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Owen D. McArthur

Department of Biology University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario CanadaORCID 0009-0004-5328-0736Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioengineering· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Aaron YipiD· 1 shared Brian P. IngallsiD· 1 shared Caitlin M. Carlson· 1 shared Cameron R. CurrieiD· 1 shared David R. AndesiD· 1 shared Elizabeth C. TownsendiD· 1 shared Hanxiao Wan· 1 shared Isabelle Ludwikoski· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 25, 2026

Large-scale investigation for antimicrobial activity reveals novel defensive species across the healthy skin microbiome

Uyen Thy Nguyen, Rauf Salamzade, Shelby Sandstrom…·Lindsay Kalan

The paper investigates antimicrobial activity in the skin microbiome, identifies novel defensive species, and highlights dry skin sites as rich sources of bioactive metabolites.

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BioengineeringbioRxivFeb 7, 2024

Degradation of PET Plastics by Wastewater Bacteria Engineered via Conjugation

Aaron Yip, Owen D. McArthur, Kalista C. Ho…·Brian P. Ingalls

This study demonstrates the in situ engineering of wastewater bacteria to degrade PET plastics using a conjugative plasmid expressing FAST-PETase, achieving 40% degradation of PET film within four days.

DOI 10.1111/1751-7915.70015

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