Credit hours
In-class work per week |
Practice per week |
Credits |
Duration |
Total |
4 |
1 |
8 |
15 weeks |
120 hours |
Instructor
José Belasque Júnior
Objective
Allow students to acquire basic and applied knowledge about plant pathogenic prokaryotes.
Content
Ecology and taxonomy of prokaryotes; Morphology and metabolism; Bacterial genetics; Diagnosis of bacterioses; Main genera and groups of phytopathogenic bacteria; Host-pathogen interaction; Host-pathogen relations cycle; Epidemiology and management.
Bibliography
Books
Jackson, R.W. Plant Pathogenic Bacteria: Genomics and Molecular Biology. 2009. Caister Academic Press, Norfolk.
Goto, M. Fundamentals of Bacterial Plant Pathology. 1992. Academic Press Inc.
Romeiro, R.S. Bactérias Fitopatogênicas. 2000. Imprensa Universitária/UFV.
Schaad, N.W.; Jones, J.B.; Chun, W. Laboratory Guide for Identification of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria. 2001. American Phytopathological Society. St. Paul.
Sigee, D.C. Bacterial Plant Pathology: Cell and Molecular Aspects. 1993. Cambridge University Press
Kado, C.I. Plant Bacteriology. 2010. APS Press.
Janse, J.D. Phytobacteriology: Principles and Practice. 2005. CABI International.
Journals
Annual Review of Phytopathology, Crop Protection, European Journal of Plant Pathology, Journal of Plant Pathology, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction, Phytopathology, Plant Disease, Plant Pathology, Plos One, Plos Pathogens, Phytobiomes, Molecular Plant Pathology, Tropical Plant Pathology, dentre outros.