Waglechner N, McArthur AG, Wright GD. Nat Microbiol. 2019 Aug 12. [Epub ahead of print] Glycopeptide antibiotics are produced by Actinobacteria through biosynthetic gene clusters
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Empowering conventional antibiotics with new drug leads targeting the outer-membrane of Gram-negative pathogens. E. Brown (PI), G.D. Wright (co-I), B. Coombes (co-I), A.G. McArthur (co-I),
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MacData Summer School 2019
Dr. McArthur and PhD student Kara Tsang taught together at the 2019 MacData Institute Summer School, with Dr. McArthur reviewing biocuration and bioinformatics for genomic
April 2019 big #card_release #RGI5! Resistance Gene Identifier Version 5: entirely new algorithms for metagenomics data, new options for genomes & assemblies. Extensively updated documentation,
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State of the CARD 2019
A week of lectures, demos, and training for the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database During McMaster Spring Mid-Term Recess (February 18-24), the McArthur lab is pleased
Antimicrobial Resistance: Emergence, Transmission, and Ecology (ARETE). R. Beiko (PI; Dalhousie University), F. Brinkman (co-PI, Simon Fraser University), A.G. McArthur (co-Applicant) + 4 additional co-Applicants.
Some invitations are more special than others. Dr. Peixoto da Cruz and I went to graduate school together in British Columbia (a long time ago!)
Tsang, K.K., H. Zubyk, S. Chou, G.D. Wright, & A.G. McArthur. Decoding bad bags: Predicting antibiotic resistance phenotypes from genotype. Oral presentation at the Canadian Society of
Alcock, B., A.R. Raphenya, A.N. Sharma, K.K. Tsang, T.T.Y. Lau, A. Hernandez-Koutoucheva, & A.G. McArthur. 2018. Data and curation in the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database.
Kara Tsang passed her graduate transfer exam today, officially moving from the McMaster Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences Masters program to the Ph.D. program. Kara’s work
Tammy Lau has been awarded a prestigious Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research (IIDR) Summer Student Fellowship for her work on development of k-mer approaches
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Recent Updates to the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database
The Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database has been updated, http://card.mcmaster.ca CARD Curation: Addition of HERA, TRU, & ACI beta-lactamases, sul4, and new quinolone efflux pumps. Antibiotic
The Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database: Expanded tools for molecular surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment, agriculture, and clinic. A.G. McArthur (PI), G. Van
The McArthur lab and the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database are proud to join the Canadian Anti-Infective Innovation Network, International Genomic Epidemiology Application Ontology Consortium, and Integrated Rapid
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Major Update of the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database
The Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database has been updated, http://card.mcmaster.ca This February 2018 release is our largest to date and includes new data types, a new
Building upon her successful Biochem 3A03 project, Tammy Lau is staying in the lab for 2017-2018 as part of her Biochem 4T15 Research Thesis. Tammy’s
Pawlowski AC, Wang W, Koteva K, Barton HA, McArthur AG, & Wright GD. Nat Commun. 2016 Dec 8;7:13803. Antibiotic resistance is ancient and widespread in
A cross-national research consortia co-led by McMaster’s Andrew McArthur is receiving two of 16 federal grants to further develop a big data solution to the
McArthur, A.G., B. Jia, A.R. Raphenya, P. Guo, K. Tsang, B. Dave, B. Alcock, B. Lago, N. Waglechner, & G.D. Wright. 2016. The Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance
Congratulations to Kara Tsang and Zachary Lin on completion of their Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization (BDC) 4A15 thesis research! Both Kara & Zachary presented their research