James Scott, PhD, ARMCCM
Dr. James Scott is the Founder, Owner, and Chief Scientific Officer of Sporometrics. He is also a tenured Full Professor at the University of Toronto appointed in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and cross-appointed in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine. His PhD in Mycology was earned through the Department of Botany at the University of Toronto in 2001. Dr. Scott’s PhD thesis, Studies on indoor fungi, is one of the most comprehensive treatments of the mycology of indoor dust ever to be undertaken. It remains highly useful as a guide to what is and is not expected in indoor dust. His many contributions to the field include research and publications for government agencies, private corporations, and professional bodies. These contributions have established Dr. Scott as a world leader in fungal research and occupational hygiene.
Selected publications
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- Scott JA, Summerbell RC. 2027. Fungal agents. In: Wooley DP, Byers KB (eds). Biological Safety: Principles and Practices, 6th ed. Washington DC, USA: ASM Press. (in press)
- Summerbell RC, Scott JA. 2026. Dermatophyte speciation processes reconciled with current phylogenetic species concepts. Medical Mycology 64(3): myag017. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myag017
- Foster SA, Kile ML, Hystad P, Diamond ML, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Pei J, Scott JA, Simons E, Subbarao P, Tim K Takaro, Tamana SK, Turvey SE, Brook JR. 2026. Organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers in house dust and Child Behavior Checklist outcomes: A nested study in the Canadian CHILD Birth Cohort. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 36(2): 322–333. doi: 10.1038/s41370-025-00821-y
- de Oliveira KC, Cruvinel VRN, Medeiros-Sousa AR, Scott JA, Obara MT. 2025. Diversity of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Jockey Club-controlled landfill in Brasília, Brazil. Environmental & Social Management Journal 19: 1. doi: 10.24857/rgsa.v19n7-056
- Summerbell RC, Scott JA. 2025. Emerging human health problems caused by pathogenic and immuno-activating fungi. In: Gerstein AC, Shapiro RS, Ene IV. (eds). One Health and Mycology, Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology Series, vol. 446. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/82_2025_314
- Rhodes J, Hui CST, Dellière S, Summerbell RC, Scott JA, Kaur A, Barton RC, Leitao R, Hemmings S, Goiriz R, Lambourne J, Farrer RA, Schelenz S, Hay RJ, Borman AM, Chowdhary A, Abdolrasouli A, Fisher M. 2025. Emerging terbinafine-resistant Trichophyton indotineae between 2018 and 2023: A multinational genomic epidemiology study. Lancet Microbe 7(2): 101273. doi: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101273
- Davias A, Verghese M, Bridgemean SL, Tun HM, Field CJ, Hicks M, Pei J, Hicks A, Moraes TJ, Simons E, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Mandhane PJ, Kozyrskyj AL. 2025. Gut microbiota metabolites, secretory immunoglobulin A and Bayley-III cognitive scores in children from the CHILD Cohort Study. Brain, Behaviour, and Immunity-Health 44: 1004946. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2025.100946
- Bashar S, Tun HM, Hicks M, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Simons E, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2025. Impact of postpartum hospital length-of-stay on infant gut microbiota: a comprehensive analysis of vaginal and caesarean birth. Journal of Hospital Infection. 156: 50–60. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2024.10.012
- Bridgman SL, Drall KM, Lau AA, Tun HM, Morales-Lizcano NP, Huynh HQ, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Simons E, Turvey TE, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2025. Infant acid-suppressant medication, C. difficile colonisation, and childhood body mass index in a Canadian cohort. Acta Paediatrica 114(12): 3214–3221. doi: 10.1111/apa.70243
- Anders RO, Tyli R, Guardiola YG, Bassi G, D’Arpino T, Scott JA, Mazzulli T. 2025. Worker risk from ultrasound aerosolization in medical device reprocessing, a particular and bioburden approach. Journal of Hospital Infection 159: 79–87. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2025.01.012
- Havics AA, Scott JA, Marcham CL, Hamilton P. 2024. Algae and cyanobacteria (Chapter 21). In: Bioaerosols: Assessment and Control, 2nd ed. Marcham CL, Springston J (eds). Cincinnati, OH: ACGIH Press.
- Scott JA, Havics AA. 2024. Amoebae (Chapter 22). In: Bioaerosols: Assessment and Control, 2nd ed. Marcham CL, Springston J (eds). Cincinnati, OH: ACGIH Press.
- Scott JA, Strode R, Springston J, Marcham CL (authors uncredited). 2024. Biological Agents. In: ACGIH TLVs and BEIs: threshold limit values for chemical substances and physical agents and biological exposure indices. Cincinnati, OH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Press.
- Beliavsky A, Krajden S, Aziz Z, Scott JA, Summerbell RC. 2024. Cutaneous mucormycosis in the immunocompromised host: An important cause of persistent post traumatic skin lesions. Medical Mycology Case Reports 42: 100607. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.100607
- Li DW, Tsai CY, Yang CS, Scott JA. 2024. Fungi (Chapter 16). In: Bioaerosols: Assessment and Control, 2nd ed. Marcham CL, Springston J (eds). Cincinnati, OH: ACGIH Press.
- Kidd SE, Hagen F, Halliday CL, Abdolrasouli A, Boekhout T, Crous PW, Ellis DH, Elvy J, Forrest GN, Groenewald M, Hahn RC, Houbraken J, Rodrigues AM, Scott JA, Sorrell TC, Summerbell RC, Tsui CKM, Yurkov A, Chen SCA. 2024. Inconsistencies within the proposed framework for stabilizing fungal nomenclature risk further confusion. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 62(4): e0157023 doi: 10.1128/jcm.01570-23
- Peng Y, Tun HM, Ng SC, Wai HKF, Zhang X, Parks J, Field CJ, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Simons E, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Brook JR, Takaro TK, Scott JA, Chan F, Kozyrskyj AL. 2024. Maternal smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of gut microbiome-associated childhood overweight and obesity. Gut Microbes 16(1): 2323234. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2323234
- Foster SA, Kile ML, Hystad P, Diamond ML, Jantunen LM, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Navaranjan G, Scott JA, Simons E, Subbarao P, Takaro TK, Turvey SE, Brook JR. 2024. Organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers in house dust and mental health outcomes among Canadian mothers: A nested prospective cohort study in CHILD. Environmental Research 240: 117451. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117451
- Scott JA, Summerbell RC.2024. Review, Analysis, and Recommendations on Exposure Limits for Endotoxin in the Indoor Environment. Ottawa ON: Health Canada. 34 pp.
