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2019
Vesper, S. Quantifying fungi/mold in the epidemiology of asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis. Fungal Contributions to Pathogenesis of Asthma and Chronic Rhinosinusitis Meeting at NIH, Rockville, MD, May 30 - 31, 2019.
2018
Sinclair, R., C. Russell, G. Kray, AND S. Vesper. Asthma Risk Associated with Indoor Mold Contamination in Hispanic Communities in Eastern Coachella Valley, California. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 2018:9350370, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9350370
Cox, J., K. Isiugo, P. Ryan, S. Grinshpun, M. Yermakov, C. Desmond, R. Jandarov, S. Vesper, J. Ross, S. Chillrud, K. Dannemiller, AND T. Reponen. Effectiveness of a portable air cleaner in removing aerosol particles in homes close to highways. INDOOR AIR. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, 28(6):818-827, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12502
Vesper, S., J. Cox-Ganser, L. Wymer, AND J. Park. Quantification of mold contamination in multi-level buildings using the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE. Taylor & Francis, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, 15(1):38-43, (2017).
2017
Rossini, G., V. Niel, D. Lark, L. Wymer, AND S. Vesper. Comparison of Mold Populations in Water-Damaged Homes in Australia and the United States. INDOOR AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT. Karger Libri AG, Basel, Switzerland, 7(0):1-4, (2017).
Cox, J., R. Indugula, S. Vesper, Z. Zhu, R. Jandarov, AND T. Reponen. Comparison of indoor air sampling and dust collection methods for fungal exposure assessment using quantitative PCR. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. RSC Publishing, Cambridge, Uk, 19(10):1312-1319, (2017).
Bradham, K., C. Croghan, P. Egeghy, S. Clifton, K. Isaacs, Dan Stout, K. Thomas, N. Tulve, E. Ulrich, D. Whitaker, S. Vesper, D. Betancourt, AND T. Dean. Field Collection Methods for an EPA Pilot Study Evaluating Personal, Housing, and Community Factors Influencing Children’s Potential Exposures to Indoor Contaminants at Various Lifestages (EPA Pilot Study Add-On to the GreenHousing Study). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-17/064, 2017.
Glassmeyer, S., E. Furlong, D. Kolpin, A. Batt, B. Benson, S. Boone, O. Conerly, M. Donohue, D. King, M. Kostich, H. Mash, S. Pfaller, K. Schenck, Jane Ellen Simmons, E. Varughese, S. Vesper, E. Villegas, AND V. Wilson. Nationwide reconnaissance of contaminants of emerging concern in source and treated drinking waters of the United States. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 581582:909-922, (2017).
Vesper, S., T. Robins, T. Lewis, K. Kombkowski, L. Wymer, R. Villegas MSc, AND S. Batterman. Use of Medicaid and housing data may help target areas of high asthma prevalence. Journal of Asthma. Informa Healthcare, London, Uk, 54(3):230-238, (2017). https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2016.1212370
Tulve, N., M. Clifton, S. Vesper, P. Egeghy, K. Thomas, E. Ulrich, Dan Stout, K. Isaacs, D. Werthmann, AND F. Rabito. Young Children’s Exposures to Molds and Consumer Product Ingredients in their Homes. 2017 ISES Annual Meeting, Durham, NC, October 15 - 19, 2017.
2016
Eiffert, S., Y. Noibi, S. Vesper, J. Downs, F. Fulk, J. Wallace, M. Pearson, AND A. Winquist. A Citizen-Science Study Documents Environmental Exposures and Asthma Prevalence in Two Communities. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 2016:1962901, (2016).
Zhang, Z., J. Biagini Myers, E. Brandt, P. Ryan, M. Lindsey, R. Mintz-Cole, T. Reponen, S. Vesper, F. Forde, B. Ruff, S. Bass, G. LeMasters, D. Bernstein, J. Lockey, A. Budelsky, AND G. Kurana Hershey. B-Glucan exacerbates allergic asthma independent of fungal sensitization and promotes steroid-resistant TH2/TH17 responses. JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. Journal of Allergy Clinical Immunology, 139(1):54-65, (2017).
