Personnel Listing
Below is a listing of phytobacteriolists and their specialties. In all cases they are willing to provide advice. Assistance in diagnosis and other activities are indicated in parentheses.
Caitilyn Allen [CZA@plantpath.wisc.edu] - Erwinia, Ralstonia. Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, phone:(608)262-9578, fax: (608)263-2626.
Anne Alvarez [alvarez@hawaii.edu] - Advise and assist diagnosis of the following: Acidovorax, Burkholderia, Clavibacter, Curtobacterium, Erwinia, Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, Xanthomonas. Biolog, ELISA, Monoclonal antibody, PCR, Serology. Department of Plant Pathology, 3190 Maile Way, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, Tel: (808) 956-7764, Fax: (808) 956-2832.
Anne Anderson [anderson@bioserver.vsb.usu.edu] - Pseudomonas (Biology, Biochemistry, Gene Analysis)
Gwyn A Beattie [gbeattie@iastate.edu] - Pantoea, Pseudomonas, Electron microscopy, ELISA, FAME, PCR. Department of Microbiology, Iowa State University, 207 Science I, Ames, IA 50011-3211, Tel. 515-294-5571, Fax 515-294-6019.
Steven V. Beer [svb1@cornell.edu] - Erwinia amylovora. Department of Plant Pathology, 334 Plant Science Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, Tel. 607-255-7870, Fax 607-255-4471.
Kemal Benlioglu [kbenlioglu@adu.edu.tr] - Advise and assist diagnosis of the following: Agrobacterium, Erwinia, Pseudomonas. Advise: Burkholderia, Clavibacter, Xanthomonas. ELISA, PCR, Serology. Crop expertise: Tomato, Potato, Pome fruits. Turkey.
Stevens M. Brumbley [s.brumbley@mailbox.uq.edu.au] - Clavibacter, Ralstonia. ELISA, in vitro cultivation, molecular biology, molecular genetics, PCR, streptomycin and tetracycline resistance. Crop expertise: sugarcane.
Thomas J. Burr [tjb1@nysaes.cornell.edu] - Assist and diagnose the following: Agrobacterium, Pseudomonas, Monoclonal antibody, PCR. Crop Expertise: Grapes, Apples, Stone Fruits, Small Fruits.
Wesley Chun [wchun@uidaho.edu] - Advise and diagnose the following: Agrobacterium, Bacillus, Burkholderia, Clavibacter, Erwinia, Pantoea, Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, Xanthomonas. Biolog, Biological Control, seed assays. Crop expertise: cereal crops, cole crops, flowers, turf, legumes, apples, bean, corn, crucifers, peas, potatoes, wheat. Wesley Chun, PSES, University of Idaho, AgSci 242, Moscow, ID 83844-2339. Phone: 208-885-5708, Fax: 208-885-7760. Website: http://www.uidaho.edu/~wchun/ . Bacteriology Website: http://www.uidaho.edu/~wchun/Bacteriology.
Bragard Claude [bragard@fymy.ucl.ac.be] - Advise and diagnosis the following: Agrobacterium, Burkholderia, Clavibacter, Erwinia, Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, Xanthomonas. Electron microscopy, ELISA, FAME, Monoclonal antibody, PCR, Serology. Unité de Phytopathologie-UCL-AGRO-BAPA, Place Croix du Sud 2bte 3, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 00-32-47.40.23, 00-32-47.37.51, 00-32-47.86.97. (fax), http://www.agro.ucl.ac.be/fymy/
Jianchi Chen [jchen@famu.edu] - Advise and diagnose Xylella. Crop expertise: grapes. Florida A&M.
Alan Collmer [arc2@cornell.edu] - Erwinia, Pseudomonas. Department of Plant Pathology, 334 Plant Science Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-4203, Phone 607-255-7843, Fax 607-255-4471.
Donald Cooksey [Donald.Cooksey@ucr.edu] - Advise and diagnose the following: Agrobacterium, Clavibacter, Erwinia, Pantoea, Pseudomonas, Rhodococcus, Xanthomonas, Xylella. Biology, FAME, PCR. Crop expertise: Tomatoes, ornamentals, miscellaneous vegetables.
