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Robert Michael L. McKay

Great Lakes Institute for Environmental ResearchORCID 0000-0003-2723-5371Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Ecology· 1

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Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Ameet J. PintoiD· 1 shared Andrea Elisabeth BuschiD· 1 shared Benjamin GincleyiD· 1 shared Brittany N. ZepernickiD· 1 shared Dennis Otieno· 1 shared Dienye L. TolofariiD· 1 shared Elizabeth R DenisoniD· 1 shared Emily VargaiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJun 27, 2026

Pulse-driven and persistent antimicrobial resistance markers in a transboundary Great Lakes connecting channel: pulse-week-stratified water-quality thresholds for One Health surveillance

Xuexing Yao, Dennis Otieno, Qiudi Geng…·Opeyemi Uwangbaoje Lawal

The paper identifies pulse-week-stratified water-quality thresholds for detecting antibiotic resistance genes in the Detroit River, showing distinct source pathways for blaKPC and mecA.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.26.734869

metagenomicsstatistical model

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EcologyEnvironmental Science & TechnologyPeer-reviewedSep 15, 2025

Integrating Machine Learning with Flow-Imaging Microscopy for Automated Monitoring of Algal Blooms

Farhan Ahmed Khan, Benjamin Gincley, Andrea Elisabeth Busch…·Ameet J. Pinto

This paper develops an image processing pipeline for real-time algal bloom monitoring using flow-imaging microscopy and machine learning, improving accuracy in identifying and removing artifacts and novel particles.

6 citations

imagingdeep learning

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MicrobiologymSystemsPeer-reviewedJun 28, 2024

Metatranscriptomics reveals declines in ice cover influence winter viral community activity

Elizabeth R Denison, Brittany N. Zepernick, Robert Michael L. McKay, Steven W. Wilhelm

The paper uses metatranscriptomics to show that declining ice cover in Lake Erie reduces viral community activity and richness in winter surface waters.

3 citations

metagenomicsexperimental assay

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