Kim, T., D. Lye, M. Donohue, J. Mistry, S. Pfaller, S. Vesper, AND M. Kirisits. Harvested rainwater quality before and after treatment in six full-scale residential systems. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION. American Water Resources Association, Middleburg, VA, 108(11):E571-E584, (2016).
King, D., S. Pfaller, M. Donohue, S. Vesper, E. Villegas, M. Ware, S. Glassmeyer, M. Vogal, E. Furlong, AND D. Kolpin. Microbial pathogens in source and treated waters from drinking water treatment plants in the United States and implications for human health. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 562:987–995, (2016).
Vesper, S., L. Wymer, D. Cox, AND G. DeWalt. Populations of some molds in water-damaged homes may differ if the home was constructed with gypsum drywall compared to plaster. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 562:446-450, (2016).
2015
Rosenbaum, P., J. Crawford, A. Hunt, S. Vesper, AND J. Abraham. Environmental Relative Moldiness Index and Associations with Home Characteristics and Infant Wheeze. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 12(1):29-36, (2015).
Adkins, L., G. Frantz, F. Fulk, J. Rhodus, B. Thompson, S. Vesper, R. Williams, V. Zartarian, AND E. Bender. Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of Building Renovations at Gerena Community School, Springfield, Massachusetts. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-15/236, 2015.
2014
Kamal, A., J. Burke, S. Vesper, S. Batterman, A. Vette, C. Godwin, M. Chavez-Camarena, AND G. Norris. Applicability of the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index for Quantification of Residential Mold Contamination in an Air Pollution Health Effects Study. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 2014(261357):1-8, (2014).
Johansson, E., T. Reponen, J. Meller, S. Vesper, AND J. Yadav. Association of Stremptomyces community composition determined by PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis with indoor mold status. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT. Springer, New York, NY, 186(12):8773-8783, (2014).
Goh, V., H. Yap, R. Gutierrez, L. Ng, AND S. Vesper. DNA-Based Analyses of Molds in Singapore Public Buildings Results in a Proposed Singapore Environmental Relative Moldiness Index. Tropical Biomedicine. Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 31(4):663-669, (2014).
Adhikari, A., E. Kettleson, S. Vesper, S. Kumar, D. Popham, C. Schaffer, R. Indugula, K. Chatterjee, K. Allam, S. Grinshpun, AND T. Reponen. Dustborne and airborne gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in high versus low ERMI homes. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 482(1):92-99, (2014).
Donohue, M., K. O’Connell, S. Vesper, J. Mistry, D. King, M. Kostich, AND S. Pfaller. Widespread molecular detection of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 in cold water taps across the United States. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 48(6):3145-3152, (2014).
2013
Vesper, S., L. Wymer, S. Kennedy, AND L. Grimsley. Decreased Pulmonary Function Measured in Children Exposed to High Environmental Relative Moldiness Index Homes. The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal. Bentham Science Publishers, Ltd., Oak Park, IL, 7(1):83-86, (2013).
Reponen, T., L. Levin, S. Zheng, S. Vesper, P. Ryan, S. Grinshpun, AND G. Lemasters. Family and home characteristics correlate with mold in homes. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. Academic Press Incorporated, Orlando, FL, 124:67-70, (2013).
Vesper, S., C. Barnes, C. Ciaccio, A. Johanns, K. Kennedy, J. Murphy, A. Nunez-Alvarez, M. Sandel, AND P. Ashley. Higher Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI) Values Measured in Homes of Asthmatic Children in Boston, Kansas City and San Diego. Journal of Asthma. Informa Healthcare, London, Uk, 50(2):155-161, (2013).