- Gross RM, Geer CL, Perreaux JD, Maharaj A, Du S, Scott JA, Untereiner WA. 2024. Xerophilic Aspergillaceae dominate the communities of culturable fungi in the mound nests of the Western Thatching Ant (Formica obscuripes). Journal of Fungi 10(11): 735. doi: 10.3390/jof10110735
- Zhang L, Navaranjan G, Takaro TK, Bernstein S, Jantunen L, Lou W, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Scott JA, Simons E, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Brook JR. 2023. Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in house dust in Canadian homes: behaviors and associations with housing characteristics and consumer products. Indoor Air 2023: 4655289. doi: 10.1155/2023/4655289
- Chen YY, Tun HM, Field CJ, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Simons E, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2023. Impact of cesarean delivery and breastfeeding on secretory immunoglobulin A in the infant gut is mediated by gut microbiota and metabolites. Metabolites 13: 148. doi: 10.3390/metabo13020148
- Zhao X, Bridgeman SL, Drall KM, Tun HM, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Simons E, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2023. Infant vitamin D supplements, fecal microbiota and their metabolites at 3 months of age in the CHILD Study cohort. Biomolecules 13: 200. doi: 10.3390/biom13020200
- Hagen F, Walther G, Houbraken J, Scott JA, Summerbell RC, Boekhout T. 2023. Molecular taxonomy (pp 31–60). In: Diagnosis and treatment of fungal infections, Hospenthal DR, Rinaldi MG, Walsh TJ (eds.) Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-35803-6_3
- Buchholz V, Bridgeman SL, Nielsen CC, Gascon M, Tun HM, Simons E, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Takaro TK, Brook JR, Scott JA, Mandhane PJ, Kozyrskyj AL. 2023. Natural green spaces, sensitization to allergens, and the role of gut microbiota during infancy. Msystems e01190–22. doi: 10.1128/msystems.01190-22
- Wang L, Parks J, Simons E, Kozyrskyj AL, Mandhane P, Becker A, Scott JA, Lefebvre D, Turvey S, Sears M, Brook J, Moraes TJ, Subbarao P, Takaro T. 2023. The association of early-life household endotoxin exposure with asthma, recurrent wheeze, and allergic sensitization in Canadian children 3 years of age. STEM Fellowship Journal 1:1–14. doi: 10.17975/sfj-2023-008
- Bridgman SL, Malmuthuge N, Mandal R, Field CJ, Haqq AM, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Turvey SE, Simons E, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Wishart DS, Kozyrskyj AL. 2022. Childhood body mass index and associations with infant gut metabolites and secretory IgA: findings from a prospective cohort study. International Journal of Obesity 46: 1712–1719. doi: 10.1038/s41366-022-01183-3
- Obiakor CV, Parks J, Takaro TK, Tun HM, Morales-Lizcano N, Azad MB, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Simons E, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2022. Early life antimicrobial exposure: impact on Clostridioides difficile colonization in infants. Antibiotics 11: 981. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11070981
- Arocha-Rosete Y, Michelutti R, Scott JA. 2022. First Report of a 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni'-related strain associated with commercial poinsettias in Canada. Plant Disease 105: 3287. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-03-21-0504-PDN
- Kvasnicka J, Cohen Hubal EA, Siegel JA, Scott JA, Diamond ML. 2022. Modeling clothing as a vector for transporting airborne particles and pathogens across indoor microenvironments. Environmental Science & Technology 56: 5641–5652. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c08342
- Krajden S, Summerbell RC, Aswani D, Scott JA. 2022. Monkey finger mycology? First case of otomycosis externa caused by Trichophyton simii after encounter with a monkey. Medical Mycology Case Reports 37: 17–18. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.06.001
- Scott JA, Levetin E. 2022. Photomicrographs ‒ Fungal spores (Chapter 9). In: E. Grant Smith's Atlas of Sampling and Identifying Allergenic Pollen and Fungal Spores: An illustrated manual for air samples. Levetin E, Weber, RW (eds). Milwaukee WI: AAAAI Press. pp 141‒178.
- Witek T, Scott JA, Balmes J. 2022. Revisiting the protective value of barrier face coverings after the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Public Health [Editorial] 112: 846–849. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306833
- Posso-De Los Rios CJ, Tadros E, Summerbell RC, Scott JA. 2022. Terbinafine resistant Trichophyton indotineae isolated in patients with superficial dermatophyte infection in Canadian patients. Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery 26: 371–376. doi: 10.1177/12034754221077891
- Parks J, McLean KE, McCandless L, de Souza RJ, Brook JB, Scott JA, Turvey SE, Mandhane PJ, Becker AB, Azad MB, Moraes TJ, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Takaro TK. 2021. Assessing secondhand and thirdhand tobacco smoke exposure in Canadian infants using questionnaires, biomarkers, and machine learning. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 32: 112–123. doi: 10.1038/s41370-021-00350-4
- Arocha Rosete Y, To H, Evans M, White K, Saleh M, Trueman C, Van Dyk, D Summerbell RC, Scott JA. 2021. Assessing the use of DNA detection platforms combined with passive wind-powered spore traps for early surveillance of potato and tomato late blight in Canada. Plant Disease 105: 3610–3622. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-12-20-2695-RE
- Tamana SK, Tun HM, Konya T, Chari RS, Field CJ, Guttman DS, Becker AB, Moraes TJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Sears MR, Pei J, Scott JA, Mandhane PJ, Kozyrskyj. AL. 2021. Bacteroides-dominant gut microbiome of late infancy is associated with enhanced neurodevelopment. Gut Microbes 13: 1–17. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2021.1930875
- Cassemiro ÉM, Cilião-Alves DC, Moura DR, Slavov SN, Quintão TSC, Scott JA, Marques CP, Obara MT, Navegantes de Araújo W, Cruvinel VRN, Haddad R. 2021. Dengue and Chikungunya seroprevalence in waste pickers from the largest Latin American open-air dump. The Journal of Infection 83(6): 709–737. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.08.042
- Navaranjan G, Diamond ML, Harris SA, Jantunen L, Bernstein S, Scott JA, Takaro TK, Dai R, Lefebvre DL, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Simons E, Turvey SE, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Brook JR. 2021. Early life exposure to phthalates and the development of childhood asthma among Canadian children. Environmental Research 187: 110981. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.110981
- Navaranjan G, Jantunen LM, Diamond ML, Harris SA, Bernstein S, Scott JA, Takaro TK, Dai R, Lefebvre DL, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Simons E, Turvey SE, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Brook JR. 2021. Early life exposure to tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate (TBOEP) is related to the development of childhood asthma. Journal of Exposure Science & Technology Letters 8(7): 531–537. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00210
- Tun MH, Peng y, Chen B, Konya TB, Morales-Lizcano NP, Chari R, Field CJ, Guttman DS, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Sears MR, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Simons E, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2021. Ethnicity associations with food sensitization are mediated by gut microbiota development in the first year of life. Gastroenterology 161: 94–106. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.03.016
- Vu K, Lou W, Tun HM, Konya TB, Morales-Lizcano N, Chari RS, Field CJ, Guttman DS, Mandal R, Wishart DS, Azad MB, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2021. From birth to overweight and atopic disease: multiple and common pathways of the infant gut microbiome. Gastroenterology 160(1): 128-144. e10. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.08.053
