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Andrew G. McArthur

Andrew G. McArthur

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
19070
World Ranking
13558
National Ranking
469

Overview

Andrew G. McArthur is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a secondary focus on Medicine. Within these broad domains, their work concentrates on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Clinical Biochemistry, and Endocrinology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of significant areas, including:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Escherichia coli research studies

Their recent publications include:

  • CARD 2023: expanded curation, support for machine learning, and resistome prediction at the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database, 2022, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Machine Learning for Antimicrobial Resistance Prediction: Current Practice, Limitations, and Clinical Perspective, 2022, Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • Evolutionary trajectory of SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants, 2021, Virology Journal
  • Isolation, Sequence, Infectivity, and Replication Kinetics of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, 2020, Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • A Comparison of Whole Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 Using Amplicon-Based Sequencing, Random Hexamers, and Bait Capture, 2020, Viruses

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Andrew G. McArthur include:

  • Amogelang R. Raphenya
  • Samira Mubareka
  • Brian Alcock
  • Jalees A. Nasir
  • Arinjay Banerjee

The scientist has contributed multiple articles to several publication venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microbial Genomics
  • Virology Journal
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • iScience

Best Publications

  • CARD 2017: expansion and model-centric curation of the comprehensive antibiotic resistance database

    Baofeng Jia;Amogelang R. Raphenya;Brian P. Alcock;Nicholas Waglechner

  • CARD 2020: antibiotic resistome surveillance with the comprehensive antibiotic resistance database

    Brian P. Alcock;Amogelang R. Raphenya;Tammy T. Y. Lau;Kara K. Tsang

  • The Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database

    Andrew G. McArthur;Nicholas Waglechner;Fazmin Nizam;Austin Yan

  • Genomic minimalism in the early diverging intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia.

    Hilary G. Morrison;Andrew G. McArthur;Frances D. Gillin;Stephen B. Aley

  • Identification and developmental expression of the full complement of Cytochrome P450 genes in Zebrafish

    Jared V Goldstone;Andrew G McArthur;Akira Kubota;Juliano Zanette;Juliano Zanette

  • Heat-stable antifreeze protein from grass

    Chris Sidebottom;Sarah Buckley;Paul Pudney;Sarah Twigg

  • A Biogeographical Perspective of the Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna

    Verena Tunnicliffe;Andrew G. McArthur;Andrew G. McArthur;Damhnait McHugh

  • IslandViewer 3: more flexible, interactive genomic island discovery, visualization and analysis

    Bhavjinder K. Dhillon;Matthew R. Laird;Julie A. Shay;Geoffrey L. Winsor

  • Metformin-induced increases in GDF15 are important for suppressing appetite and promoting weight loss

    Day Ea;Ford Rj;Smith Bk;Mohammadi-Shemirani P

  • The Giardia genome project database

    Andrew G. McArthur;Hilary G. Morrison;Julie E.J. Nixon;Nora Q.E. Passamaneck

  • A spliceosomal intron in Giardia lamblia.

    Julie E. J. Nixon;Amy Wang;Hilary G. Morrison;Andrew G. McArthur

  • A diverse intrinsic antibiotic resistome from a cave bacterium.

    Andrew C. Pawlowski;Wenliang Wang;Kalinka Koteva;Hazel A. Barton

  • Clinical utilization of genomics data produced by the international Pseudomonas aeruginosa consortium

    Luca Freschi;Julie Jeukens;Irena Kukavica-Ibrulj;Brian Boyle

  • Impacts of degraded DNA on restriction enzyme associated DNA sequencing (RADSeq).

    Carly F. Graham;Travis C. Glenn;Andrew G. McArthur;Douglas R. Boreham

  • Developmental changes in the adhesive disk during Giardia differentiation.

    Daniel Palm;Malin Weiland;Andrew G. McArthur;Jadwiga Winiecka-Krusnell

  • Evolutionary trajectory of SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants.

    Jalen Singh;Pranav Pandit;Andrew G McArthur;Arinjay Banerjee

  • Annexin-like alpha giardins: a new cytoskeletal gene family in Giardia lamblia.

    Malin E.-L. Weiland;Andrew G. McArthur;Hilary G. Morrison;Mitchell L. Sogin

  • Phylogenetic relationships within the Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) based on nuclear 18S rRNA sequences

    E. A. Berntson;F. M. Bayer;A. G. McArthur

  • Evidence for Lateral Transfer of Genes Encoding Ferredoxins, Nitroreductases, NADH Oxidase, and Alcohol Dehydrogenase 3 from Anaerobic Prokaryotes to Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica

    Julie E. J. Nixon;Amy Wang;Jessica Field;Hilary G. Morrison

  • An interbacterial toxin inhibits target cell growth by synthesizing (p)ppApp.

    S. Ahmad;B. Wang;Walker;H.R. Tran

Frequent Co-Authors

Frances D. Gillin
Frances D. Gillin University of California, San Diego
Allison McGeer
Allison McGeer University of Toronto
Gerard D. Wright
Gerard D. Wright McMaster University
Karen L. Mossman
Karen L. Mossman McMaster University
Staffan G. Svärd
Staffan G. Svärd Uppsala University
Mitchell L. Sogin
Mitchell L. Sogin Marine Biological Laboratory
Mario A. Ostrowski
Mario A. Ostrowski University of Toronto
Hendrik N. Poinar
Hendrik N. Poinar McMaster University
Hilary G. Morrison
Hilary G. Morrison Marine Biological Laboratory
Gary Van Domselaar
Gary Van Domselaar Public Health Agency of Canada

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