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Liam G. Mihalynuk

University of Victoria

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Biochemistry· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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A.B. BorastoniD· 3 shared Benjamin PluvinageiD· 2 shared Andrew G. HettleiD· 1 shared Anna Y. Shearer· 1 shared Ashley T. DeventeriD· 1 shared Bailey E. McGuireiD· 1 shared Bernadette AlvareziD· 1 shared Brendon J MedleyiD· 1 shared

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Substrate recognition and cleavage by mucin degrading O-glycopeptidases from the gut microbe Bacteroides caccae.

Benjamin Pluvinage, Kathleen Bourdon, Olivia F Canil, Ashley T. Deventer, Bernadette Alvarez, Liam G. Mihalynuk, Nicole K. Thompson, Warren W. Wakarchuk, A.B. Boraston

This study identifies and characterizes O-glycopeptidases from Bacteroides caccae, revealing their substrate selectivity and diversity in mucin degradation.

Journal of Biological Chemistry · Jun 4, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Global distribution of microbial carrageenan foraging pathways reveals widespread latent traits within the genetic dark matter of ruminant intestinal microbiomes

Jeffrey P. Tingley, Thea Os Andersen, Liam G. Mihalynuk, Xiaohui Xing, Kristin E. Low, Douglas P. Whiteside, Ianina Altshuler, Nic Jujihara, Anna Y. Shearer, Leeann Klassen, Spencer C. Serin, Edgar Smith, Greta Reintjes, Trushar R. Patel, A.B. Boraston, , D. Wade Abbott

The paper identifies carrageenan catabolism pathways in ruminant gut microbiomes, revealing their widespread distribution and evolutionary history.

Nature Communications · May 12, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

The complete {lambda}-carrageenan depolymerization cascade from a marine Pseudoalteromonad revealed by structural analysis of the enzymes.

Chelsea J. Vickers, Andrew G. Hettle, Joanne K. Hobbs, Sarah Shapiro-Ward, Benjamin Pluvinage, Brendon J Medley, Bailey E. McGuire, Liam G. Mihalynuk, Nitin Nitin, Wesley F. Zandberg, A.B. Boraston

This study reveals the complete enzymatic cascade for {lambda}-carrageenan depolymerization in Pseudoalteromonas distincta using structural analysis of ten glycoside hydrolases and five sulfatases.

Journal of Biological Chemistry · Sep 16, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry