Christina Moon
Senior Scientist
Dept of Rumen Microbiology,New Zealand Pastoral Agriculture
Crown Research Institute
New Zealand
Biography
She has completed her PhD in molecular biology in Massey University along with Bsc in genetics and molecular biology from Victoria University of Wellington
Research Interest
Her main research focus has been in exploring the range of activities that rumen microbes possess for degrading fibre in the rumen. An overarching goal of this work is to provide new opportuntities to improve feed digestibility and ruminant productivity.
Publications
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Li D, Leahy S, Henderson G, Kelly W, Cookson A et al (2014) Atypical bacterial rRNA operon structure is prevalent within the Lachnospiraceae, and use of the 16S-23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer region for the rapid identification of ruminal Butyrivibrioand Pseudobutyrivibrio strains. Ann Microbiol 64:1623-1631.
