Author: jscott

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 […]

Baudoinia compniacensis is a hip, cool fungus that likes booze. It grows in places where there’s alcohol in the air – around spirit maturation warehouses and even near bakeries – and in the process, it makes a nuisance of itself by turning stuff black. At Sporometrics, we are the world experts on this interesting fungus: […]

Scott JA, Konya T, Ewaze JO. 2012. Influence of sample mass on the measurement confidence of microbial cell wall materials in vacuum-collected floor dust. Healthy Buildings 4H.1: 1-4.

Konya T, Ewaze JO, Urch B, Shu H, Curran J, Speck M, Allen R, Brook J, Diamond M, Evans G, Takaro T, Wheeler A, Scott JA. 2012. Development and validation of the TefTex electrostatic wipe for indoor dust sampling. Healthy Buildings 4H.9: 1-5.

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. Aerobiolgia 28(2): 285-289. doi: 10.1007/s10453-011-9219-x.