Blanc, P., P. Quinlan, P. Katz, J. Balmes, L. Trupin, M. Cisternas, L. Wymer, AND S. Vesper. Higher environmental relative moldiness index values measured in homes of adults with asthma, rhinitis, or both conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. Academic Press Incorporated, Orlando, FL, 122:98-101, (2013).
Johansson, E., T. Reponen, S. Vesper, L. Levin, J. Lockey, P. Ryan, D. Bernstein, M. Villareal, G. Khurana Hershey, C. Schaffer, AND G. LeMasters. Microbial content of household dust associated with exhaled NO in asthmatic children. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 59:141-147, (2013).
Bolanos-Rosero, B., D. Betancourt, T. Dean, AND S. Vesper. Pilot study of mold populations inside and outside of Puerto Rican residences. AEROBIOLOGIA. Springer, New York, NY, 29(4):537-543, (2013).
Meheust, D., P. LeCann, T. Reponen, J. Wakefield, S. Vesper, AND J. Gangneux. Possible application of the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index in France: A pilot study in Brittany. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. Urban & Fischer Verlag Jena, Jena, Germany, 216:333-340, (2013).
Kettleson, E., S. Kumar, T. Reponen, S. Vesper, D. Meheust, S. Grinshpun, AND A. Adhikari. Stenotrophomonas, Mycobacterium, and Streptomyces in home dust and air: associations with moldiness and other home/family characteristics. INDOOR AIR. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, 23(5):387-396, (2013).
2012
Thomas, G., N. C. Burton, C. Mueller, E. Page, AND S. J. VESPER. Comparison of Work-related Symptoms and Visual Contrast Sensitivity between Employees at a Severely Water-damaged School and a School without Significant Water Damage. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Indianapolis, IN, 55(9):844-854, (2012).
Meheust, D., J. Gangneux, T. Reponen, L. Wymer, S. Vesper, AND P. Le Cann. Correlation between environmental relative moldiness index (ERMI) values in French dwellings and other measures of fungal contamination. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 438:319-324, (2012).
WARD, M. D., Y. Chung, L. B. COPELAND, D. L. Doerfler, AND S. J. VESPER. Indoor Molds and Respiratory Hypersensitivity: A Comparison of Selected Molds and House Dust Mite Induced Responses in a Mouse Model**. Chapter 1, Boyd Printing Company (B Print Services, Inc.), Albany, NY, , 222-235, (2012).
Reponen, T., J. Lockey, D. I. Bernstein, S. J. VESPER, L. Levin, G. K. Kurana Hershey, S. Zheng, P. Ryan, S. A. Grinshpun, M. Villareal, AND G. LeMasters. Infant Origin of Childhood Asthma Associated with Specific Molds. JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. Journal of Allergy Clinical Immunology, 130(3):639-644, (2012).
Murr, A. H., A. N. Goldberg, S. D. Pletcher, K. Dillehay, L. J. WYMER, AND S. J. VESPER. Some Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patients Have Significantly Elevated Populations of Seven Fungi in their Sinuses. The Laryngoscope. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 122(7):1438-1445, (2012).
Nonnenmann, M. W., G. Coronado, B. Thompson, W. C. Griffith, J. D. Hanson, S. J. VESPER, AND E. M. Faustman. Utilizing Pyrosequencing and Quantitative pCR to Characterize Fungal Populations among House Dust Samples. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, Uk, 14(8):2038-2043, (2012).
2011
WARD, M. D., D. W. Chung, Y. Joo, L. B. COPELAND, C. M. PUCHEU-HASTON, AND S. J. VESPER. Differential Allergy Induction by Molds Found in Water-Damaged Homes. Presented at Indoor Air Conference, Washington, DC, June 05 - 10, 2011.
WARD, M. D., Y. Chung, L. B. COPELAND, AND S. J. VESPER. Differential allergy induction by molds found in water-damaged homes**. Presented at Indoor Air, Austin, TX, June 05 - 10, 2011.