- Chen YY, Zhao X, Moeder W, Tun HM, Simons E, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao PJ, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2021. Impact of maternal intrapartum antibiotics, and caesarean section with and without labour on Bifidobacterium and other infant gut microbiota. Microorganisms 9(9): 1847 doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9091847
- Rodriguez N, Tun HM, Field CJ, Mandhane PJ, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj JA. 2021. Prenatal depression, breastfeeding, and infant gut microbiota. Frontiers in Microbiology 12: 664257. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.664257
- Horianopoulos L, Gluck-Thaler E, Gelber IB, Cowen LE, Geddes-McAlister J, Landry CR, Schwartz IS, Scott JA, Sellam A, Sheppard DC, Spribille T, Subramaniam R, Walker AK, Harris SD, Shapiro RS, Gerstein AC. 2021. The Canadian fungal research network: current challenges and future opportunities. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 67: 13–22. doi: 10.1139/cjm-2020-0263
- Christie-Holmes N, Tyli R, Budylowski P, Guvenc F, Weiner A, Poon B, Speck M, Naugler S, Rainville A, Ghalami A, McCaw S, Hayes S, Mubareka S, Gray-Owen SD, Rotstein OD, Kandel RA, Scott JA. 2021. Vapourized hydrogen peroxide decontamination in a hospital setting inactivates SARS-CoV-2 and HCoV-229E without compromising filtration efficiency of unexpired N95 respirators. American Journal of Infection Control 49: 1227–1231. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.07.012
- Parks J, McMandless L, Dharma C, Brook J, Turvey SE, Mandhane P, Becker AB, Kozyrskyj AL, Azad MB, Moraes TJ, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Takaro TK. 2020. Association of use of cleaning products with respiratory health in a Canadian birth cohort. Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) 193: e154–161. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.190819
- Navaranjan G, Takaro TK, Wheeler AJ, Diamond ML, Shu H, Azad MB, Becker AB, Dai R, Harris SA, Lefebvre DL, Lu Z, Mandhane PJ, McLean K, Moraes TJ, Scott JA, Turvey SE, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Brook JR. 2020. Early life exposure to phthalates in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study: a multi-city birth cohort. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 30: 70–85. doi: 10.1038/S41370–19-0182-X
- Kang LJ, Vu KN, Koleva PT, Field CJ, Chow A, Azad MB, Becker AB, Mandane PJ, Moraes TJ, Sears MR, Lefebvre DL, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Lou W, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2020. Maternal psychological distress before birth influences gut immunity in mid‐infancy. Clinical & Experimental Allergy 50(2): 178-188. doi: 10.1111/cea.13551
- Nielsen CC, Gascon M, Osorino-Vargas AR, Shier C, Guttman DS, Becker AB, Azad MB, Sears MR, Lefebvre DL, Moraes TJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Takaro TK, Brook JR, Scott JA, Mandhane PJ, Tun HM, Kozyrskyj AL. 2020. Natural environments in the urban context and gut microbiota in infants. Environment International 142: 105881. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105881
- Boundy-Mills K, McCluskey K, Elia P, Glaeser JA, Lindner DL, Nobles DR, Normanly J, Ochoa‐Corona FM, Scott JA, Ward TJ, Webb KM, Webster K, Wertz JE. 2020. Preserving US microbe collections sparks future discoveries. Journal of Applied Microbiology 129: 162–174. doi: 10.1111/jam.14525
- Belkin A, Summerbell RC, Krajden S, Scott JA. 2020. The type isolate of a rare Phaeoacremonium species as a cause of human eumycetoma. Medical Mycology Case Reports 30: 5–7. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.08.002
- Weiss C, Carriere M, Fusco L, Capua I, Regla-Nava JA, Pasquali M, Scott JA, Vitale F, Unal MA, Mattevi C, Bedognetti D, Merkoçi A, Tasciotti E, Yilmazer A, Gogotsi Y, Stellacci F, Delogu LG. 2020. Toward nanotechnology-enabled approaches against the COVID-19 pandemic. ACS Nano 14(6): 6383–6406. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03697 [ACS Nano Champion 2020]
- Cruvinel VRN, Zolnikov TR, Obara MT, de Oliveira VTL, Vianna EN, do Santos FSG, Oliveira KC, Scott JA. 2020. Vector-borne diseases in waste pickers in Brasilia, Brazil. Waste Management 105(15): 223–232. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.02.001
- Drall KM, Field CJ, Haqq AM, de Souza RJ, Tum HN, Morales-Lizcano NP, Konya TB, Guttman DS, Azad MB, Becker AB, Lefebvre DL, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Sears MR, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2020. Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and early infancy in relation to gut microbiota composition and C. difficile colonization: implications for viral respiratory infections. Gut Microbes 12(1): 1799734. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2020.1799734
- Workplaces and COVID-19: Occupational Health and Safety Considerations for Reopening and Operating During the Pandemic. 2020. Toronto: CSA Group. (Authors: Arrandale VH, Ahuja M, Mo S, Dama H, Delic L, Gol-Rasan F, Meng P; Advisory panel: Scott JA, Gagnon F, Farnood R, Vaillancourt H, Islic N)
- Mubareka S, Groulx N, Savory E, Cutts T, Theriault S, Scott JA, Roy CJ, Turgeon N, Bryce E, Astrakianakis G, Kirychuk S, Girard M, Kobinger G, Zhang C, Duchaine C. 2019. Bioaerosols and transmission, a diverse and growing community of practice. Frontiers in Public Health 7: 23. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00023
- Drall KM, Tun HM, Morales-Lizcano N, Konya TB, Guttman DS, Field CJ, Mandal R, Wishart DS, Becker AB, Azad MB, Lefebvre DL, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Sears MR, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2019. Clostridioides difficile colonization is differentially associated with gut microbiome profiles by infant feeding modality at 3 months of age. Frontiers in Immunology 10: 2866. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02866
- Spilchuck V, Scott JA, Summerbell RC, Benusic M, Kim JH, Shen C. 2019. Evidence Brief: Foraged Mushroom Consumption in Ontario. Public Health Ontario. 20 pp.
- Yip L, Finn M, Granados A, Prost K, McGeer A, Gubbay JB, Scott JA, Mubareka A. 2019. Influenza virus RNA recovered from droplets and droplet nuclei emitted by adults in an acute care setting. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 16: 1–8. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2019.1591626
- Krzeczkowski JE, Lau A, Fitzpatrick J, Tamana S, Smithson L, de Souza R, Kozyrskyj AL, Lefebvre D, Becker AB, Subbarao P, Turvey SE, Pei J, Schmidt LA, Sears MR, Van Lieshout RJ, Mandhane PJ, CHILD Study Investigators (Scott JA). 2019. Maternal metabolic complications in pregnancy and offspring behavior problems at 2 years of age. Maternal and Child Health Journal 23: 746–755. doi: 10.1007/s10995-018-2691-y
- Matenchuk BA, Tamana SK, Lou WYW, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Becker AB, Azad MB, Moraes TJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Kozyrskyj AL, Mandhane PJ, and the CHILD Study Investigators (Scott JA). 2019. Prenatal depression and birth mode sequentially mediate maternal education’s influence on infant sleep duration. Sleep Medicine 59: 24-32. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.01.015
- Cruvinel VRN, Zolnikov TR, Bashash M, Marques CP, Scott JA. 2019. Waterborne diseases in waste pickers of Estrutural, Brazil, the second largest open-air dumpsite in world. Waste Management 99: 71-78. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.08.035
- Forbes JD, Azad MB, Vehling L, Tun HM, Konya TB, Guttman DS, Field CJ, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2018. Association of exposure to formula in the hospital and subsequent infant feeding practices with gut microbiota and risk of overweight in the first year of life. JAMA Pediatrics 172: e181161. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1161
