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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Plant Pathology

A.K. Vidaver's Research

Dr. Vidaver's research concentrates on phytopathogenic bacteria and bacteria associated with plants. She studies the role of bacterial plasmids in determining phytopathogenic and other properties. She is interested in control of diseases caused by phytopathogenic bacteria and the manipulation of bacteria potentially beneficial to plants. These studies include assessment of ecological relationships of these bacteria in agricultural environments.

Most recent publications

  • Agarkova, I., E. Postnikova, A.K. Vidaver,Agarkova, I., E. Postnikova, A.K. Vidaver, I. Riley and N.W. Schaad. 2006. Genetic characterization and diversity of Rathayibacter toxicus Phytopathology. 96:1270-1277.
  • Harveson, R.M., Schwartz, H. F., Vidaver, A. K., Lambrecht, P.A., and Otto, K. 2006. New outbreaks of bacterial wilt of dry bean in Nebraska observed from field infections. Plant Disease 90:681.
  • Schaad, N.W., J. Abrams, L.V. Madden, R.D. Frederick, D.G. Luster, V.D. Damsteegt and A.K. Vidaver. 2006. An assessment model for rating high-threat crop pathogens. Phytopathology 96:616-621.
  • Summer, E. J., C. F. Gonzalez, M. Bomer, T. Carlile, A. Embry, A. M. Kucherka, J. Lee, L. Mebane, W. C. Morrision, L. Mark, M. D. King, J. LiPuma, A. K. Vidaver and R. Young. 2006. Divergence and mosaicism among virulent soil phages of the Burkholderia cepacia complex. J. Bacteriol. 188:255-268.
  • Schaad, N.W., E. Postnikova, L.E. Claflin, A.K. Vidaver, I. Agarkova, A. Sechler, A. Ignatov and B.A. Ramundo. 2006. Transfer of three phytopathogenic Acidovorax avenae subspecies to Mesothermophilus gen. nov.: proposal of Mesothermophilus avenae (Manns, 1909) gen. nov., comb. nov., M. citrulli (Schaad et al., 1978) gen. nov., comb. nov., M. cattleyae (Pavarino, 1911) gen. nov., comb. nov., and proposal of M. oryzae gen. nov., sp. nov. Systm. Appl. Microbiol. (submitted).