Jing (Jane) Liu

Jing (Jane) Liu

Research Scientist | Bioinformatics

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Whitmore MA, Guo J, Kim DM, Liu J, Tobin I, Zhang G. Deoxycholic Acid Mitigates Necrotic Enteritis Through Selective Inhibition of Pathobionts and Enrichment of Specific Lactic Acid Bacteria. Pathogens. 2025; 14(7):688. [Link]
  2. Lamichhane G, Godsey TJ, Liu J, Franks R, Zhang G, Emerson SR, Kim Y. Twelve-Week Curcumin Supplementation Improves Glucose Homeostasis and Gut Health in Prediabetic Older Adults: A Pilot, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2025; 17(13):2164. [Link]
  3. Broadwater C, Guo J, Liu J, Tobin I, Whitmore MA, Kaiser MG, Lamont SJ, Zhang G. Breed-specific responses to coccidiosis in chickens: identification of intestinal bacteria linked to disease resistance. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 2025 May 8;16(1):65. [Link]
  4. Guo J, Zhao Z, Broadwater C, Tobin I, Liu J, Whitmore M, Zhang G. Is Intestinal Microbiota Fully Restored After Chickens Have Recovered from Coccidiosis? Pathogens. 2025; 14(1):81. [Link]
  5. Lamichhane G, Olawale F, Liu J, Lee D-Y, Lee S-J, Chaffin N, Alake S, Lucas EA, Zhang G, Egan JM, et al. Curcumin Mitigates Gut Dysbiosis and Enhances Gut Barrier Function to Alleviate Metabolic Dysfunction in Obese, Aged Mice. Biology. 2024; 13(12):955. [Link]
  6. Liu J, Guo J, Whitmore MA, Tobin I, Kim DM, Zhao Z, Zhang G. 0. Dynamic response of the intestinal microbiome to Eimeria maxima-induced coccidiosis in chickens. Microbiol Spectr 0:e00823-24. [Link]
  7. Nava-Ramírez, M.d.J, Liu, J, Hernández-Ramírez, J.O, Hernandez-Velasco, X, et al. Exploring the Effects of an Alfalfa Leaf-Derived Adsorbent on Microbial Community, Ileal Morphology, Barrier Function, and Immunity in Turkey Poults during Chronic Aflatoxin B1 Exposure. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 7977. [Link]
  8. Kim DM, Liu J, Whitmore M.A, Tobin I, Zhao ZJ, Zhang G. (2024) Two intestinal microbiota-derived metabolites, deoxycholic acid and butyrate, synergize to enhance host defense peptide synthesis and alleviate necrotic enteritis. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology.(Co-1st authors)) [Link]
  9. Maguey-González JA, Liu J, Zhang G, Latorre JD, et al. (2024) Assessment of the Impact of Humic Acids on Intestinal Microbiota, Gut Integrity, Ileum Morphometry, and Cellular Immunity of Turkey Poults Fed an Aflatoxin B1-Contaminated Diet. Toxins. [Link]
  10. Lamichhane G, Liu J, Lee SJ, Lee DY, Zhang G, Kim Y. (2024). Curcumin mitigates the high-fat high-sugar diet-induced impairment of spatial memory, hepatic metabolism, and the alteration of the gut microbiome in Alzheimer’s disease-induced (3xTg-AD) mice. Nutrients.[Link]
  11. Liu J, Robinson K, Lyu W, Yang Q, Wang J, Christensen KD, Zhang G. (2023). Anaerobutyricum and Subdoligranulum are differentially enriched in broilers with disparate weight gains. Animals.[Link]
  12. Arango M, Forga A, Liu J, Zhang G, Gray L, Moore R, Coles M, Atencio A, Trujillo C, Latorre JD, Tellez-Isaias M, Hargis B, Graham D. (2023). Characterizing the impact of Enterococcus cecorum infection during late embryogenesis on disease progression, cecal microbiome composition, and early performance in broiler chickens. Poultry Science. [link]
  13. Liu J, Stewart S.N, Robinson K, Yang Q, Lyu W, Whitmore M.A, and Zhang G. (2021). Linkage between the intestinal microbiota and residual feed intake in broiler chickens. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology.[Link]
  14. Yang Q, Liu J, Wang X, Robinson K, Whitmore MA, Stewart SN, Zhao J, Zhang G. (2021). Identification of an intestinal microbiota signature associated with the severity of necrotic enteritis. Frontiers in Microbiology.[Link]
  15. Yang Q, Liu J, Robinson KJ, Whitmore MA, Stewart SN, Zhang G. (2021). Perturbations of the ileal mycobiota by necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology.[Link]
  16. Robinson K, Xiao Y, Johnson TJ, Chen B, Yang Q, Lyu W, Wang J, Fansler N, Becker S, Liu J, Yang H, Zhang G. 2020. Chicken intestinal mycobiome: initial characterization and its response to bacitracin methylene disalicylate. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.[Link]
  17. Liu J, Mu C, Zhu W. Effect of different nitrogen structures on pig small intestinal bacteria by an in vitro fermentation method.(2018). Acta Microbiologica Sinica.[Link]
  18. Liu J, Yu K, Zhu W. Amino acid sensing in the gut and its mediation in gut-brain signal transduction. (2016). Animal Nutrition. [Link]

Abstracts

  1. Liu J, Q Yang, Whitmore M.A, Stewart S.N, Robinson K, Ran JS, and Zhang G. (2022). Discovery of the intestinal microbiota that are associated with residual feed intake in broiler chickens. PSA Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
  2. Lee DY, Liu J, Chandrasekaran P, Zhang G, O’Connell J, Egan J, and Kim Y. (2023). P23-046-23 Dietary Curcumin Downregulates the Hepatic Cellular Senescence Pathway and Alters Gut Microbiota Composition in Aged Mice. Current Developments in Nutrition,7.
  3. Lamichhane G, Liu J, Lee SJ, Lee DY, Zhang G, and Kim Y. (2023). OR26-01-23 Protective Effect of Dietary Curcumin on Spatial Memory Dysfunction and Metabolic Regulation in an Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model via the Brain-Liver-Gut Axis. Current Developments in Nutrition, 7: 100108.
  4. Whitmore M.A, Kim M, Liu J, Tobin I, Zhao ZJ and Zhang G. (2024). Deoxycholic acid synergizes with butyrate to alleviate necrotic enteritis in broilers. Annual Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD), Chicago, IL.
  5. Tobin I, Liu J , Whitmore M.A, Kim M, Zhao ZJ, Guo JQ, and Zhang G. (2024). A commensal bacterium protects chickens against necrotic enteritis. Annual CRWAD Conference, Chicago, IL. (Co-1st authors))
  6. Liu J, Whitmore M.A, Tobin I, Kim M, Zhao ZJ, Guo JQ, Lamont S, Kulkarni R, Cheng H, Zhang G. (2024). Intestinal microbiome confers strong colonization resistance against necrotic enteritis in chickens. Annual CRWAD Conference, Chicago, IL.