- Dharma C, Lefebvre DL, Tran MM, Lu Z, Lou WYW, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Azad MB, Sears MR, and the CHILD Study Investigators (Scott JA). 2018. Diagnosing atopic dermatitis in infancy: Questionnaire reports vs criteria-based assessment. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 32: 556–567. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12525
- Savory E, Dooreleyers M, Spiler K, Sabarinathan J, Scott JA. 2018. Evaluation of an optoelectronic mould sensor for use in building health monitoring and in post-remediation performance assessment. Sustainable Cities and Society 36: 311–318. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2017.10.033
- Miliku K, Robertson B, Sharma AK, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, and the CHILD Study Investigators (Scott JA). 2018. Human milk oligosaccharide profiles and food sensitization among infants in the CHILD Study. Allergy 73: 2070–2073. doi: 10.1111/all.13476
- Kang LJ, Koleva PT, Field CJ, Giesbrecht GF, Wine E, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Sears MR, Scott JA, Dinu I, Kozyrskyj AL. 2018. Maternal depressive symptoms linked to reduced fecal Immunoglobulin A concentrations in infants. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 68: 123–131. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2017.10.007
- Dharma C, Lefebvre DL, Tran MM, Lou WYW, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Sears MR, and the CHILD Study Investigators (Scott JA). 2018. Patterns of allergic sensitization and atopic dermatitis from 1 to 3 years: Effects on allergic diseases. Clinical and Experimental Allergy 48: 48–59. doi: 10.1111/cea.13063
- Tun MH, Tun HM, Mahoney JJ, Konya TB, Guttman DS, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Sears MR, Brook JR, Lou W, Takaro TK, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2018. Postnatal exposure to household disinfectants, infant gut microbiota and subsequent risk of overweight in children. Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) 190: e1097. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170809
- Tran MM, Lefebvre DL, Dharma C, Dai D, Lou WYW, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Sears MR, and the CHILD Study Investigators (Scott JA). 2018. Predicting the atopic march: Results from the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development Study. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 141: 601–607: e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.08.024
- Cusack L, Sbihi H, Larkin A, Chow A, Brook JR, Moraes T, Mandhane PJ, Becker AB, Azad MB, Subbarao P, Kozyrskyj AL, Takaro TK, Sears MR, Turvey SE, Hystad P, CHILD Study Investigators (Scott JA). 2018. Residential green space and pathways to term birth weight in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study. International Journal of Health Geographics 17: 43. doi: 10.1186/s12942-018-0160-x
- Tun HM, Bridgman SL, Chari R, Field CJ, Guttman DS, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Sears MR, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2018. Roles of birth mode and infant gut microbiota in intergenerational transmission of overweight and obesity from mother to offspring. JAMA Pediatrics 172: 368–377. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.5535
- Smithson L, Baird T, Tamana SK, Lau A, Mariasine J, Chikuma J, Lefebvre DL, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Turvey SE, Sears MR, Beal DS, Pei J, Mandhane PJ, and the CHILD Study Investigators (Scott JA). 2018. Shorter sleep duration is associated with reduced cognitive development at two years of age. Sleep Medicine 48: 131–139. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.04.005
- Groulx N, Urch B, Duchaine C, Mubareka S, Scott JA. 2018. The Pollution Particulate Concentrator (PoPCon): A platform to investigate the effects of particulate air pollutants on viral infectivity. Science of the Total Environment 628: 1101–1107. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.118
- Summerbell RC, Gueidan C, Guarro J, Eskalen A, Crous PW, Gupta AK, Gené J, Cano-Lira JF, Starink M, Scott JA. 2018. The protean Acremonium. A. sclerotigenum/egyptiacum: revision, food contaminant, and human disease. Microorganisms 6(3): 88. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms6030088
- Azad MB, Vehling L, Lu Z, Dai D, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, and the CHILD Study Investigators (Scott JA). 2017. Breastfeeding, maternal asthma and wheezing in the first year of life: A longitudinal birth cohort study. European Respiratory Journal 49: 1602019. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02019-2016
- Yasmin F, Tun HM, Konya TB, Guttman DS, Chari RS, Field CJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Sears MR, Scott JA, Dinu I, Kozyrskyj AL. 2017. Cesarean section, formula feeding, and infant antibiotic exposure: separate and combined impacts on gut microbial changes in later infancy. Frontiers in Pediatrics 5: 200. doi: 10.3389/fped.2017.00200
- Arocha-Rosete Y, Diallo HA, Konan-Konan JL, Yankey N, Toualy MN, Kouadjo CG, Saleh M, Pilet F, Bertaccini A, Scott JA. 2017. Detection and differentiation of the coconut lethal yellowing phytoplasma in coconut-growing villages of Grand-Lahou, Côte d’Ivoire. Annals of Applied Biology 170: 333–347. doi: 10.1111/aab.12333
- Tun HM, Konya T, Takaro TK, Brook JR, Chari R, Field CJ, Guttman DS, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Sears MR, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2017. Exposure to household furry pets influences the gut microbiota of infant at 3–4 months following various birth scenarios. Microbiome 5: 40. doi: 10.1186/s40168-017-0254-x [This paper was the subject of an editorial in Nature 543: S48-S49, 2017. doi: 10.1038/543S48a.]
- Bridgman S, Azad MB, Field C, Haqq A, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Sears MR, Scott JA, Wishart D, Kozyrskyj AL. 2017. Fecal short-chain fatty acid variations by breastfeeding status in infants at 4 months: differences in relative versus absolute concentrations. Frontiers in Nutrition 4: 11. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2017.00011
- Graham C, Chooniedass R, Stefura WP, Becker AB, Sears MR, Turvey SE, Mandhane PJ, Subbarao P, HayGlass KT, and the CHILD Study Investigators (Scott JA). 2017. In vivo immune signatures of healthy human pregnancy: Inherently inflammatory or anti-inflammatory? PLoS ONE 12: e0177813. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177813
- Liu L, Urch B, Szyszkowicz M, Speck M, Leingartner K, Shutt R, Pelletier G, Gold DR, Scott JA, Brook JR, Thorne PS, Silverman FS. 2017. Influence of exposure to coarse, fine and ultrafine urban particulate matter and their biological constituents on neural biomarkers in a randomized controlled crossover study. Environment International 101: 89–95. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.01.010
- Morales-Lizcano NP, Hasan A, To HS, Lekadou TT, Copeland J, Wang P, Diallo HA, Konan Konan JL, Yoshioka K, Moeder W, Scott JA, Arocha Rosete YA. 2017. Microbial diversity in leaves, trunk and rhizosphere of coconut palms (Cocos nucifera L.) associated with the coconut lethal yellowing phytoplasma in Grand-Lahou, Côte d’Ivoire. African Journal of Biotechnology 16: 1534–1550. doi: 10.5897/AJB2017.16006
- Klopp A, Vehling L, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, Azad MB, CHILD Study Investigators. 2017 (Scott JA). Modes of infant feeding and the risk of childhood asthma: a prospective birth cohort study. The Journal of Pediatrics 190: 192–199. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.07.012
- Novakova E, Woodhams DC, Rodriguez-Ruano SM, Brucker RM, Leff JW, Maharaj A, Amir A, Knight R, Scott JA. 2017. Mosquito microbiome dynamics, a background for prevalence and seasonality of West Nile virus. Frontiers in Microbiology 8: 526. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00526
- Lin WE, Mubareka S, Guo Q, Steinhoff A, Scott JA, Savory E. 2017. Pulsed ultraviolet light decontamination of virus-laden airstreams. Aerosol Science and Technology 51: 554–563. doi: 10.1080/02786826.2017.1280128
