As a key part of our ongoing research activities, we regularly publish articles in peer-reviewed scientific and medical journals, in addition to book chapters and full books. We invite you to browse through these articles, and we look forward to your questions and comments!
Publication on Mosquito Microbial Communities
Sporometrics is pleased to announce another publication, this time on Mosquito Microbial Communities in Frontiers in Microbiology. This is work that comes out of our Mosquito surveillance work with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The publication can be found here and includes our very own Amin Maharaj and Dr. James Scott. Abstract: […]
Lethal Yellowing Disease in Côte d’Ivoire
IDRC/DFATD Project Title and Number: Improving livelihoods of resource-poor coconut smallholder farmers threatened by an emerging lethal yellowing disease of coconut in the coastal region of Côte d’Ivoire – ‘Fighting lethal disease for coconut farmers’. No. 107789. Project Dates: August 1st 2014 to January 31st 2017; 2.5 years. Project Budget: $2,586,916 CAD. Location of Study: Grand-Lahou, […]
PROOF: The Science of Booze
Sporometrics CEO & Founder Dr. James Scott’s Discovery of the ‘Whiskey Fungus’ Is Recounted in Adam Roger’s New Book Proof: The Science of Booze.
Babies, pets and house dust
THE BACTERIA that line our gut influence our digestion, risk of disease, and even our behaviour. But if you thought that these bacteria were just personal, think again. We not only share these gut bugs with the people and animals around us, we also exchange them with the dust in our homes.
First report on the molecular identification of the phytoplasma associated with a lethal yellowing-type disease of coconut palms in Côte d’Ivoire
JLK Konan, K Allou, HA Diallo, DS Yao, B Koua, N Kouassi, R Benabid, R Michelutti, JA Scott, Y Arocha-Rosete. 2013. First report on the molecular identification of the phytoplasma associated with a lethal yellowing-type disease of coconut palms in Côte d’Ivoire. New Disease Reports 28(3). doi: 10.5197/j.2044-0588.2013.028.003.
Endotoxin in concentrated coarse and fine ambient particles induces acute systemic inflammation in controlled human exposures
B Behbod, B Urch, M Speck, JA Scott, L Liu, R Poon, B Coull, J Schwartz, P Koutrakis, F Silverman, DR Gold. 2013. Endotoxin in concentrated coarse and fine ambient particles induces acute systemic inflammation in controlled human exposures. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101498.
Towards a unified paradigm for sequence-based identification of Fungi
Kõljalg U, Nilsson H, Abarenkov K, Larsson K-H, Tedersoo L, Bahram M, Bates S, Bengtsson-Palme J, Bruns T, Douglas B, Drenkhan T, Eberhardt U, Esteban MPM, Grebenc T, Grelet G, Griffith G, Hartmann M, Kirk P, Kohout P, Larsson E, Lindahl B, Lucking R, Matheny PB, Miettinen O, Nguyen N, Niskanen T, O'Callaghan T, Oja J, Peay K, Peintner U, Peterson M, Põldmaa K, Saag L, Saar I, Schuessler A, Scott JA, Senés C, Smith M, Stajich J, Suija A, Taylor A, Taylor L, Weiß M. 2013. Towards a unified paradigm for sequence-based identification of Fungi. Molecular Ecology doi: 10.1111/mec.12481.
A new exposure metric for traffic-related air pollution? an analysis of determinants of hopanes in settled indoor house dust
Sbihi H , Brook JR, Allen RW, Curran JH, Dell S, Mandhane P, Scott JA, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Takaro TK, Turvey SE, Wheeler AJ, Brauer M. 2013. A new exposure metric for traffic-related air pollution? An analysis of determinants of hopanes in settled indoor house dust. Environmental Health 12:48 doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-12-48.