B., Summers, K.L., Miles, A.M., Ault-Seay, T.B., Yu, Z., Metcalf, J., Wells, J. 2022. Considerations and best practices in animal science 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing microbiome studies. Journal of Animal Science. 100:1018. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab346.Draft Genome Sequences of Kazachstania slooffiae, isolated from post-weaning piglet feces
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Summers, K.L., Foster Frey, J.A., Arfken, A.M., Davies, C.L. 2021. Draft Genome Sequences of Kazachstania slooffiae, isolated from post-weaning piglet feces. Microbiology Resource Announcements. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00198-21.Characterization of Kazachstania slooffiae, a proposed commensal in the porcine gut
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Summers, K.L., Foster Frey, J.A., Arfken, A.M. 2021. Characterization of Kazachstania slooffiae, a proposed commensal in the porcine gut. The Journal of Fungi. 7(2):146. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7020146.The gut mycobiome and animal health
                                                        

- (Book / Chapter)Summers, K.L., Arfken, A.M. 2022. The gut mycobiome and animal health. Springer Nature Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90303-9_6.Temporal dynamics of the gut bacteriome and mycobiome in the weanling pig
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Arfken, A.M., Foster Frey, J.A., Summers, K.L. 2020. Temporal dynamics of the gut bacteriome and mycobiome in the weanling pig. Microorganisms. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8060868.Yeasts of burden: exploring the mycobiome-bacteriome of the piglet GI tract
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Arfkin, A.M., Foster Frey, J.A., Ramsay, T.G., Summers, K.L. 2019. Yeasts of burden: exploring the mycobiome-bacteriome of the piglet GI tract. Frontiers in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02286.Peripheral histamine and neonatal growth performance in swine
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Ramsay, T.G., Kahl, S., Long, J.A., Summers, K.L. 2019. Peripheral histamine and neonatal growth performance in swine. Domestic Animal Endocrinology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.domaniend.2019.06.002.The piglet mycobiome during the weaning transition: a pilot study
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Summers, K.L., Foster Frey, J.A., Ramsay, T.G., Arfken, A.M. 2019. The piglet mycobiome during the weaning transition: a ailot study. Journal of Animal Science. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz182.


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