- Koleva PT, Tun HM, Konya TB, Guttman DS, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Sears MR, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2017. Sex-specific impact of asthma during pregnancy on infant gut microbiota. European Respiratory Journal 50: 1700280. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00280-2017
- Tran MM, Lefebvre DL, Dai D, Dharma C, Subbarao P, Lou W, Azad MB, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Sears MR, and the CHILD Study Investigators (Scott JA). 2017. Timing of food introduction and development of food sensitization in a prospective birth cohort. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 28: 471–477. doi: 10.1111/pai.12739
- Scott JA, Summerbell RC. 2016. Biology of the whiskey fungus. pp 413‒428. In: Biology of microfungi. Li D (ed). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-29137-6_16
- Larenas-Linnemann D, Baxi S, Phipatanakul W, Portnoy JM (on behalf of members of the Mold Allergy Workgroup). 2016. Clinical evaluation and management of patients with suspected fungus sensitivity. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 4: 405‒414. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.10.015
- Summerbell RC, Scott JA. 2016. Conidiogenesis: its evolutionary aspects in the context of a philosophy of opportunity (lectics). pp 169‒195. In: Biology of microfungi. Li D (ed). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-29137-6_8
- Arocha-Rosete Y, Diallo HA, Konan-Konan JL, Assiri PK, Kra Daniel KK, Toualy MN, Kwadjo Koffi EK, Daramcoum MP, Beugré NI, Outtara WM, Kouadjo CG, Allou K, Fursy-Rodelec ND, Doudjo-Ouattara ON, Yankey N, Dery S, Maharaj A, Saleh M, Summerbell RC, Contaldo N, Paltrinieri S, Bertaccini A, Scott JA. 2016. Detection and identification of the coconut lethal yellowing phytoplasma in weeds growing in coconut farms in Côte d'Ivoire. Canadian Journal of Phytopathology 38: 164–173. doi: 10.1080/07060661.2016.1191044
- Baxi S, Portnoy JM, Larenas-Linnemann D, Phipatanakul W (on behalf of members of the Mold Allergy Workgroup). 2016. Exposure and health effects of fungi on humans. Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 4: 396‒404. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2016.01.008
- Bridgman SL, Kozyrskyj AL, Scott JA, Becker AB, Azad MB. 2016. Gut microbiota and allergic disease in children. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 116: 99‒105. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.10.001
- Bridgman SL, Konya T, Azad MB, Guttman DS, Sears MR, Becker AB, Turvey SE, Mandhane PJ, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Field CJ, Kozyrskyj AL (& CHILD Study Investigators). 2016. High fecal IgA is associated with reduced Clostridium difficile colonization in infants. Microbes and Infection 18: 543–549. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2016.05.001
- Azad MB, Konya T, Persaid RJ, Guttman DS, Chari RS, Field CJ, Sears MR, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2016. Impact of maternal intrapartum antibiotics, method of birth and breastfeeding on gut microbiota during the first year of life: a prospective cohort study. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (BJOG) 123: 983–993. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13601
- Bridgman SL, Konya T, Azad MB, Sears MR, Becker AB, Turvey SE, Mandhane PJ, Subbarao P, Scott JA, Field CJ, Kozyrskyj AL. 2016. Infant gut immunity: a preliminary study of IgA associations with breastfeeding. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 7: 68–72. doi: 10.1017/S2040174415007862
- Williams PB, Barnes CS, Portnoy JM (on behalf of members of the Mold Allergy Workgroup). 2016. Innate and adaptive immune response to fungal products and allergens. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 4: 386‒395. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.11.016
- Scott JA, Ewaze JO, Summerbell RC, Arocha-Rosete Y, Maharaj A, Guardiola Y, Saleh M, Wong B, Bogale M, O'Hara MJ, Untereiner WA. 2016. Multilocus DNA sequencing of the whiskey fungus reveals a continental-scale speciation pattern. Persoonia 37: 13-20. doi: 10.3767/003158516X689576
- Pakpour S, Scott JA, Turvey SE, Brook JR, Takaro TK, Sears MR, Klironomos J. 2016. Presence of Archaea in the indoor environment and their relationships with housing characteristics. Microbial Ecology 72: 305–312. doi: 10.1007/s00248-016-0767-z
- Chew GL, Horner WE, Kennedy K, Grimes C, Barnes CS, Phipatanakul W, Larenas-Linnemann D, Miller JD (on behalf of members of the Mold Allergy Workgroup). 2016. Procedures to assist health care providers to determine when home assessments for potential mold exposure are warranted. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 4: 417‒422. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2016.01.013
- Adolphe MG, Mourifie I, Konan Konan JL, Ibo JG, Koulou N, Atta Diallo H, Allou K, White KJ, Scott JA, Arocha Rosete Y. 2016. Socio-economic impact of the coconut lethal yellowing disease on Ivorian smallholder coconut farm families. African Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development 4: 463–479.
- Levetin E, Horner E, Scott JA (on behalf of members of the Mold Allergy Workgroup). 2016. Taxonomy of allergenic fungi. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 4: 375–385. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.10.012
- McCluskey K, Alvarez A, Bennett AR, Bokati D, Boundy-Mills-K, Brown D, Bull CT, Coffey M, Dreaden T, Duke C, Cye G, Ehmke E, Eversole K, Fenstermacher K, Geiser DM, Glaeser J, Greene S, Gribble L, Griffith MP, Hanser K, Humber R, Johnson BW, Kermode A, Krichevsky M, Lauden M, Leach J, Leslie JF, May M, Melcher U, Nobles DR, Fonseca NR, Robinson S, Ryan M, Scott JA, Silflow C, Vidaver A, Webb K, Wertz J, Yentsch S, Zehr S. 2016. The US Culture Collection Network lays the foundation for progress in preservation of valuable microbial resources. Phytopathology 106: 532–540. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-02-16-0074-RVW
- Summerbell RC, Scott JA. 2015. Acremonium. In: Molecular biology of food and water borne mycotoxigenic and mycotic fungi. Food Microbiology Series. Paterson RRM, Lima N (eds) Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press.
- Arocha-Rosete Y, Konan-Konan JL, Diallo AH, Allou K, Scott JA. 2015. Analyses based on the 16S rRNA and secA genes identify a new phytoplasma subgroup associated with a lethal yellowing-type disease of coconut in Côte d'Ivoire. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 5:57‒58. doi: 10.5958/2249-4677.2015.00023.7
- Behbod B, Sordillo JE, Hoffman EB, Datta S, Webb TE, Kwan DL, Kamel JA, Muilenberg ML, Scott JA, Chew GL, Platts-Mills TAE, Schwartz J, Coull B, Burge H, Gold DR. 2015. Asthma & allergy development: Contrasting influences of yeasts and other fungal exposures. Clinical and Experimental Allergy 45: 154‒163. doi: 10.1111/cea.12401
- Takaro TK, Scott JA, Allen R, Anand S, Becker A, Befus A, Brauer M, Duncan J, Lefebvre D, Lou W, Mandhane P. McLean K, Miller G, Sbihi H, Shu H, Subbarao P, Turvey SE, Wheeler AJ, Zeng L, Sears MR, Brook JR and the CHILD Study investigators. 2015. Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort study: assessment of environmental exposures. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. 25: 580‒592. doi: 10.1038/jes.2015.7
- Arrieta MC, Stiemsma LT, Dimitriu PA, Thorson L, Russell S, Yurist-Doutsch S, Kuzeljevic B, Gold MJ, Britton HM, Lefebvre DL, Subbarao P, Mandhane P, Becker A, McNagny KM, Sears MR, Kollmann T, CHILD Study Investigators (Scott JA), Mohn WW, Turvey SE, Finlay BB. 2015. Early infancy microbial and metabolic alterations affect risk of childhood asthma. Science Translational Medicine 30: 307ra152. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aab2271
- Liu L, Urch B, Poon R, Szyszkowicz M, Speck M, Gold DR, Wheeler AJ, Scott JA, Brook JR, Thorne PS, Silverman F. 2015. Effects of ambient coarse, fine and ultrafine particles and their biological constituents on systemic biomarkers: a controlled human exposure study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 123: 534–540. doi10.1289/ehp.1408387.
