Robert McKay

Executive Director and Professor

University of Windsor Faculty of Science

Canada

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Robert McKay is an Executive Director and Professor at the University of Windsor Faculty of Science in Canada. His research focuses on the integration of machine learning with flow-imaging microscopy, the ecological dynamics of algal blooms, and genomic comparisons within aquatic systems. Recent articles highlight his work on viral community activity in Lake Erie and the ecological implications of cyanobacterial interactions with microbiomes.

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2025

Organism abundance and diversity were assessed in Lake Erie ice samples using sequences derived from a combined metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis. The 68,417 unique sequences were from Bacteria (77.5%), Eukarya (22.3%), and Archaea (0.2%) and indicated diverse species of organisms from 32 bacterial, 8 eukaryotic, and 2 archaeal taxonomic groups.

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Brittany N Zepernick

Postdoctoral Researcher / Lecturer

University of Tennessee

UNITED STATES

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

Lake Erie ice is a repository of organisms

Metatranscriptomic analysis reveals dissimilarity in viral community activity between an ice-free and ice-covered winter in Lake Erie

A combined microscopy and single-cell sequencing approach reveals the ecology, morphology, and phylogeny of uncultured lineages of zoosporic fungi

Sulfolipid substitution ratios of Microcystis aeruginosa and planktonic communities as an indicator of phosphorus limitation in Lake Erie

Interactions between chytrids cause variable infection strategies on harmful algal bloom forming species

Microcystin aids in cold temperature acclimation: Differences between a toxic Microcystis wildtype and non-toxic mutant

Genomic comparison of Planktothrix agardhii isolates from a Lake Erie embayment

Averting an Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a University Residence Hall through Wastewater Surveillance.

Environmental Studies of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms Should Include Interactions with the Dynamic Microbiome

Environmental factors affecting chytrid (Chytridiomycota) infection rates on <i>Planktothrix agardhii</i>.

The Lake Erie HABs Grab: A binational collaboration to characterize the western basin cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms at an unprecedented high-resolution spatial scale.

Antibiotic pollution promotes dominance by harmful cyanobacteria: A case study examining norfloxacin exposure in competition experiments.

Publisher Correction: A genomic catalog of Earth's microbiomes.

Collaborators (17)

Brittany N Zepernick

Timothy Y. James

Katelyn McKindles

Michelle Allen

Thijs Frenken

Justin Chaffin

Scott Saleska

Jonathan Conway

Scott O. Rogers

Yufeng Tong

Stephen Cary

Cody Sheik

George S. Bullerjahn

Rebecca Clemons

Steven Wilhelm

Kensuke Seto

Hector Castro

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