Dr Alison Kingston-Smith
Principal Investigator
Contact
Email: ahk@aber.ac.uk
Office: Gogerddan
Phone: 01970 823062
Research
Broad background in plant biochemistry and enzymology plus more limited experience of molecular biology. Particular areas of interest include photosynthesis (carbon metabolism/carbohydrates), antioxidant systems and plant stress responses culminating in cell death. Current research is concerned with the impact of post-ingestion plant metabolism on rumen function.Staff Links
Herbivore Gut Ecosystems Research GroupStaff Publications
Kingston-Smith, A. H., Huws, S. A., Edwards, J. E. (2008).
Exploiting the dynamic nature of the plant-microbe interactions in the rumen
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IBERS Knowledge-based Innovations, Smith, S. P.Spikes, K. J.,
Kingston-Smith, A. H. (2008).
Are the objectives of the Athena project mythology?
SEB Bulletin, March
DOI - Online at: http://www.sebiology.org/publications/Bulletin/March08/Athena.html
Kingston-Smith, A. H., Davies, T. E., Edwards, J. E., Theodorou, M. K. (2008).
From plants to animals: the role of plant cell death in ruminant herbivores
Journal of Experimental Botany, 59 (3), 521-532
DOI - Online at: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1093/jxb/erm326
Edwards, J. E., Huws, S. A., Kim, E. J., Lee, M. R. F., Kingston-Smith, A. H., Scollan, N. D. (2008).
Advances in microbial ecosystem concepts and their consequences for ruminant agriculture
Animal, 2 (5), 653-660
DOI - Online at: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1017/S1751731108002164
Mayorga, O. L., Huws, S. A., Kim, E. J., Kingston-Smith, A. H., Newbold, C. J., Theodorou, M. K. (2007).
Biofilm formation by rumen microbes on fresh perennial ryegrass under in vitro anaerobic conditions
UK Molecular Microbial Ecology Group 13th Meeting, University of Liverpool, 16-17 July 2007,
Kingston-Smith, A. H. (2007).
Excitation and relaxation during a career in electron transfer
(October),
SEB Bulletin,
Edwards, J. E., Huws, S. A., Kim, E. J., Kingston-Smith, A. H. (2007).
Characterization of the dynamics of initial bacterial colonisation of non-conserved forage in the bovine rumen
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 62 (3), 323-335
DOI - Online at: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00392.x
Mayorga, O. L., Huws, S. A., Kim, E. J., Kingston-Smith, A. H., Newbold, C. J., Theodorou, M. K. (2007).
The occurrence of biofilm communities in the ruminal ecosystem
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The Biofilm Club: Gregynog, Powys, Wales, 5-7 September, 2007, McBain, A.Allison, D.Pratten, J.Spratt, D.Upton, M.Verran, J.,
Edwards, J. E., Huws, S. A., Kim, E. J., Kingston-Smith, A. H., Scollan, N. D., Theodorou, M. K. (2007).
Temporal dynamics of microbial colonisation of forage in the rumen
161st Meeting of the Society for General Microbiology meeting, University of Edinburgh, 3-6 September 2007,
Kingston-Smith, A. H., Davies, T. E., Mur, L. (2007).
Post-ingestion induction of plant cell death: regulation and implications
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Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Abstract for talk at Society for Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Glasgow, 31 March - 4 April 2007 [Abstract No. C2.7],
Mur, L. A. J., Mondhe, M., Papp, I., Holton, N., Hoertensteiner, S., Kingston-Smith, A. H., Thomas, Howard, Ougham, H. J. (2007).
Throwing new light on the hypersensitive response
146 (4), S201
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Abstract for talk at Society for Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Glasgow, 31 March - 4 April 2007 [Abstract No. C2.9],
Mayorga, O. L., Huws, S. A., Kim, E. J., Kingston-Smith, A. H., Newbold, C. J., Theodorou, M. K. (2007).
Microbial colonization and subsequent biofilm formation by ruminal microorganisms on fresh perennial ryegrass
Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease, 19 (1), p26
Conference on Gastrointestinal Function (CGIF), Chicago, USA, 16-18 April 2007,