- Zhong J, Urch B, Speck M, Coull BA, Koutrakis P, Thorne PS, Scott JA, Liu L, Brook RD, Behbod B, Gibson H, Silverman F, Mittleman MA, Baccarelli AA, Gold DR. 2015. Endotoxin and β-1,3-D-glucan in concentrated ambient particles induce rapid increase in blood pressure in controlled human exposures. Hypertension 66: 509–516. doi: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.115.05342
- Stein CM, Wu PE, Scott JA, Weinerman AS. 2015. Fulminant hepatic failure following ingestion of wild mushrooms. Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) 187: 822‒824. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.150080
- Arocha-Rosete Y, Schilder A, Lambert L, Scott JA. 2015. Identification and molecular characterization of the blueberry stunt phytoplasma in Canada. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 5:17‒18. doi: 10.5958/2249-4677.2015.00006.7
- Koleva P, Kim J, Guttman DS, Sears MR, Becker AB, Mandhane P, Subbarao P, Turvey S, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2015. Impact of maternal overweight during pregnancy on the newborn gut microbiome. Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology 103: 378.
- Azad MB, Konya T, Guttman DS, Field CJ, Sears MR, HayGlass KT, Mandhane PJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Becker AB, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2015. Infant gut microbiota and food sensitization: associations in the first year of life. Clinical and Experimental Allergy 45: 632–643. doi: 10.1111/cea.12487
- Mubareka A, Granados A, Naik U, Darwish I, Cutts TA, Astrakianakis G, Gubbay JB, Scott JA. 2015. Influenza virus emitted by naturally-infected hosts in a healthcare setting. Journal of Clinical Virology 73: 105‒107. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2015.11.002
- Koleva PT, Kim JS, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2015. Microbial programming of health and disease starts during fetal life. Birth Defects Research. Part C: Embryo Today: Reviews 105: 265‒277. doi: 10.1002/bdrc.21117
- Sbihi H, Allen RW, Becker A, Brook JR, Mandhane P, Scott JA, Sears MR, Subbarao P, Takaro TK, Turvey SE, Brauer M. 2015. Perinatal exposure to traffic-related air pollution and atopy at the first year of life. Environmental Health Perspectives 123: 902‒908. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1408700
- Moraes TJ, Lefebvre DL, Chooniedass R, Becker AB, Brook JR, Denburg J, HayGlass KT, Hegele RG, Kollmann TR, Macri J, Mandhane PJ, Scott JA, Subbarao P, Takaro TK, Turvey SE, Duncan JD, Sears MR, Befus AD and the CHILD Study Investigators. 2015. The Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort study: Biological samples and biobanking. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 29: 84‒92. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12161
- Subbarao P, Anand SS, Becker AB, Befus AD, Brauer M, Brook JR, Denburg JA, HayGlass KT, Kobor MS, Kollman TR, Kozyrskyj AL, Lou WYW, Mandhane PJ, Miller GE, Moraes TJ, Pare PD, Scott JA, Takaro TK, Turvey SE, Duncan JM, Lefebvre DL, Sears MR, and the CHILD study investigators. 2015. The Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study: examining developmental origins of allergy and asthma. Thorax 70: 998–1000. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207246
- Konya T, Koster B, Maugham H, Escobar M, Azad MB, Guttman DS, Sears MR, Becker AB, Brook JR, Takaro TK, Kozyrskyj AL, Scott JA. 2014. Associations between bacterial communities of house dust and infant gut. Environmental Research 131: 25–30. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.02.005
- Maheswaran D, Zeng Y, Chan-Yeung M, Scott JA, Osornio-Vargas A, Becker AB, Kozyrskyj AL. 2014. Exposure to beta-(1,3)-D-glucan in house dust at age 7‒10 is associated with airway hyper-responsiveness and atopic asthma by age 11‒14. PLoS One 9: e98878. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098878
- Arocha-Rosete Y, Konan Konan JL, Diallo AH, Allou K, Scott JA. 2014. Identification and molecular characterization of the phytoplasma associated with a lethal yellowing-type disease of coconut in Côte d'Ivoire. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 36: 141‒150. doi: 10.1080/07060661.2014.899275
- Konya T, Scott JA. 2014. Recent advances in the microbiology of the built environment. Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports. 1: 35–42. doi: 10.1007/s40518-014-0007-4
- Savory E, Lin WE, Blackman K, Roberto MC, Cuthbertson LR, Scott JA, Mubareka S. 2014. Western Cold and Flu (WeCoF) aerosol study - preliminary results. BMC Research Notes 7: 563. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-563
- 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
- Duduk B, Arocha Y, Mitrović J, Michelutti R, Benabid R, Scott JA, Bertaccini A. 2013. Caratterizzazione molecolare di ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ in ortensia in Canada. Petria 23(1): 139–142.
- Behbod B, Urch B, Speck M, Scott JA, Liu L, Poon R, Coull B, Schwartz J, Koutrakis P, Silverman F, Gold DR. 2013. Endotoxin in concentrated coarse and fine ambient particles induces acute systemic inflammation in controlled human exposures. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 70: 761–767. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101498
- Konan Konan JL, Allou K, Diallo AH, Yao DS, Koua B, Kouassi N, Benabid R, Michelutti R, Scott JA, Arocha-Rosete Y. 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
- Azad MB, Becker AB, Guttman DS, Sears MR, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2013. Gut microbiota diversity and atopic disease: does breastfeeding play a role? Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 131: 247–248. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.10.044
- Azad MB, Konya T, Maughan H, Guttman DS, Field CJ, Chari RS, Sears MR, Becker AB, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2013. Gut microbiota in Canadian infants: profiles by mode of delivery and infant diet at 4 months. Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) 185: 385–394. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.121189 [Winner, CMAJ’s 2013 Bruce Squires Award for relevance to clinical practice]
- Azad MB, Konya T, Maughan H, Guttman DS, Field CJ, Chari RS, Sears MR, Becker AB, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL. 2013. Infant gut microbiota and the hygiene hypothesis of allergic disease: impact of household pets and siblings on microbiota composition and diversity. Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 9: 15. doi: 10.1186/1710-1492-9-15
- Bates ST, Ahrendt S, Bik HM, Bruns TD, Caporaso JG, Cole J, Dwan M, Fierer N, Gu D, Houston S, Knight R, Leff J, Lewis C, Maestre JP, McDonald D, Nilsson RH, Porras-Alfaro A, Robert V, Schoch C, Scott JA, Taylor DL, Wegener Parfrey L, Stajich JE. 2013. Meeting Report: Fungal ITS Workshop (October 2012). Standards in Genomic Sciences 8: 118–123. doi: 10.4056/sigs.3737409
- Woo AC, Brar MS, Chan Y, Lau MCY, Leung FCC, Scott JA, Vrijmoed LLP, Zawar-Reza P, Pointing SB. 2013. Temporal variation in airborne microbial populations and microbially-derived allergens in a tropical urban landscape. Atmospheric Environment 74: 291–300. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.03.047
- Summerbell RC, Scott JA. 2013. Testing methods for Legionella bacteria. Public Works & Government Services Canada: Ottawa. 28 pp.