VESPER, S. J., J. Wakefield, P. Ashley, D. Cox, G. Dewalt, AND W. Friedman. Geographic Distribution of Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI) in U.S. Homes. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 2011(Article ID 2424):1-11, (2011).
Reponen, T., S. J. VESPER, L. Levin, E. Johnson, P. Ryan, J. Burkle, S. A. Grinshpun, S. Zheng, D. I. Bernstein, J. Lockey, M. Villareal, G. K. Khurana Hershey, AND G. LeMasters. High environmental relative moldiness index during infancy as a predictor of asthma at 7 years of age. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology , Arlington Heights, IL, 107(2):120-126, (2011).
Nayak, A. P., B. J. Green, E. Janotka, J. M. Hettick, S. Friend, S. J. VESPER, D. Schmechel, AND D. H. Beezhold. Monoclonal Antibodies to Hyphal Exoantigens Derived from the Opportunistic Pathogen Aspergillus terreus. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, 18(9):1568-1576, (2011).
Nayak, A., B. Green, E. Janotka, F. Blachere, S. Vesper, D. Beezhold, AND D. Schmechel. Production and characterization of IgM monoclonal antibodies against hyphal antigens of Stachybotrys species. HYBRIDOMA. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., Larchmont, NY, 30(1):29-36, (2011).
Lin, K., M. Schrantz, O. Sandagdorj, Y. Keng, G. Boothe, AND S. J. VESPER. Spore trap analysis and MSQPCR in evaluating mold burden: a flooded gymnasium case study. FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE. Frontiers in Bioscience, ALBERTSON, NY, 3(1):108-114, (2011).
Johansson, E., S. J. VESPER, L. Levin, G. LeMasters, S. Grinshpun, AND T. Reponen. Streptomycetes in house dust: associations with housing characteristics and endotoxin. INDOOR AIR. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, 21(4):300-310, (2011).
VESPER, S. J. Traditional Mold Analysis Compared to a DNA-based Method of Mold Analysis with Applications in Asthmatics' Homes. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN MICROBIOLOGY. Informa Healthcare, London, Uk, 37(1):15-24, (2011).
2010
HAYES, S. L., D. J. LYE, C. A. McKinstry, AND S. J. VESPER. Aeromonas caviae strain induces Th1 cytokine response in mouse intestinal tract. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Canada, 56(1):27-31, (2010).
WARD, M. D., Y. CHUNG, L. B. COPELAND, C. M. PUCHEU-HASTON, AND S. J. VESPER. The Allergenic Potential of Molds Found in Water-Damaged Homes*. Presented at Society of Toxicology 49th Annual meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, March 07 - 11, 2010.
Reponen, T., U. Singh, C. Schaffer, S. J. VESPER, E. Johansson, A. Adhikari, S. A. Grinshpun, R. Indugula, P. Ryan, L. Levin, AND G. LeMasters. VISUALLY OBSERVED MOLD AND MOLDY ODOR VERSUS QUANTITATIVELY MEASURED MICROBIAL EXPOSURE IN HOMES. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 408(22):5565-5574, (2010).
2009
VESPER, S. J., C. McKinstry, P. Ashley, D. Cox, AND G. Dewalt. Correlation between ERMI values and other moisture and mold assessments of homes in the American Healthy Home Survey. JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH: BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. Oxford University Press, Cary, NC, 86(6):850-860, (2009).
HAYES, S. L., M. Waltmann, M. J. DONOHUE, D. J. LYE, AND S. J. VESPER. Predicting Virulence of Aeromonas Isolates Based-on Changes in Transcription of c-jun and c-fos in Human Tissue Culture Cells. JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, 107(3):964-969, (2009).
VESPER, S. J., C. McKinstry, K. D. BRADHAM, P. Ashley, D. Cox, G. Dewalt, AND K. Lin. Screening Tools to Estimate Mold Burdens in Homes. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 51(1):80-86, (2009).