David L. Coplin [coplin.3@osu.edu] - Erwinia, Pantoea stewarti. Bacterial genetics. Crop expertise: sweet corn, maize. David Coplin, Dept. of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1087, phone: 614-292-8503, fax: 614-292-4455.|
Diane A. Cuppels [cuppelsd@agr.gc.ca] Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, 1391 Sandford Street, London, Ontario N5V 4T3, Canada
J. F. Daniel [daniel.jf@mpl.ird.fr] - Xanthomonas campestris pathovar malvacearum, X. c. pv. manihotis and other xanthomonads especially on weeds. 16S rDNA PCR, hrp-PCR, rep-PCR, Molecular biology. Crop expertise: cotton, Pathogenic and genetic diversity (race) of X. c. pv. in relation with host resistance (diagnosis, epidemiology, molecular biology). Previously cassava and tropical (Africa) crops especially bacterial wilt on vegetables (diagnosis, epidemiology). IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement), GENETROP Laboratory, Plant pathology Unit, 911 av Agropolis, BP 5045, F-34032 Montpellier Cedex, Fax direct : 33 (0) 4-67-41-62-83, Tel, : 33 (0) 4-67-41-62-87.
Michael J. Davis [mjd@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu] - Clavibacter, New unclassified prokaryotes, Xylella, PCR, Serology. University of Florida, Tropical Research and Education Center, 18905 SW 280 Street, Homestead, FL 33031, telephone: (305 )246-7024, fax: (305) 246-7003.
Robert E. Davis [rdavis@asrr.arsusda.gov] - Cell wall free prokaryotes (advice and diagnosis), PCR (advice and diagnosis), In vitro cultivation (advice and diagnosis).
Tim Denny [tdenny@arches.uga.edu] - Pseudomonas, Ralstonia (advice and diagnosis), PCR, Molecular Biology. Univ. of Georgia, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Plant Science Bldg., Athens, GA 30602-7274, Phone: 706-542-1282, FAX: 706-542-1262.
Gary D. Franc [FrancG@uwyo.edu] - Clavibacter (bacterial ring rot-potatoes, advice and diagnosis), Erwinia (carotovora, atroseptica-water, potatoes, etc., advice and diagnosis), Pseudomonas (bean blight, advice and diagnosis), Streptomyces (potato scab, advice and diagnosis), Xanthomonas (bean blight, advice and diagnosis), ELISA (advice and diagnosis), Erwinia recovery (advice and diagnosis). Crop expertise: Potatoes, Dry Bean, Sugar Beet. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Wyoming, P.O. Box 3354 "16th and Gibbon Streets", Laramie, WY 82071-3354, Tel: 307-766-2397, FAX: 307-766-5549.
Ron Gitaitis [path4@tifton.cpes.peachnet.edu] - Acidovorax (advice and diagnosis), Burkholderia (advice and diagnosis), Clavibacter, Erwinia, Pantoea (advice and diagnosis), Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, Xanthomonas, ELISA, FAME, PCR, Other. Ron Gitaitis, Professor of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, P.O. Box 748 Moore Hwy, Tifton, GA 31793-0748, FAX (912) 386-7285, Voice (912) 386-3157
Dennis Gross [gross@mail.wsu.edu] - Advise and diagnose the following: Clavibacter, Erwinia, Pseudomonas. Crop Expertise: Potato diseases, fruit tree disease. Texas A & M.
Sheng Yang He [hes@pilot.msu.edu] - Agrobacterium, Erwinia, Pseudomonas, Biolog, Electron Microscopy, PCR. S-250 Plant Biology Bldg., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA, Tel: (517) 353-9181, Fax: (517) 353 -9168, http://creator.ns.msu.edu/prl/
Alexander Ignatov [ignatov@biengi.ac.ru] - Xanthomonas campestris, races, pathovars, host-pathogen interaction, Brassica resistance genes. Centre "Bioengineering", Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr. 60-letiay Oktyabrya, 7/1, Moscow, 117312 Russia, Tel: +7 095 1356191, Fax: +7 095 1350571.
Carol A. Ishimaru [cishimar@lamar.colostate.edu] - Clavibacter, Curtobacterium, Erwinia, Pantoea. Monoclonal antibody, PCR. Crop expertise: Apple, potato. Colorado State University, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Fort Collins, CO 80523, tel. 970/491-7726, fx: 970/491-3862.