- 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 22: 5271–5277. doi: 10.1111/mec.12481
- Behbod B, Sordillo JE, Hoffman EB, Datta S, Muilenberg ML, Scott JA, Chew GL, Platts-Mills TAE, Schwartz J, Burge H, Gold DR. 2013. Wheeze in infancy: protection associated with yeasts in house dust contrasts with increased risk associated with yeasts in indoor air and other fungal taxa. Allergy 68: 1410–1418. doi: 10.1111/all.12254
- Savory E, Sabarinathan J, Sauer A, Scott JA. 2012. An optoelectronic sensor for the monitoring of mould growth in concealed spaces. Building and Environment 49: 9–16. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.09.023
- Nichol K, McGeer A, Bigelow P, O'Brien-Pallas L, Scott JA, Holness DL. 2012. Behind the mask: Determinants of nurse's adherence to facial protective equipment. American Journal of Infection Control 41: 8–13. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.12.018
- 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
- Ohm RA, Feau N, Henrissat B, Schoch CL, Horwitz BA, Barry KW, Condon BJ, Copeland AC, Dhillon B, Glaser F, Hesse CN, Kosti I, LaButti K, Lindquist EA, Lucas S, Salamov AA, Bradshaw RE, Ciuffetti L, Hamelin RC, Kema GHJ, Lawrence C, Scott JA, Spatafora JW, Turgeon BG, de Wit PJGM, Zhong S, Goodwin SB, Grigoriev IV. 2012. Diverse lifestyles and strategies of plant pathogenesis encoded in the genomes of eighteen Dothideomycetes fungi. PLoS Pathogens 8: e1003037. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003037
- Summerbell RC, C. Gueidan C, Schroers H-J, de Hoog GS, Starinck M, van Iperen A, Rehner S, Arocha Rosete Y, Guarro J, Scott JA. 2011. Acremonium phylogenetic overview and revision of Gliomastix, Trichothecium and Sarocladium. Studies in Mycology 68: 139–162. doi: 10.3114/sim.2011.68.06
- Taylor P, Arocha-Rosete Y, Scott JA. 2011. First report of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii' (group 16SrVI) infecting Sauropus androgynus. New Disease Reports 24: 23. doi: 10.5197/j.2044-0588.2011.024.023
- Arocha-Rosete Y, Zunnoon-Khan S, Krukovets I, Crosby W, Scott JA, Bertaccini A, Michelutti R. 2011. Identification and molecular characterization of the phytoplasma associated with peach rosette-like disease at the Canadian Clonal Genebank based on 16S rRNA gene analysis. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 33: 127–134. doi: 10.1080/07060661.2011.558854
- Arocha-Rosete Y, Kent P, Agrawal V, Hunt D, Hamilton A, Bertaccini A, Scott JA, Crosby W, Michelutti R. 2011. Identification of Graminella nigrifrons as a potential vector for phytoplasmas affecting Prunus and Pyrus species in Canada. Canadian Journal of Plant Patholology 33: 465–474. doi: 10.1080/07060661.2011.633561
- Summerbell RC, Green BJ, Corr D, Scott JA. 2011. Molecular methods for bioaerosol characterization. In: Microorganisms in home and indoor work environments diversity, health impacts, investigation and control, 2nd edition. Flannigan B; Samson RA; Miller JD (eds) Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press.
- Seth R, Ribeiro M, Romaschin A, Scott JA, Manno M, Scott JA, Liss GM, Tarlo SM. 2011. Occupational endotoxin exposure and a novel luminol-enhanced chemiluminescence assay of nasal lavage neutrophil activation. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 127: 272–275. PMID: 21093028.
- Scott JA, Green BJ, Summerbell RC. 2011. Traditional and modern methods for detecting fungi in indoor environments. pp 353–373. In: Fundamentals of mold growth in indoor environments and strategies for healthy living. Samson RA, Adan O (eds) Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.
- Zunnoon-Khan S, Michelutti R, Arocha-Rosete Y, Scott JA, Crosby W, Bertaccini A. 2010. First report of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'-related strain associated with peach rosette in Canada. Plant Disease 94: 916–917. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-94-7-0916C
- Michelutti R, Zunnoon-Khan S, Arocha Rosete Y, Scott JA, Crosby W, Bertaccini A. 2010. First report of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma fraxini' (group 16SrVII phytoplasma) associated with a peach disease in Canada. Plant Pathology 59: 1162. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2010.02355.x
- Subbarao PJ, Becker A, Brook JR, Daley D, Mandhane PJ, Miller GE, Turvey SE, Sears MR et al. (Scott JA) 2009. Epidemiology of asthma: risk factors for development. Expert Review of Clinical Immunology 5: 77–95. doi: 10.1586/1744666X.5.1.77
- Al-Naama M, Ewaze JO, Green BJ, Scott JA. 2009. Trehalose and heat resistance in Baudoinia. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 63: 765–768. doi: 10.1016/j.biod.2009.06.004
- Scott JA, Wong B, Summerbell RC, Untereiner WA. 2008. A survey of Penicillium brevicompactum and P. bialowiezense from indoor environments with commentary on the taxonomy of the P. brevicompactum group. Botany 86: 732–741. doi: 10.1139/B08-060
- Ewaze JO, Summerbell RC, Scott JA. 2008. Ethanol physiology in the warehouse staining fungus, Baudoinia compniacensis. Mycological Research 112: 1373–1380. doi: 10.1016/j.mycres.2008.05.003
- Hicks J, Hung L-L, Li D-W, Reponen T, Rogers C, Scott JA, Vesper S, Yang C. 2008. Laboratory analytical methods (Chapter 12), In: Recognition, evaluation, and control of mold. Prezant B, Weekes DM, Miller JD (eds) Fairfax, Virginia: AIHA Press. pp 153–170.
- Ewaze JO, Summerbell RC, Scott JA. 2008. Semiselective isolation of the ethanol imbibing sooty mould of distillery aging warehouses, Baudoinia. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 54: 331–333. doi: 10.1139/W08-016
- Saldanha R, Manno M, Saleh M, Ewaze JO, Scott JA. 2008. The influence of sampling duration on recovery of viable fungi using the Andersen N6 and RCS Biotest bioaerosol samplers. Indoor Air 18: 464–472. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2008.00547.x
- Gräser Y, Scott JA, Summerbell RC. 2008. The new species concept in dermatophytes: a polyphasic approach. Mycopathologia 166: 239–256. doi: 10.1007/s11046-008-9099 y.
- Scott JA, Untereiner WA, Ewaze JO, Wong B, Doyle D. 2007. Baudoinia, a new genus to accommodate Torula compniacensis. Mycologia 99: 592–601. doi: 10.3852/mycologia.99.4.592
- Summerbell RC, Scott JA. 2007. Histoplasmosis, Blastomycosis and Cryptococcosis in Canada. Health Canada & Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Government of Canada: Ottawa. 56 pp.
- Thorn RG, Scott JA, Lachance MA. 2007. Methods for studying terrestrial fungal ecology and diversity, In: Methods for General and Molecular Microbiology, 3rd ed Reddy CA, Beveridge TJ, Breznak JA, Marzluf GA, Schmidt TM, Snyder LR (eds). Washington, DC.: ASM Press. pp 929–951.
- Summerbell RC, Scott JA. 2007. National Centres for Secure Biological Resources (NCSBR). Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRNE) Research and Technology Initiative (CRTI), Government of Canada: Ottawa. 109 pp.