2008
VESPER, S. J., C. MCKINSTRY, R. A. HAUGLAND, L. M. NEAS, E. E. HUDGENS, B. HEIDENFELDER, AND J. E. GALLAGHER. HIGHER ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX (ERMISM) VALUES MEASURED IN DETROIT HOMES OF SEVERELY ASTHMATIC CHILDREN. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 394(1):192-196, (2008).
VESPER, S. J., W. Wong, M. Kuo, AND D. L. Pierson. Mold Species in Dust from the International Space Station Identified and Quantified by Mold Specific Quantitative PCR. Research in Microbiology. ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, Holland, 159(6):432-435, (2008).
VESPER, S. J., W. Wong, C. M. Kuo, AND D. L. Pierson. Mold Species in Dust from the International Space Station Identified and Quantified by Mold Specific Quantitative PCR - MCEARD. Research in Microbiology. ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, Holland, 159(6):432-435, (2008).
VESPER, S. J., C. McKinstrey, C. Hartmann, M. Neace, S. Yoder, AND A. Vesper. Quantifying Fungal Viability in Air and Water Samples using Quantitative PCR after Treatment with Propidium Monoazide (PMA). JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 72(2):180-184, (2008).
DAVIS-HOOVER, W. J. AND S. J. VESPER. Slow-Releasing Oxygen Source. Presented at The World's Best Technologies Conference, Dallas, TX, May 14 - 15, 2008.
VESPER, S. J., C. McKinstry, R. A. HAUGLAND, L. M. NEAS, E. E. HUDGENS, B. HEIDENFELDER, AND J. GALLAGHER. Use of (1-3)-β-D-glucan Concentrations in Dust as a Surrogate Method for Estimating Specific Mold Exposures. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 394(1):192-196, (2008).
2007
LYE, D. J., M. R. RODGERS, G. N. STELMA, S. J. VESPER, AND S. L. HAYES. CHARACTERIZATION OF AEROMONAS VIRULENCE USING AN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED MOUSE MODEL. CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY. Springer, New York, NY, 54(3):195-198, (2007).
MEKLIN, T., T. REPONEN, C. MCKINSTRY, S. CHO, S. A. GRINSHPUN, A. NEVALAINEN, A. VEPSALAINEN, R. A. HAUGLAND, G. LEMASTERS, AND S. J. VESPER. COMPARISON OF MOLD CONCENTRATIONS IN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIR SAMPLED SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THEN QUANTIFIED BY MSQPCR. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 382(1):130-134, (2007).
VESPER, S. J., C. MCKINSTRY, R. A. HAUGLAND, L. J. WYMER, K. D. BRADHAM, P. ASHLEY, D. COX, G. DEWALT, AND W. FRIEDMAN. DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX FOR US HOMES. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 49(8):829-833, (2007).
VESPER, S. J. DNA BASED METHOD OF MOLD AND APPLYING THE ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX (ERMI). Presented at NASA Seminar, Cincinnati, OH, July 12, 2007.
VESPER, S. J. DNA BASED METHOD OF MOLD AND APPLYING THE ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX (ERMI) IN DOD FACILITIES. Presented at DoD Seminar - Force Health Protection Conference, Louisville, KY, August 07, 2007.
HAUGLAND, R. A. AND S. J. VESPER. GENETIC-BASED ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR BACTERIA AND FUNGI. Chapter 7, C.S. Yang and P. Heinsohn (ed.), Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Micoorganisms. John Wiley & Sons Incorporated, New York, NY, , 133-152, (2007).
VESPER, S. J., M. E. ROGERS, A. N. NEELY, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. OPPORTUNISTIC ASPERGILLUS PATHOGENS MEASURED IN HOME AND HOSPITAL TAP WATER BY MOLD SPECIFIC QUANTITATIVE PCR (MSQPCR). Charles P. Gerber (ed.), JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH. IWA Publishing, London, Uk, 5(3):427-431, (2007).
