Background
Kado, Clarence Isao was born on June 10, 1936 in Santa Rosa, California, United States. Son of James Y. and Chiyoko Kado.
(The study of plant bacteriology has led to countless nove...)
The study of plant bacteriology has led to countless novel findings and advances benefitting medicine and biotechnology as well as horticulture and agriculture. Our understanding of plant bacteriology has reached a point where it is fitting to integrate its concepts and ideas into an essential reference and textbook. Plant Bacteriology provides fundamental knowledge every plant scientist and student of plant pathology should know, including important historical events that gave birth to the field as well as its recent advances. This textbook will serve as a comprehensive resource for graduate students, professors, epidemiologists, diagnosticians and extension specialists. The author, renowned educator and bacteriologist Clarence Kado, has organized the book to help the reader understand the emergence of this science. He includes a brief historical account of microbiology that led to the field of plant bacteriology and weaves in discussions of how bacterial pathogens evolved, and how these pathogens are currently classified. This sets a firm base of understanding for the core chapters that follow. The book clearly illustrates the symptoms caused by bacteria in a way that facilitates comprehension of the many different types of plant diseases that they cause. Each symptom type is presented with a detailed example of a causal agent and its characteristics, diagnostics, and mechanisms of virulence and pathogenicity. Kado also includes an extended discussion on the molecular mechanisms of virulence and a chapter on epidemiology and disease control, giving the reader a current-day understanding of these important concepts. His vision for the future of plant bacteriology and the developments to expect soon will be of interest to all who read this much-anticipated book.
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Kado, Clarence Isao was born on June 10, 1936 in Santa Rosa, California, United States. Son of James Y. and Chiyoko Kado.
Bachelor of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1964.
Research assistant, Virus Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1960-1964; National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow, Virus Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1964-1967; assistant research biochemist, Virus Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1967-1968; assistant professor plant pathology, University of California, Davis, 1968-1972; associate professor, University of California, Davis, 1972-1976; professor, University of California, Davis, since 1976. Director Fallen Leaf Lake Confs., since 1985.
(The study of plant bacteriology has led to countless nove...)
Fellow: American Academy Microbiology (United States Presidential Science award), American Phytopath. Society; member: International Society Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society Microbiology, New York Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fly Fishers Davis (dir, past president), Fly Fishers, Sigma Xi.
Married Barbara M. Kawahara, June 30, 1963. Children— Deborah, Diana M.