Author: jscott

Keratin degradation by fungi using keratin azure

Published May 16, 2003 · Revised July 21, 2014

Scott JA, Untereiner WA. 2004. Determination of keratin degradation by fungi using keratin azure. Medical Mycology 42: 239–246. doi:10.1080/13693780310001644680. PMID: 15283238.

Phylogeny of Ajellomyces, Polytolypa and Spiromastix (Onygenaceae)

Published January 1, 2002 · Revised July 21, 2014

Untereiner WA, Scott JA, Naveau FA, Currah RS, Bachewich J. 2002. Phylogeny of Ajellomyces, Polytolypa and Spiromastix (Onygenaceae) inferred from rDNA sequence and non-molecular data. Studies in Mycology 47: 25–35.

Studies on indoor fungi

Published June 15, 2001 · Revised August 12, 2009

©James Alexander Scott, 2001 Department of Botany, University of Toronto ABSTRACT Fungi are among the most common microbiota in the interiors of buildings, including homes. Indoor fungal contaminants, such as dry-rot, have been known since antiquity and are important agents of structural decay, particularly in Europe. The principal agents of indoor fungal contamination in North […]

Fungus-growing ants control weed moulds

Published February 18, 1999 · Revised July 21, 2014

Currie CR, Scott JA, Summerbell RC, Malloch D. 2003. Fungus-growing ants use antibiotic-producing bacteria to control weed moulds.(addendum). Nature 423: 461–461. doi:10.1038/nature01563.