- Ewaze JO, Summerbell RC, Scott JA. 2007. Physiological studies of the warehouse staining fungus, Baudoinia compniacensis. Mycological Research 111: 1422–1430. doi: 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.09.010
- The Role of the Industrial Hygienist in a Pandemic. 2006. AIHA Guideline 7. Fairfax, Virginia: AIHA Press. (Authors: Adams RC, Brandt MT, Carraway CJ, Chiarello L, Easton DN, Flesher JK, Fuller TP, Fung F, Gaydos NA, Lewis RD, O’Grady A, Sassone DM, Scott JA, Springston JP, Streifel AJ, Strode RD, Toy VM, Weekes DM, Williams PB, Zhuang Z)
- Scott JA. 2005. Clean-up procedures for mold in houses, 2nd edition. Ottawa: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Press, 90 pp. ISBN: 0-660-19227-6.
- Che YS, Araujo AR, Gloer JB, Scott JA, Malloch D. 2005. Communiols E–H: New polyketide metabolites from the coprophilous fungus Podospora communis. Journal of Natural Products 68: 435–438 doi: 10.1021/np049592f
- Che YS, Gloer JB, Scott JA, Malloch D. 2004. Communiols A–D: New mono- and bis-tetrahydrofuran derivatives from the coprophilous fungus Podospora communis. Tetrahedron Letters 45: 6891–6894. doi: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.07.093
- 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.
- Scott JA, Untereiner WA, Wong B, Straus NA, Malloch D. 2004. Genotypic variation in Penicillium chrysogenum from indoor environments. Mycologia 96: 1095–1105. doi: 10.2307/3762092
- Untereiner WA, Scott JA, Sigler L, Bachewich J, Angus A. 2004. The Ajellomycetaceae: A new family of vertebrate-associated Onygenales. Mycologia 96: 812–821. doi: 10.2307/3762114
- Koster B, Scott JA, Wong B, Malloch D, Straus NA. 2003. A geographically diverse isolates indicates two phylogenetic lineages within Stachybotrys chartarum. Canadian Journal of Botany 81: 633–643. doi: 10.1139/b03-056
- 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.
- Scott JA, Straus NA. 2000. A review of current methods in DNA fingerprinting. In: Integration of modern taxonomic methods for Penicillium and Aspergillus classification. Samson RA, Pitt JI (eds). Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers. pp 209–224.
- Scott JA, Malloch D, Wong B, Sawa T, Straus N. 2000. DNA heteroduplex fingerprinting in Penicillium. In: Integration of modern taxonomic methods for Penicillium and Aspergillus classification. Samson RA, Pitt JI (eds). Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers. pp 225–236.
- Currie CR, Scott JA, Summerbell RC, Malloch D. 1999. Fungus-growing ants use antibiotic-producing bacteria to control weed moulds. Nature 398: 701–704. doi: 10.1038/19519 [corrigendum Nature 423: 461–461, 2003. doi: 10.1038/nature01563]
- Scott JA, Straus NA, Wong B. 1999. Heteroduplex DNA fingerprinting of Penicillium brevicompactum from house dust. In: Bioaerosols, fungi and mycotoxins: Health effects, assessment, prevention and control. Johanning E (ed). Albany NY: Eastern New York Occupational and Environmental Health Clinic. pp 335–342.
- Straus NA, Scott JA, Wong B. 1999. The trichodiene synthase gene from Stachybotrys chartarum: A potential diagnostic indicator of indoor contamination. In: Bioaerosols, fungi and mycotoxins: Health effects, assessment, prevention and control. Johanning E (ed) Albany NY: Eastern New York Occupational and Environmental Health Clinic. pp 343–350.
- Rosenthal SA, Scott JA, Summerbell RC, Kane J. 1998. First isolation of Trichophyton fischeri in the United States. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 36: 3389–3391. PMID: 9774603.
- Wang HJ, Gloer KB, Gloer JB, Scott JA, Malloch D. 1997. Anserinones A and B: New antifungal and antibacterial benzoquinones from the coprophilous fungus Podospora anserina. Journal of Natural Products 60: 629–631. doi: 10.1021/np970071k [addendum Journal of Natural Products 67: 1637–1637, 2004. doi: 10.1021/np040143p]
- Whyte AC, Gloer JB, Scott JA, Malloch D. 1996. Cercophorins A-C: Novel antifungal and cytotoxic metabolites from the coprophilous fungus Cercophora areolata. Journal of Natural Products 59: 765–769. doi: 10.1021/np9603232
- Wang HJ, Gloer JB, Scott JA, Malloch D. 1995. Coniochaetone-A and coniochaetone B: New antifungal benzopyranones from the coprophilous fungus Coniochaeta saccardoi. Tetrahedron Letters 36: 5847–5850. doi: 10.1016/0040-4039(95)01174-G
- Lee KK, Gloer JB, Scott JA, Malloch D. 1995. Petriellin–A: A novel antifungal depsipeptide from the coprophilous fungus Petriella sordida. Journal of Organic Chemistry 60: 5384–5385. doi: 10.1021/jo00122a010
- Gamble WR, Gloer JB, Scott JA, Malloch D. 1995. Polytolypin: A new antifungal triterpenoid from the coprophilous fungus Polytolypa hystricis. Journal of Natural Products 58: 1983–1986. doi: 10.1021/np50126a034
- Guillet JE, Huber HX, Scott JA. 1995. Synthesis and applications of photodegradable poly(ethylene terephthalate). Journal of Macromolecule Science – Pure and Applied Chemistry A32(4): 823–833. doi: 10.1080/10601329508010292
- Wang Y, Gloer JB, Scott JA, Malloch D. 1995. Terezines A–D: Novel bioactive metabolites from the coprophilous fungus Sporormiella teretispora. Journal of Natural Products 58: 93–99. doi: 10.1021/np50115a011
- Alfatafta AA, Gloer JB, Scott JA, Malloch D. 1994. Apiosporamide: A new antifungal agent from the coprophilous fungus Apiospora montagnei. Journal of Natural Products – Lloydia 57: 1696–1702. doi: 10.1021/np50114a012
- Krug JC, Scott JA. 1994. The genus Bombardioidea. Canadian Journal of Botany 72: 1302–1310. doi: 10.1139/b94-159
- Wang Y, Gloer JB, Scott JA, Malloch D. 1993. Appenolides A-C: Three new antifungal furanones from the coprophilous fungus Podospora appendiculata. Journal of Natural Products – Lloydia 56: 341–344. doi: 10.1021/np50093a005
- Scott JA, Malloch DW and Gloer JB. 1993. Polytolypa, an undescribed genus in the Onygenales. Mycologia 85: 503–508. doi: 10.2307/3760710
- Guillet JE, Huber HX, Scott JA. 1992. Studies of the biodegradation of synthetic plastics. In: Biodegradable polymers and plastics. Vert M, Feijen J, Albertsson A, Scott G, Chiellini E (eds). London: Royal Society of Chemistry. pp 55–70.
- Kane J, Scott JA, Summerbell RC, Diena BB. 1992. Trichophyton krajdenii sp. nov.: An anthropophilic dermatophyte. Mycotaxon 45: 307–316.
Management Team
- James Scott, PhD, ARMCCM
- Richard Summerbell, PhD
- Yaima Arocha-Rosete, PhD
- Mike Saleh, MHSc
- Kristine White, BA
- Edward J Hollis, MSEd


