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		<title>Pets &amp; Microbes on Daily Planet</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tune in to Daily Planet April 30th, 2013 at 7 PM EDT on the Discovery Channel to watch our Sporometrics guys swabbing pets and people to find out how much of our microbiome we share with our companion creatures. The segment, hosted by microbiologist and puppy enthusiast Dr. Jennifer Gardy from BCCDC, will feature our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quebec City Legionnaires outbreak</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the summer of 2012, a significant outbreak of Legionnaires Disease occurred in Quebec City resulting in 181 cases and 13 deaths. This week, the CBC&#8217;s premier French language investigative documentary program, L&#8217;Enquête, examined the public health response to the outbreak. L&#8217;Enquête spoke with Dr. Scott to learn about Legionella and the issues around its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gut bacteria in babies</title>
		<link>http://www.sporometrics.com/2013/02/11/gut-bacteria-in-babies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a study just published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), Dr. James Scott and colleagues at the University of Toronto, the University of Alberta and elsewhere investigated the bacterial make-up of faeces from 24 three-month-old babies and found that the way the babies were delivered (vaginal or C-section) and whether the babies are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus [M401]</title>
		<link>http://www.sporometrics.com/2012/09/04/eee-m401/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eastern equine encephalitis is a rare mosquito-transmitted human illness caused by the Togavirus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEEv). It is closely related to Western- and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis viruses. In North America, EEEv occurs mainly in the coastal region of eastern Canada and along the Atlantic and Gulf coast in the US. Natural transmission takes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Scott discusses the whiskey fungus in the New York Times</title>
		<link>http://www.sporometrics.com/2012/09/03/dr-scott-discusses-the-whiskey-fungus-in-the-new-york-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jscott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baudoinia companiacensis is a hip, cool fungus that likes booze. It grows in places where there&#8217;s alcohol is in the air &#8211; around spirit maturation warehouses and even near bakeries &#8211; and in the process, it makes a nuisance of itself by turning stuff black. At Sporometrics, we are the world experts on this interesting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AIHA accredited for fungi, bacteria &amp; Legionella!</title>
		<link>http://www.sporometrics.com/2012/08/31/now-fully-emlap-accredited/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The worst enemy of microbes just got even stronger! Sporometrics expanded our prestigious American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) accreditation to all fields of testing (FOTs): <strong><a href="http://www.sporometrics.com/services/environmental-analysis/fungal-tests/">FUNGI</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.sporometrics.com/services/environmental-analysis/bacterial-tests/">BACTERIA</a></strong> and <em><strong><a href="http://www.sporometrics.com/services/environmental-analysis/legionella/">LEGIONELLA</a></strong></em>. We're the first and only lab in Canada accredited in all fields!]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Scott discusses house dust bacteria in NEW SCIENTIST and DISCOVER MAGAZINE</title>
		<link>http://www.sporometrics.com/2012/04/25/a-dusty-home-may-influence-a-babies-gut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IF YOU thought the bacteria that line our gut were pretty personal, think again. They influence our digestion, risk of disease, and even our behaviour. Now it seems we might be sharing these gut bugs with the people around us &#8211; via dust. Dr. James Scott at the University of Toronto in Canada and his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Summerbell on mould in DISCOVER MAGAZINE</title>
		<link>http://www.sporometrics.com/2012/04/18/discover-magazin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ASPERGILLUS NIGER is a common environmental fungus with a very interesting story. This black mold, &#8220;could probably be found on every table-top in the world,&#8221; says Richard Summerbell, research director of biotech Sporometrics in Toronto. It can cause everything from black fuzz on onion bulbs, to toenail infections, to painful and itchy swelling and discharge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sporometrics receives CDC ELITE certification in Legionella testing</title>
		<link>http://www.sporometrics.com/2012/03/14/sporometrics-receives-cdc-elite-certification-in-legionella-testing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jscott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News Publications]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sporometrics is pleased to announce certification in the analysis of Legionella bacteria by the prestigious Environmental Legionella Isolation Techniques Evaluation (ELITE) program of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Sporometrics is the first Canadian independent laboratory to receive this industry-leading certification. While many organizations engaged in Legionella testing services also provide consulting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boing Boing Baudoinia</title>
		<link>http://www.sporometrics.com/2012/01/10/boing-boing-baudoinia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Popular technogeekzine Boing Boing recently picked up on the growing interest in our work on the warehouse staining fungus, Baudoinia compniacensis. This nifty black fungus grows in places where small amounts of alcohol vapour are emitted, like spirit aging warehouses and bakeries. The fungus is interesting because it turns out to be extremely tolerant of [...]]]></description>
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