Ayush , Kumar
( he/him )
Ayush is a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Associate Dean-Strategic Initiatives in the Faculty of Science at the University of Manitoba. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, he was President of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists (2021–22). His research focuses on multidrug resistance in Gram-negative bacteria, including antibiotic resistance mechanisms, environmental factors, and genetic tools. His group also studies water quality in First Nation communities in Manitoba.
Publications/Papers
Bashar et al. (2024): Identifies Mammaliicoccus fleurettii as the reservoir of a methicillin‐resistance gene in a First Nation reserve lake in Manitoba.
Wimalasekara et al. (2024): Reports the complete genome sequence of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus AC001_UM isolated from Winnipeg’s Red River soil banks.
Murdock et al. (2024): Profiles bacterial diversity and antibiotic‐resistance genes in cistern‐stored drinking water from two Manitoba First Nations communities.
