Alexandra L. McOrist

A comparison of five methods for extraction of bacterial DNA from human faecal samples

Alexandra L. McOrist, Michelle Jackson, Anthony R. Bird · Journal of Microbiological Methods · 2002 · 307 citations

Microbial Contamination, Pathogen Detection, Human Faecal Samples +8

Phylotypes related to Ruminococcus bromii are abundant in the large bowel of humans and increase in response to a diet high in resistant starch

Guy C. J. Abell, Caroline M. Cooke, Corinna N. Bennett et al. · FEMS Microbiology Ecology · 2008 · 236 citations · Full text

Nutrition, Large Bowel, Dysbiosis +19

Fecal Butyrate Levels Vary Widely among Individuals but Are Usually Increased by a Diet High in Resistant Starch1,2

Alexandra L. McOrist, R. Miller, Anthony R. Bird et al. · Journal of Nutrition · 2011 · 223 citations

Nutrition, Food Intolerance, Medicine +11

Bacterial population dynamics and faecal short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentrations in healthy humans

Alexandra L. McOrist, Guy C. J. Abell, Caroline M. Cooke et al. · British Journal Of Nutrition · 2008 · 61 citations · Full text

Dysbiosis, Bowel Health, Dietary Fibre +16

Comparison of two selective media for the detection and enumeration of Lactobacilli in human faeces

Michelle Jackson, Anthony R. Bird, Alexandra L. McOrist · Journal of Microbiological Methods · 2002 · 60 citations

Probiotic, Microbial Contamination, Pathogen Detection +8