Peer-Reviewed Publications

Publication on Mosquito Microbial Communities

Published April 4, 2017 · Revised January 29, 2019

Sporometrics is pleased to announce another publication, this time on Mosquito Microbial Communities in Frontiers in Microbiology. This is work that comes out of our Mosquito surveillance work with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The publication can be found here and includes our very own Amin Maharaj and Dr. James Scott. Abstract: […]

Lethal Yellowing Disease in Côte d’Ivoire

Published March 23, 2017 · Revised January 29, 2019

IDRC/DFATD Project Title and Number: Improving livelihoods of resource-poor coconut smallholder farmers threatened by an emerging lethal yellowing disease of coconut in the coastal region of Côte d’Ivoire – ‘Fighting lethal disease for coconut farmers’. No. 107789. Project Dates: August 1st 2014 to January 31st 2017; 2.5 years. Project Budget: $2,586,916 CAD. Location of Study: Grand-Lahou, […]

PROOF: The Science of Booze

Published September 29, 2014 · Revised September 29, 2014

Sporometrics CEO & Founder Dr. James Scott’s Discovery of the ‘Whiskey Fungus’ Is Recounted in Adam Roger’s New Book Proof: The Science of Booze.

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.

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.