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Andrew M. Kropinski

Andrew M. Kropinski

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
80
Citations
24346
World Ranking
1157
National Ranking
30

Overview

Andrew M. Kropinski is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada. Their research spans multiple areas primarily focused on bacteriophages, microbial interactions, and genomics alongside plant virus research and infectious diseases.

The scientist's recent scholarly output includes publications in noted venues with works such as:

  • VIRIDIC-A Novel Tool to Calculate the Intergenomic Similarities of Prokaryote-Infecting Viruses, 2020, Viruses
  • A Roadmap for Genome-Based Phage Taxonomy, 2021, Viruses
  • Abolishment of morphology-based taxa and change to binomial species names: 2022 taxonomy update of the ICTV bacterial viruses subcommittee, 2023, Archives of Virology
  • Changes to virus taxonomy and the Statutes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2020), 2020, Archives of Virology
  • The new scope of virus taxonomy: partitioning the virosphere into 15 hierarchical ranks, 2020, Nature Microbiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Andrew M. Kropinski include:

  • Evelien M. Adriaenssens
  • Dann Turner
  • Mart Krupovìč
  • Bas E. Dutilh
  • Cristina Moraru

Common venues for publishing their research are:

  • Archives of Virology
  • Journal of General Virology
  • Viruses
  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The primary fields of study for this scientist cover:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields of research include:

  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Endocrinology

Key topics addressed in their work are:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Best Publications

  • Enumeration of bacteriophages by double agar overlay plaque assay.

    Andrew M. Kropinski;Andrew M. Kropinski;Amanda Mazzocco;Thomas E. Waddell;Erika Lingohr

  • Changes to taxonomy and the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2017)

    Andrew M. Q. King;Elliot J. Lefkowitz;Arcady R. Mushegian;Michael J. Adams

  • Ratification vote on taxonomic proposals to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2015).

    M J Adams;E J Lefkowitz;A M Q King;D H Bamford

  • Taxonomic assignment of uncultivated prokaryotic virus genomes is enabled by gene-sharing networks

    Ho Bin Jang;Benjamin Bolduc;Olivier Zablocki;Jens H. Kuhn

  • VIRIDIC—A Novel Tool to Calculate the Intergenomic Similarities of Prokaryote-Infecting Viruses

    Cristina Moraru;Arvind Varsani;Andrew M. Kropinski

  • Changes to taxonomy and the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2017)

    Unknown

  • Minimum information about an uncultivated virus genome (MIUVIG)

    Simon Roux;Evelien M. Adriaenssens;Bas E. Dutilh;Eugene V. Koonin

  • Ratification vote on taxonomic proposals to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2016)

    Unknown

  • A Roadmap for Genome-Based Phage Taxonomy.

    Dann Turner;Andrew M. Kropinski;Evelien M. Adriaenssens

  • Abolishment of morphology-based taxa and change to binomial species names: 2022 taxonomy update of the ICTV bacterial viruses subcommittee

    Unknown

  • Changes to virus taxonomy and the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2019)

    Unknown

  • Construction of broad-host-range plasmid vectors for easy visible selection and analysis of promoters.

    M A Farinha;A M Kropinski

  • Unifying classical and molecular taxonomic classification: analysis of the Podoviridae using BLASTP-based tools.

    Rob Lavigne;Donald Seto;Padmanabhan Mahadevan;Hans-W. Ackermann

  • Outer membrane permeability in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: comparison of a wild-type with an antibiotic-supersusceptible mutant.

    B L Angus;A M Carey;D A Caron;A M Kropinski

  • Bacteriophages : methods and protocols

    Martha R. J. Clokie;Andrew Maitland Boleslaw Kropinski

  • Taxonomy of prokaryotic viruses: 2017 update from the ICTV Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee

    Mart Krupovic;Bas E Dutilh;Bas E Dutilh;Bas E Dutilh;Evelien M Adriaenssens;Johannes Wittmann

  • Changes to virus taxonomy and the Statutes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2020).

    Peter J. Walker;Stuart G. Siddell;Elliot J. Lefkowitz;Arcady R. Mushegian

  • The New Scope of Virus Taxonomy: Partitioning the Virosphere Into 15 Hierarchical Ranks

    Alexander E. Gorbalenya;Alexander E. Gorbalenya;Mart Krupovic;Arcady Mushegian;Andrew M. Kropinski

  • Classification of Myoviridae bacteriophages using protein sequence similarity.

    Rob Lavigne;Paul Darius;Elizabeth J Summer;Donald Seto

  • Pan-genome sequence analysis using Panseq: an online tool for the rapid analysis of core and accessory genomic regions

    Chad R. Laing;Cody J. Buchanan;Eduardo N. Taboada;Yongxiang Zhang

  • Bacteriophage enrichment from water and soil.

    Rohan Van Twest;Andrew M. Kropinski;Andrew M. Kropinski

  • Position paper: the creation of a rational scheme for the nomenclature of viruses of Bacteria and Archaea.

    Andrew M. Kropinski;Andrew M. Kropinski;David Prangishvili;Rob Lavigne

  • Genome sequence of adherent-invasive Escherichia coli and comparative genomic analysis with other E. coli pathotypes

    John H.E. Nash;Andre Villegas;Andrew M. Kropinski;Renan Aguilar-Valenzuela

  • T4-Related Bacteriophage LIMEstone Isolates for the Control of Soft Rot on Potato Caused by ‘Dickeya solani’

    Evelien M. Adriaenssens;Johan Van Vaerenbergh;Dieter Vandenheuvel;Vincent Dunon

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob Lavigne
Rob Lavigne KU Leuven
Evelien M. Adriaenssens
Evelien M. Adriaenssens Norwich Research Park
Joana Azeredo
Joana Azeredo University of Minho
Jens H. Kuhn
Jens H. Kuhn National Institutes of Health
Mart Krupovic
Mart Krupovic Université Paris Cité
Bas E. Dutilh
Bas E. Dutilh Utrecht University
Arvind Varsani
Arvind Varsani Arizona State University
Mansel W. Griffiths
Mansel W. Griffiths University of Guelph
Peter Simmonds
Peter Simmonds University of Oxford
Sead Sabanadzovic
Sead Sabanadzovic Mississippi State University

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