Yanke, Jay, M. Sc.

Bacteriologist

Contact Information:

5403 - 1 Avenue South
PO Box 3000
Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4B1
Telephone: 403-317-3347
Fax: 403-382-3156
Email: jay.yanke@agr.gc.ca

Development of BAC libraries encompassing the collective genomes (metagenomes) of the rumen and intestinal microbial communities.
Identity, functions, and interactions of cultivable and uncultivable rumen and GI tract microbial community members
Promoting food safety, animal health, environmental quality, and sustainability of beef production by developing pest management models and evaluating risk to livestock production by arthropod pests of livestock.
Strategies to control Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ruminants and their environment
Characterization of antibiotic resistant bacteria in cattle and the development of alternatives to subtheraputic antibiotics.
Microbial impact of cattle production on the environment
Curation of the Lethbridge Research Centre Microbial Collection

The links below lead to abstracts with access to full text.

Reti, K.L., Thomas, M.C., Yanke, L.J., Selinger, L.B., and Inglis, G.D. (2013). "Effect of antimicrobial growth promoter administration on the intestinal microbiota of beef cattle.", Gut Pathogens, 5:8. doi : 10.1186/1757-4749-5-8

Puhl, N.J., Uwiera, R.R.E., Yanke, L.J., Selinger, L.B., and Inglis, G.D. (2012). "Antibiotics conspicuously affect community profiles and richness, but not the density of bacterial cells associated with mucosa in the large and small intestines of mice.", Anaerobe, 18(1), pp. 67-75. doi : 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2011.12.007
Wang, Y., Ramirez-Bribiesca, J.E., Yanke, L.J., Tsang, A., and McAllister, T.A. (2012). "Effect of Exogenous Fibrolytic Enzyme Application on the Microbial Attachment and Digestion of Barley Straw In vitro.", Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Science, 25(1), pp. 66-74. doi : 10.5713/ajas.2011.11158
Zaheer, R., Yanke, L.J., Church, D., Topp, E., Read, R.R., and McAllister, T.A. (2012). "High-throughput species identification of enterococci using pyrosequencing.", Journal of Microbiological Methods, 89(3), pp. 174-178. doi : 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.03.012

Alexander, T.W., Yanke, L.J., Reuter, T.R., Topp, E., Read, R.R., Selinger, L.B., and McAllister, T.A. (2011). "Longitudinal characterization of antimicrobial resistance genes in feces shed from cattle fed different subtherapeutic antibiotics.", BMC Microbiology, 11:19. doi : 10.1186/1471-2180-11-19
Inglis, G.D., Yanke, L.J., and Selinger, L.B. (2011). "Cutinolytic esterase activity of bacteria isolated from mixed-plant compost and characterization of a cutinase gene from Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes.", Canadian Journal of Microbiology / Revue canadienne de microbiologie, 57(11), pp. 902-913. doi : 10.1139/W11-083
Mirzaagha, P., Louie, M., Sharma, R., Yanke, L.J., Topp, E., and McAllister, T.A. (2011). "Distribution and characterization of ampicillinand tetracycline-resistant Escherichia coli from feedlot cattle fed subtherapeutic antimicrobials.", BMC Microbiology, 11:78. doi : 10.1186/1471-2180-11-78
Qi, M., Wang, P., Selinger, L.B., Yanke, L.J., Forster, R.J., and McAllister, T.A. (2011). "Isolation and characterization of a ferulic acid esterase (Fae1A) from the rumen fungus Anaeromyces mucronatus.", Journal of Applied Microbiology, 110(5), pp. 1341-1350. doi : 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.04990.x

Alexander, T.W., Inglis, G.D., Yanke, L.J., Topp, E., Read, R.R., Reuter, T.R., and McAllister, T.A. (2010). "Farm-to-fork characterization of Escherichia coli associated with feedlot cattle with a known history of antimicrobial use.", International Journal of Food Microbiology, 137(1), pp. 40-48. doi : 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.11.008

Alexander, T.W., Reuter, T.R., Sharma, R., Yanke, L.J., Topp, E., and McAllister, T.A. (2009). "Longitudinal characterization of resistant Escherichia coli in fecal deposits from cattle fed subtherapeutic antimicrobials.", Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75(22), pp. 7125-7134. doi : 10.1128/AEM.00944-09
Mirzaagha, P., Louie, M., Read, R.R., Sharma, R., Yanke, L.J., Topp, E., and McAllister, M. (2009). "Characterization of tetracycline- and ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from the feces of feedlot cattle over the feeding period.", Canadian Journal of Microbiology / Revue canadienne de microbiologie, 55(6), pp. 750-761. doi : 10.1139/W09-015
Sharma, R., Larney, F.J., Chen, J.M., Yanke, L.J., Morrison, M., Topp, E., McAllister, T.A., and Yu, Z. (2009). "Selected Antimicrobial Resistance during Composting of Manure from Cattle Administered Sub-Therapeutic Antimicrobials.", Journal of Environmental Quality, 38(2), pp. 567-575. doi : 10.2134/jeq2007.0638

Reti, K.L., Thomas, M.C., Costa, E., Yanke, L.J., Selinger, L.B., and Inglis, G.D. (2011). "Administration of antimicrobial growth promoters does not alter the intestinal microbiota of beef cattle.", Plant Bioactives Research in Canada. Canada-United Kingdom Gut and Health Workshop, AAFC-FRDC / AAC-CRDA, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada, February 24-25, 2011. (Poster)

Qi, M., Wang, P., Yanke, L.J., Forster, R.J., Selinger, L.B., and McAllister, T.A. (2010). "Isolation and characterization of carbohydrate esterases from the rumen anaerobic fungus anaeromyces mucronatus.", Cellulosic Biofuel Network (CBN) 2nd Annual General Meeting, Ottawa Marriott Hotel, Ottawa, ON, Canada, March 11-12, 2010, Poster #37, pp. 35. (Poster)

Alexander, T.W., Inglis, G.D., Yanke, L.J., Topp, E., and McAllister, T.A. (2009). "Characterization of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli from samples collected throughout processing of feedlot cattle at a commercial abattoir.", ADSA-CSAS-ASAS 2009 Joint Annual Meeting, Montréal Convention Center, Montréal, QC, Canada, July 12-16, 2009. (Poster)
Yanke, L.J., Topp, E., and McAllister, T.A. (2009). "Persistence of antimicrobial resistant Enterococcus spp. in feedlot cattle feces.", 109th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Philadelphia, PA, USA, May 17-21, 2009, pp. 616. (Poster)