Leaf Scald of Sugarcane caused by Xanthomonas albilineans: From a Pair of Boots to a Pair of Bases and Vice-Versa
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LAKE ALFRED, FL (JULY 2006) – The first of four candidates applying for the Microbacteriologist Faculty position at the UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center will be presenting his seminar on August 3, 2006.
Dr. Philippe Rott, presently the Research Manager in Plant Pathology (CIRAD, Montpellier, France), will be presenting his seminar entitled “Leaf Scald of Sugarcane caused by Xanthomonas albilineans: From a Pair of Boots to a Pair of Bases and Vice-Versa.” The seminar will be held in Room 2 of the Ben Hill Griffin Hall, CREC, Lake Alfred, at 11:00 a.m.
In 1984, Dr. Rott earned his Ph.D. in plant pathology at the University of Paris XI in Orsay and, in 1993, joined the laboratory of Dr. Dean W. Gabriel at the University of Florida for a sabbatical in molecular biology. Dr. Rott’s research has been focused on diseases caused by bacteria, as well as other plant pathogens including fungi, phytoplasmas, and viruses.
