Alan G. Williams

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Alan G. Williams is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan G. Williams has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 13 papers in Plant Science and 8 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Alan G. Williams's work include Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (13 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (7 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (6 papers). Alan G. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (13 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (7 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (6 papers). Alan G. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Alan G. Williams's co-authors include G. Coleman, J.M. Banks, Susan E. Withers, David Lloyd, Thomas G. Whitham, Robert P. Hirt, Genoveva F. Esteban, Ken J. Clarke, T. Martin Embley and Bland J. Finlay and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Food Research International.

In The Last Decade

Alan G. Williams

37 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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The Rumen Protozoa

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Oxygen levels are key to understanding “Anaerobic” protozoan pathogens with micro-aerophilic lifestyles 2021 ·Advances in microbial physiology ·David Lloyd, (unknown), Jayne E. Ellis, K. Hillman, Timothy A. Paget, Nigel Yarlett, Alan G. Williams	1
2	Microbiological characterisation of artisanal farmhouse cheeses manufactured in Scotland 2010 ·International Journal of Dairy Technology ·Alan G. Williams, Susan E. Withers	31
3	Direct interface of chemistry to microbiological systems: membrane inlet mass spectrometry 2002 ·Journal of Microbiological Methods ·David Lloyd, Katie L. Thomas, (unknown), (unknown), Alan G. Williams	27
4	Variability of the species and strain phenotype composition of the non-starter lactic acid bacterial population of cheddar cheese manufactured in a commercial creamery 2002 ·Food Research International ·Alan G. Williams, Seung‐Chul Choi, J.M. Banks	34
5	Energy sources of non-starter lactic acid bacteria isolated from Cheddar cheese 2000 ·International Dairy Journal ·Alan G. Williams, Susan E. Withers, J.M. Banks	64
6	Discrimination amongBacillus cereus,B. mycoidesandB. thuringiensisand some other species of the genusBacillusby Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy 1998 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·(unknown), Carl Holt, David Hirst, Alan G. Williams	54
7	Utilization of Macroalgal Carbohydrates By The Marine Amoeba Trichosphaerium Sieboldi 1998 ·Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom ·Andrew Rogerson, Alan G. Williams, (unknown)	7
8	Proteolytic and other hydrolytic enzyme activities in non-starter lactic acid bacteria (NSLAB) isolated from cheddar cheese manufactured in the United Kingdom 1997 ·International Dairy Journal ·Alan G. Williams, J.M. Banks	122
9	The effects of co-cultivation with the acetogenAcetitomaculum ruminison the fermentative metabolism of the rumen fungiNeocallimastix patriciarumandNeocallimastixsp. strain L2 1995 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·(unknown), David Lloyd, Alan G. Williams	16
10	Multiple protease activities in Giardia intestinalis trophozoites 1995 ·International Journal for Parasitology ·Alan G. Williams, (unknown)	40
11	Polypeptides of hydrogenosome-enriched fractions from rumen ciliate protozoa and trichomonads: Immunological studies 1994 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Jayne E. Ellis, Donald G. Lindmark, Alan G. Williams, David Lloyd	7
12	Studies of the bacterial endosymbionts of “anaerobic protozoa” using fluorescently-labelled rRNA-targetted oligonucleotide probes 1994 ·Biochemical Society Transactions ·David Lloyd, James R. Ralphs, Lisa Durrant, Alan G. Williams, Rudolf Amann	5
13	Some rumen ciliates have endosymbiotic methanogens 1994 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Bland J. Finlay, Genoveva F. Esteban, Ken J. Clarke, Alan G. Williams, T. Martin Embley, Robert P. Hirt	279
14	Changes in the rumen microbial population and its activities during the refaunation period after the reintroduction of ciliate protozoa into the rumen of defaunated sheep 1993 ·Canadian Journal of Microbiology ·Alan G. Williams, Susan E. Withers	40
15	The influence of ruminal concentrations of O2 and CO2 on fermentative metabolism of the rumen entodiniomorphid ciliateEudiplodinium maggii 1991 ·Current Microbiology ·Jayne E. Ellis, Peter McIntyre, Mohammed Saleh Al Ansari, Alan G. Williams, David Lloyd	9
16	The Rumen Protozoa breakdown → 1991 ·Alan G. Williams, G. Coleman	573
17	Formate and glucose stimulation of methane and hydrogen production in rumen liquor 1990 ·Current Microbiology ·Jayne E. Ellis, Alan G. Williams, David Lloyd	9
18	Premature Leaf Abscission: An Induced Plant Defense Against Gall Aphids 1986 ·Ecology ·Alan G. Williams, Thomas G. Whitham	116
19	The distribution of polysaccharide-degrading enzymes in the bovine rumen digesta ecosystem 1984 ·Current Microbiology ·Alan G. Williams, (unknown)	55
20	Hydrogenosomes in a mixed isolate of Isotricha prostoma and Isotricha intestinalis from ovine rumen contents 1983 ·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry ·Nigel Yarlett, (unknown), David Lloyd, Alan G. Williams	45

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