A trusted and essential resource for more than four decades, Laboratory Guide for Identification of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria returns in a fully updated fourth edition. This guide remains the most authoritative reference for plant pathologists, diagnosticians, and students who need to accurately identify bacterial plant pathogens using both conventional and cutting-edge methods.
Each chapter is authored by leading experts and provides a holistic, comprehensive overview of the genus or genera, including characteristics useful for identification, isolation techniques, and molecular, serological, biochemical, and other assays for identifying phytobacteria. This updated edition provides simplified identification methods, detailed protocols, color photographs, and a list of semiselective agar media for bacterial isolation. Whether you are an experienced researcher or new to plant pathology, this guide offers the essential tools and knowledge to tackle today’s diagnostic challenges.
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Laboratory Guide for Identification of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, Fourth Edition is dedicated to Norman W. Schaad, the driving force behind the first two editions and lead editor of the third. Schaad was an excellent scientist with a passion for accurate identification of bacterial plant pathogens as well as a friend to many in the field.
This title was published by APS PRESS , the publishing imprint of The American Phytopathological Society , a nonprofit, international organization that advances the science and practice of plant health management in agricultural, urban, and forest settings. The Society was founded in 1908 and has grown from 130 charter members to more than 3,500 scientists and practitioners worldwide.