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Babies, pets and house dust

Published March 16, 2014 · Revised July 21, 2014

THE BACTERIA that line our gut influence our digestion, risk of disease, and even our behaviour. But if you thought that these bacteria were just personal, think again. We not only share these gut bugs with the people and animals around us, we also exchange them with the dust in our homes.

Killing the bacteria on your cell phone

Published February 10, 2014 · Revised February 15, 2014

Tune in to Daily Planet February 13th, 2014 at 7 PM EDT on Daily Planet to watch James and Lucas testing out Phone Soap, a nifty, high-tech gadget that gets rid of nasty bacteria from your cell phone! Click here to watch the full segment>

First report on the molecular identification of the phytoplasma associated with a lethal yellowing-type disease of coconut palms in Côte d’Ivoire

Published August 8, 2013 · Revised July 21, 2014

JLK Konan, K Allou, HA Diallo, DS Yao, B Koua, N Kouassi, R Benabid, R Michelutti, JA Scott, Y Arocha-Rosete. 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.

Infant gut microbiota and the hygiene hypothesis of allergic disease: impact of household pets and siblings on microbiota composition and diversity

Published June 5, 2013 · Revised July 21, 2014

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.

Pets & Microbes on Daily Planet

Published May 1, 2013 · Revised February 3, 2014

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 […]