Alan Jones [jonesa@pilot.msu.edu] - Erwinia amylovora on pome fruits and rubus. PCR, Biolog, and cultural characterization. Detection and molecular aspects of resistance to streptomycin and tetracycline antibiotics.
Jeff Jones [JBJ@mail.ifas.ufl.edu] - Acidovorax, Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas, PCR, MAbs, serology, FAME and Biolog Analysis, biological control. Crop expertise: vegetable, tomato, flowering plants. University of Florida, Plant Pathology Department, 1453 Fifield Hall, P.O. Box 110680, Gainesville, FL 32611-0680, Phone (352) 392-7244, Fax (352) 392-6532
Don Kobayashi [kobayashi@aesop.rutgers.edu] -
Steve Lindow [icelab@socrates.berkeley.edu] - Erwinia, Pantoea, Pseudomonas (advice and diagnosis), PCR, Ice nucleation assays. Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, 111 Koshland Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, phone: 510-642-4174, fax: 510-643-5098.
Joyce Loper [loperj@ava.bcc.orst.edu] - Advise and diagnose Pseudomonas.
Rosemary Loria [rl21@cornell.edu] - Streptomyces. Department of Plant Pathology, 334 Plant Science Building. http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/ppath/facultyinfo/Loria.html. Associate Director, Office for Research, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 245 Roberts Hall, Cornell University, ITHACA, NY 14853-5908, Phone: 607/255-4677, 5-7831, 5-9770, FAX: 607/255-4471
Mary Metzler [mary.metzler@utu.fi] - Clavibacter. PCR. Mary Metzler, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, University of Turku, Biocity 6A, Turku, Finland, t Phone: 358-2-333 8078, Fax: 358-2-333 8075.
Dallice Mills [millsd@ava.bcc.orst.edu] - Clavibacter (Advise and diagnose), Pseudomonas. PCR and PCR-ELISA for detecting Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus. Crop expertise: beans and potatoes.
Al Poplawsky [ALPOP@novell.uidaho.edu] - Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas (Advise and diagnose). Biolog, molecular techniques, molecular genetics. Crop expertise: crucifers. Dept. PSES Univ. of Idaho, Moscow ID 83844-2339, Phone: (208) 885-7639, 885-7020, FAX: (208) 885-7760
Philippe Rott [philippe.rott@cirad.cirad.fr] - Advise and diagnosis of the following bacterial pathogens of sugarcane: Acidovorax, Clavibacter, Xanthomonas. ELISA, PCR, Serology. Crop expertise: sugarcane. Cirad-ca (Bâtiment 9), Programme Canne à sucre, 2477, avenue Agropolis, BP 5035, 34032 Montpellier cedex 1, FRANCE. tel : 33 (0)4 67 61 59 35, fax : 33 (0)4 67 61 56 66.
David Sands [uplds@montana.edu] - Erwinia, Pseudomonas (Advise and diagnosis), Xanthomonas. Biological control of weeds. Department of Plant Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman,Montana 59717-0314, Phone 406 994-5151, Fax 406 994-1906, Alternate Fax 406 994-1848
Norm Schaad [schaad@ncifcrf.gov] - Advise and diagnose the following: Acidovorax, Clavibacter, Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas, Xylella. PCR (advise and diagnosis), serology.
Anne Vidaver [avidaver@unlnotes.unl.edu] - Advise and diagnose the following: Clavibacter, Curtobacterium. Advise: Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas, Biolog. Crop Expertise: maize (corn), dry beans, soybeans, sorghum, wheat.
Ron R. Walcott [rwalcott@arches.uga.edu] - Seedborne bacteria. Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli. Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, 4315 Miller Plant Sciences Building, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-6963
John Young [YoungJ@landcare.cri.nz] - Advise and diagnose the following: Acidovorax, Agrobacterium, Burkholderia, Clavibacter, Curtobacterium, Erwinia, Herbaspirillum, Pseudomonas, Rhodococcus, Xanthomonas. Biolog, PCR. Crop Expertise: Stone-fruit, Kiwifruit, Cucurbits.