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Month: January 2012

Boing Boing Baudoinia

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 […]

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Detection of antibiotic resistance genes associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and coagulase negative Staphylococci in hospital air filter dust

Drudge C, Krajden S, Summerbell RC, Scott JA. 2012. Detection of antibiotic resistance genes associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and coagulase negative Staphylococci in hospital air filter dust by PCR. Aerobiologia 28: 285–289. doi: 10.1007/s10453-011-9219-x

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