Walker, Alan W.

Reagent and laboratory contamination can critically impact sequence-based microbiome analyses

Salter, S. J., Cox, M. J., Turek, E. M., Calus, S. T., Cookson, W. O., Moffatt, M. F., Turner, P., Parkhill, J., Loman, N. J., & Walker, A. W. (2014) · BMC Biology

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesGut microbiota and health

Cited by 3,463

Shotgun metagenomics, from sampling to analysis

Quince, C., Walker, A. W., Simpson, J. T., Loman, N. J., & Segata, N. (2017) · Nature Biotechnology

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology

Cited by 2,202

Dominant and diet-responsive groups of bacteria within the human colonic microbiota

Walker, A. W., Ince, J., Duncan, S. H., Webster, L. M., Holtrop, G., Ze, X., Brown, D., Stares, M. D., Scott, P., Bergerat, A., et al. (2011) · The ISME Journal

Gut microbiota and healthProbiotics and Fermented Foods

Cited by 1,632

Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium exploits inflammation to compete with the intestinal microbiota

Stecher, B., Robbiani, R., Walker, A. W., Westendorf, A. M., Barthel, M., Kremer, M., Chaffron, S., Macpherson, A. J., Buer, J., Parkhill, J., et al. (2007) · PLoS Biology

Gut microbiota and healthSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology

Cited by 1,048

pH and Peptide Supply Can Radically Alter Bacterial Populations and Short-Chain Fatty Acid Ratios within Microbial Communities from the Human Colon

Walker, A. W., Duncan, S. H., McWilliam Leitch, E. C., Child, M. W., & Flint, H. J. (2005) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Gut microbiota and healthProbiotics and Fermented Foods

Cited by 796

Sequencing ancient calcified dental plaque shows changes in oral microbiota with dietary shifts of the Neolithic and Industrial revolutions

Adler, C. J., Dobney, K., Weyrich, L. S., Kaidonis, J., Walker, A. W., Haak, W., Bradshaw, C. J. A., Townsend, G., Sołtysiak, A., Alt, K. W., et al. (2013) · Nature Genetics

Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchPaleopathology and ancient diseases

Cited by 621

Intestinal colonization resistance

Lawley, T. D., & Walker, A. W. (2013) · Immunology

Gut microbiota and healthClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

Cited by 610

Assembly of 913 microbial genomes from metagenomic sequencing of the cow rumen

Stewart, R. D., Auffret, M. D., Warr, A., Wiser, A. H., Press, M. O., Langford, K. W., Liachko, I., Snelling, T. J., Dewhurst, R. J., Walker, A. W., et al. (2018) · Nature Communications

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology

Cited by 559

Targeted restoration of the intestinal microbiota with a simple, defined bacteriotherapy resolves relapsing Clostridium difficile disease in mice

Lawley, T. D., Clare, S., Walker, A. W., Stares, M. D., Connor, T. R., Raisen, C., Goulding, D., Rad, R., Schreiber, F., Brandt, C., et al. (2012) · PLoS Pathogens

Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchGut microbiota and health

Cited by 540

Gut inflammation can boost horizontal gene transfer between pathogenic and commensal Enterobacteriaceae

Stecher, B., Denzler, R., Maier, L., Bernet, F., Sanders, M. J., Pickard, D. J., Barthel, M., Westendorf, A. M., Krogfelt, K. A., Walker, A. W., et al. (2012) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Escherichia coli research studiesBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Cited by 492

The intestinal microbiota contributes to the ability of helminths to modulate allergic inflammation

Zaiss, M. M., Rapin, A., Lebon, L., Dubey, L. K., Mosconi, I., Sarter, K., Piersigilli, A., Menin, L., Walker, A. W., Rougemont, J., et al. (2015) · Immunity

Parasites and Host InteractionsGut microbiota and health

Cited by 437

Modulation of the human gut microbiota by dietary fibres occurs at the species level

Chung, W. S. F., Walker, A. W., Louis, P., Parkhill, J., Vermeiren, J., Bosscher, D., Duncan, S. H., & Flint, H. J. (2016) · BMC Biology

Gut microbiota and healthMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology

Cited by 409

Antibiotic Treatment of Clostridium difficile Carrier Mice Triggers a Supershedder State, Spore-Mediated Transmission, and Severe Disease in Immunocompromised Hosts

Lawley, T. D., Clare, S., Walker, A. W., Goulding, D., Stabler, R. A., Croucher, N., Mastroeni, P., Scott, P., Raisen, C., Mottram, L., et al. (2009) · Infection and Immunity

Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchGut microbiota and health

Cited by 349

Selective colonization of insoluble substrates by human faecal bacteria

Leitch, E. C. M., Walker, A. W., Duncan, S. H., Holtrop, G., & Flint, H. J. (2007) · Environmental Microbiology

Gut microbiota and healthProbiotics and Fermented Foods

Cited by 297

16S rRNA gene-based profiling of the human infant gut microbiota is strongly influenced by sample processing and PCR primer choice

Walker, A. W., Martin, J. C., Scott, P., Parkhill, J., Flint, H. J., & Scott, K. P. (2015) · Microbiome

Gut microbiota and healthInfant Nutrition and Health

Cited by 273

Phylogeny, culturing, and metagenomics of the human gut microbiota

Walker, A. W., Duncan, S. H., Louis, P., & Flint, H. J. (2014) · Trends in Microbiology

Gut microbiota and healthMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology

Cited by 239

Human microbiome myths and misconceptions

Walker, A. W., & Hoyles, L. (2023) · Nature Microbiology

Gut microbiota and healthOral microbiology and periodontitis research

Cited by 163

Analysis of 1321 Eubacterium rectale genomes from metagenomes uncovers complex phylogeographic population structure and subspecies functional adaptations

Karcher, N., Pasolli, E., Asnicar, F., Huang, K. D., Tett, A., Manara, S., Armanini, F., Bain, D., Duncan, S. H., Louis, P., et al. (2020) · Genome Biology

Gut microbiota and healthGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 116

The Bacteriology of Pouchitis: A Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis Using 16S rRNA Gene Cloning and Sequencing

McLaughlin, S. D., Walker, A. W., Churcher, C., Clark, S. K., Tekkis, P. P., Johnson, M. W., Parkhill, J., Ciclitira, P. J., Dougan, G., Nicholls, R. J., et al. (2010) · Annals of Surgery

Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseGut microbiota and health

Cited by 114

Fighting Obesity with Bacteria

Walker, A. W., & Parkhill, J. (2013) · Science

Gut microbiota and healthAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

Cited by 99