Rob Zdor

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PUBLICATIONS

• Zdor, R. & S. Pueppke. 1988. Early infection & competition for nodulation of soybean by Bradyrhizobium japonicum 123 & 138. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 54:1996-2002.
• Zdor, R. & S. Pueppke. 1990. Competition for nodulation of soybean by Bradyrhizobium japonicum 123 & 138 in soil containing indigenous rhizobia. Soil Biol. Biochem. 22: 607-613.
• Zdor, R. & S. Pueppke. 1991. Nodulation competitiveness of Tn5-induced mutants of Rhizobium fredii USDA208 that are altered in motility & extracellular polysaccharide production. Can. J. Microbiol. 37:52-58.
• Zdor, R. & A. Anderson. 1992. Influence of root colonizing bacteria on the defense responses of bean. Plant & Soil 140:99-107.
• Katsuwon, J., R. Zdor, & A. Anderson. 1993. Superoxide dismutase activity in root-colonizing pseudomonads. Can. J. Microbiol. 39:420-429.

PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

• Early infection, nodulation rates and nodule occupancy by Bradyrhizobium japonicum 123 and 138 in soil-grown soybean. American Society of Plant Physiologists Annual Meeting (July 1987). Abstract published in Plant Physiology 83:137. (POPR)
• Rhizobia inhibit the germination of Macrophomina phaseolina microsclerotia. American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting (August 1987). Abstract published in Phytopathology 77:1758. (POPR)
• Competition for nodulation of soybean by Bradyrhizobium japonicum 123 and 138 in Missouri soil. The Rhizosphere and Plant Growth Beltsville Symposium (May 1989). (POPR)
• Nodulation competitiveness of Tn5-induced mutants of Rhizobium fredii 208 that are altered in motility and extracellular polysaccharide production. 12th North American Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Conference (August 1989). (PAPR)
• Superoxide dismutase activity in root-colonizing pseudomonads. American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting (August 1991). Abstract published in Phytopathology 81:1140. (PAPR)
• Biochemical and molecular characterization of plant-associated Pseudomonas aureofaciens isolates. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting (May 1997). (POPR)
• Populations of cyanogenic rhizobacteria in Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) and their effect on velvetleaf growth. American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting (August 1997). Abstract published in Phytopathology 87:S108.(POPR)
• Volatile metabolites from cyanogenic rhizobacteria inhibit the growth of velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) and corn (Zea mays). American Society for Microbiology General Meeting (May 1999). (POPR)
• Culture media composition influences the antimicrobial effect of silver particles on human pathogenic bacteria. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting (May 1999). (POPR)
• The effect of cyanogenic rhizobacteria on soil cyanide levels and the growth of velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) and corn. Weed Science Society of America General Meeting. (Feb. 2000). (POPR)
• "Physiological characteristics of weed-suppressive rhizobacteria". A poster presented at the annual meeting of the Weed Science Society of America. Reno, Nevada. Sept. 13, 2002