VESPER, S. J., C. MCKINSTRY, P. ASHLEY, R. A. HAUGLAND, K. YEATTS, K. D. BRADHAM, AND E. R. SVENDSEN. QUANTITATIVE PCR ANALYSIS OF MOLDS IN THE DUST FROM HOMES OF ASTHMATIC CHILDREN IN NORTH CAROLINA. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, Uk, 9(8):826-830, (2007).
VESPER, S. J. AND R. A. HAUGLAND. QUANTITATIVE PCR ANALYSIS OF WATERBORNE LEGIONELLA SPECIES. Presented at 2007 Clean Water Summit, Cincinnati, OH, September 05 - 06, 2007.
VESPER, S. J., C. MCKINSTRY, R. A. HAUGLAND, Y. IOSSIFOVA, G. LEMASTERS, L. LEVIN, G. K. HERSHEY, M. VILLAREAL, D. I. BERNSTEIN, J. LOCKEY, AND T. REPONEN. RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX© AS PREDICTOR OF CHILDHOOD RESPIRATORY ILLNESS. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology . Nature Publishing Group, London, Uk, 17(1):88-94, (2007).
VESPER, S. J. UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX - ERMI. Presented at National EPA-Tribal Science Council Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 03, 2007.
VESPER, S. J. UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING THE ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX (ERMI)SM IN DOD FACILITIES. Presented at 2007 DoD 10th Annual Force Health Protection, Louisville, KY, August 07 - 10, 2007.
2006
BRADMAN, K., R. HIGHSMITH, L. S. SHELDON, S. L. HARPER, S. J. VESPER, M. MEDINA-VERA, R. C. FORTMANN, E. A. COPPEDGE, C. W. CROGHAN, W. FRIEDMAN, E. PINZER, P. ASHLEY, D. COX, AND G. DEWALT. AMERICAN HEALTH HOME SURVEY: A NATIONAL STUDY OF RESIDENTIAL RELATED HAZARDS. Presented at International Society for Exposure Analysis Conference, Paris, FRANCE, September 02 - 06, 2006.
BRADHAM, K. D., R. HIGHSMITH, L. S. SHELDON, D. M. STOUT, S. L. HARPER, S. J. VESPER, P. A. JONES, M. MEDINA-VERA, R. C. FORTMANN, E. A. COPPEDGE, C. W. CROGHAN, W. FRIEDMAN, E. PINZER, P. ASHLEY, D. COX, AND G. DEWALT. AMERICAN HEALTHY HOMES SURVEY: A NATIONAL STUDY OF RESIDENTIAL RELATED HAZARDS. Presented at ISEA/ISEE 2006, Paris, FRANCE, September 02 - 06, 2006.
VESPER, S. J. DEVELOPING THE ERMI © - "EPA RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX" - BASED ON MOLD-SPECIFIC QUANTITATIVE PCR (MSQPCR). SYNERGIST. American Industrial Hygiene Association, 39-43, (2006).
VESPER, S. J. DEVELOPMENT OF THE EPA RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX© AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO HEALTH. Presented at ASTM Conference, Boulder, CT, July 24 - 26, 2006.
MURR, A. W., A. N. GOLDBERG, AND S. J. VESPER. FUNGAL SPECIATION USING QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (QPCR) IN PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS. The Laryngoscope. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 116(8):1342-1348, (2006).
SCHMECHEL, D., B. J. GREEN, F. M. BLACHERE, S. J. VESPER, AND D. BEEZHOLD. INITIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST THE FUNGAL HEMOLYSIN STACHYLYSIN FROM STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM. Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Miami, FL, March 03 - 06, 2006.
