Devin Holman, Ph.D.
Current research and/or projects
- Understanding the dynamics of the swine gut microbiome in response to perturbations and weaning.
- Sow milk microbiome and resistome
- Nasopharyngeal microbiome of beef cattle and the development of bovine respiratory disease.
- Developing antimicrobial alternatives for use in swine production.
Professional activities / interests
Editorial Board Member, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2020-present
Chair, Lacombe Research and Development Centre Animal Care Committee, 2018-present
Education and awards
Ph.D., Microbiology, McGill University
M.Sc., Food Microbiology, Dalhousie University
B.Sc. (Hons.), Environmental Biology, Nova Scotia Agricultural College (Dalhousie University)
International experience and/or work
ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow, United States Department of Agriculture, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA, USA, 2016-17.
Additional links
Key publications
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Klima, C.L., Holman, D.B., Ralston, B.J., Stanford, K., Zaheer, R., Alexander, T.W., McAllister, T.A. (2019). Lower Respiratory Tract Microbiome and Resistome of Bovine Respiratory Disease Mortalities, 78(2), 446-456. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-019-01361-3
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Holman, D.B., Yang, W., Alexander, T.W. (2019). Antibiotic treatment in feedlot cattle: A longitudinal study of the effect of oxytetracycline and tulathromycin on the fecal and nasopharyngeal microbiota, 7(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-019-0696-4
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Holman, D.B., Gzyl, K.E. (2019). A meta-analysis of the bovine gastrointestinal tract microbiota, 95(6), http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz072
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Holman, D.B., Bearson, B.L., Allen, H.K., Shippy, D.C., Loving, C.L., Kerr, B.J., Bearson, S.M.D., Brunelle, B.W. (2019). Chlortetracycline enhances tonsil colonization and fecal shedding of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium DT104 without major alterations to the porcine tonsillar and intestinal microbiota, 85(4), http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02354-18
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Holman, D.B., Hao, X., Topp, E., Yang, H.E., Alexander, T.W. (2016). Effect of co-composting cattle manure with construction and demolition waste on the archaeal, bacterial, and fungal microbiota, and on antimicrobial resistance determinants, 11(6), 1-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157539
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Timsit, E., Workentine, M., Schryvers, A.B., Holman, D.B., van der Meer, F., Alexander, T.W. (2016). Evolution of the nasopharyngeal microbiota of beef cattle from weaning to 40 days after arrival at a feedlot, 187 75-81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.03.020
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Holman, D.B., Timsit, E., Alexander, T.W. (2015). The nasopharyngeal microbiota of feedlot cattle, 5 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep15557
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Holman, D.B., McAllister, T.A., Topp, E., Wright, A.D.G., Alexander, T.W. (2015). The nasopharyngeal microbiota of feedlot cattle that develop bovine respiratory disease, 180(1-2), 90-95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.07.031
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Contact
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Affiliations
• American Society for Microbiology
• Canadian Society of Microbiologists
• International Society for Microbial Ecology