DONOHUE, M. J., W. WEI, J. WU, N. H. ZAWIA, N. HUD, V. DE JESUS, D. SCHMECHEL, J. M. HETTICK, D. H. BEEZHOLD, AND S. J. VESPER. NIGERLYSINTM, HEMOLYSIN PRODUCED BY ASPERGILLUS NIGER, CAUSES LETHALITY OF PRIMARY RAT CORTICAL NEURONAL CELLS IN VITRO. TOXICOLOGY. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 219:150-155, (2006).
KERCSMER, C. M., D. G. DEARBORN, M. SCHLUCHTER, L. XUE, L. KIRCHNER, J. SOBOLEWSKI, S. J. GREENBERG, AND S. J. VESPER. REDUCTION IN ASTHMA MORBIDITY IN CHILDREN AS A RESULT OF HOME REMEDIATION AIMED AT MOISTURE SOURCES. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, NC, 114(8):1574-1580, (2006).
VESPER, S. J., C. MCKINSTRY, C. YANG, R. A. HAUGLAND, C. M. MCKERCSMAR, I. YIKE, M. D. SCHLUCHTER, L. KIRCHNER, J. SOBOLEWSKI, T. M. ALLAN, AND D. G. DEARBORN. SPECIFIC MOLDS ASSOCIATED WITH ASTHMA IN WATER-DAMAGED HOMES. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 48(8):852-858, (2006).
VESPER, S. J. SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ASTHMA CONTROLLED BY MODIFYING THE ENVIRONMENT. Presented at 2006 EPA Science Forum, Washington, DC, May 16 - 18, 2006.
2005
VESPER, S. J., L. J. WYMER, R. STOTT, M. RICHARDSON, AND R. A. HAUGLAND. COMPARISON OF POPULATIONS OF MOULD SPECIES IN HOMES IN THE UK AND US USING MOLD-SPECIFIC QUANTITATIVE PCR (MSQPCR). Letters in Applied Microbiology. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, 41(4):367-373, (2005).
CHUNG, Y., N. HAYKAL-COATES, M. VIANA, L. B. COPELAND, S. J. VESPER, M. K. SELGRADE, AND M. D. WARD. DOSE-DEPENDENT ALLERGIC RESPONSES TO AN EXTRACT OF PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM IN BAL/C MICE. TOXICOLOGY. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 209(1):77-89, (2005).
CHUNG, Y., N. HAYKAL-COATES, M. E. VIANA, L. B. COPELAND, S. J. VESPER, M. K. SELGRADE, AND M. D. WARD. DOSE-DEPENDENT ALLERGIC RESPONSES TO AN EXTRACT OF PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM IN BALB/MICE. TOXICOLOGY. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 209(1):77-89, (2005).
Donohue, M J., Y. Chung, M L. Magnuson, M. W. Ward, M K. Selgrade, AND S J. Vesper. HEMOLYSIN, CHRYSOLYSIN FROM PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM PROMOTES INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. Urban & Fischer Verlag Jena, Jena, Germany, 208(4):279-285, (2005).
Haugland, R A., T Meklin, M Varma, L Wymer, AND S J. Vesper. METHODS TO CLASSIFY ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES BASED ON MOLD ANALYSES BY QPCR. 5th International Conference on Bioaerosols, Fungi, Bacteria, Mycotoxins and Human Health, Saratoga Springs, NY, September 10 - 12, 2003. E. Johanning (ed.), Boyd Printing Company (B Print Services, Inc.), Albany, NY, 327-334, (2005).
VESPER, S. J. MOLD SPECIFIC QUANTITATIVE PCR: THE EMERGING STANDARD IN MOLD ANALYSIS. Presented at Real Time PCR Conference, Cherry Hill, NJ, April 13 - 14, 2005.
Vesper, S J., D. Kahane, AND R A. Haugland. MOLD-SPECIFIC QUANTITATIVE PCR: THE EMERGING STANDARD IN MOLD ANALYSIS. AMERICAN LABORATORY 37(1):10-11, (2005).
VESPER, S. J. QUANTIFYING INDOOR MOLDS. Presented at Seminar for the Environmental Institute, Atlanta, GA, March 14, 2005.
VESPER, S. J. QUANTIFYING INDOOR MOLDS. Presented at Product Expo Region 7, Kansas City, KS, May 11, 2005.
2004
Stelma Jr., G N., S J. Vesper, S L. Hayes, D J. Lye, M J. Donohue, AND M R. Rodgers. CURRENT VFARS ONGOING RESEARCH AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO EVALUATE THE VFARS CONCEPT AND DETERMINE ITS FEASIBILITY. Presented at Water Quality Technology Conference, San Antonio, TX, November 14-18, 2004.
Van Emon, J M. AND S J. Vesper. ELISA MEASUREMENT FOR STACHYLYSIN. Presented at American Society for Testing Materials, Boulder, CO, July 25-30, 2004.
Frederick, R, E J. Furtaw Jr., R A. Haugland, K. Hudnell, L. Kolb, M Y. Menetrez, B. Macler, M K. Selgrade, J A. Shoemaker, J M. Van Emon, S J. Vesper, M. W. Ward, AND L J. Wymer. EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN TO INDOOR MOLDS. Presented at EPA Science Forum 2004, Washington, DC, June 1-3, 2004.
Vesper, S J. MOLD SPECIFIC QUANTITATIVE PCR FOR RAPID IDENTIFICATION AND ENUMERATION. To be Presented at 7th Annual Army Force Health Protection (FHP) Confernce, Albuquerque, NM, August 6-12, 2004.
Morrison, J., C. S. Yang, K. Lin, R A. Haugland, A. N. Neely, AND S J. Vesper. MONITORING ASPERGILLUS SPECIES BY QUANTITATIVE PCR DURING CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTI-STORY HOSPITAL BUILDING. JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION 57(1):85-87, (2004).
Stelma Jr., G N. AND S J. Vesper. ORD/NERL CURRENT VRARS RESEARCH. Presented at Drinking Water Progress Review, Washington, DC, March 2, 2004.
Vesper, S J. POSSIBLE ROLE OF FUNGAL HEMOLYSINS IN SICK BUILDING SYNDROME. Presented at National Institute of Building Sciences Symposium: Mold, Moisture, Misery and Money plus Myth, San Diego, CA, October 30-31, 2004.
Vesper, S J. AND M. J. Vesper. POSSIBLE ROLES OF FUNGAL HEMOLYSINS IN SICK BUILDING SYNDROME. Advances in Applied Microbiology. Elsevier Science Ltd, London, Uk, 55:191-213, (2004).
Vesper, S J., M Varma, L J. Wymer, D. Dearborn, J. Sobolewski, AND R A. Haugland. QUANTITATIVE PCR ANALYSIS OF FUNGI IN DUST FROM HOMES OF INFANTS WHO DEVELOPED IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY HEMORRHAGING. OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE 46(6):596-601, (2004).
Meklin, T, R A. Haugland, T. Reponen, M Varma, Z. Lummus, D. Bernstein, L J. Wymer, D. Dearborn, AND S J. Vesper. QUANTITATIVE PCR ANALYSIS OF HOUSE DUST CAN REVEAL ABNORMAL MOLD CONDITIONS. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING. Royal Society of Chemistry, London, Uk, 6(7):615-620, (2004).
Haugland, R A., M Varma, L J. Wymer, AND S J. Vesper. QUANTITATIVE PCR OF SELECTED ASPERGILLUS, PENICILLIUM AND PAECILOMYCES SPECIES. SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 27(2):198-210, (2004).
Neely, A. N., V J. Gallardo, E F. Barth, R A. Haugland, G. D. Warden, AND S J. Vesper. RAPID MONITORING BY QPCR FOR PATHOGENIC ASPERGILLUS DURING CARPET REMOVAL FROM A HOSPITAL. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 25(4):350-352, (2004).