Plant Pathology: Personnel

C. Michael Deom

Professor
3309 Miller Plant Science Bldg.
Athens, GA 30602-7274
Phone: (706) 542-1270
deom@uga.edu

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

B.A. in Microbiology, Southern Illinois University, 1974
M.A. in Microbiology, Southern Illinois University, 1978
Ph.D. in Microbiology, Saint Louis University, 1985

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND CURRENT EFFORTS

Plant virology, biochemical and molecular mechanisms required for the cell-to-cell and long-distance movement of virus progeny and effects of virus movement on host range; molecular analysis of plant virus glycoproteins; molecular analysis of naturally occurring virus resistance genes and genetically engineered approaches to developing virus disease resistance.
Appointment: 80% Research, 20% Instruction

ACADEMIC ADVISING:

Major Professor: Katherine Mills, Ph.D. ( 2010)

COURSES TAUGHT IN 2007:

BTEC 4000L (Methods in Biotechnology)
PATH 6350 (Plant Virology)

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL & HONORARY SOCIETIES:

American Society for Virology (ASV)
The American Phytopathological Society (APS)
Georgia Association of Plant Pathologists (GAPP)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Moyo, S., Norton, G.W., Alwang, J., Rhinehart, I., Deom, C.M.  (2007). Peanut Research and Poverty Reduction: Impacts of Variety Improvement to Control Peanut Viruses in Uganda. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 89:448-460.

Deom, C.M., Kapewa, T., Busolo-Bulafu, C.M., Naidu, R.A., Chiyembekeza, A.J., Subrahmanyam, P., van der Merwe, P.J.A. (2006) Registration of ICG12991 Peanut germplasm Line. Crop Sci. 46:481.

Do Nascimento, L.C., Pensuk, V., Da Costa, N.P., De Assis Filho, F.M., Pio-Ribeiro, G., Deom, C.M. and Sherwood, J. (2006). Evaluation of peanut genotypes for resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus by mechanical and thrips inoculation. Pesq. Agropec. Bras. (Brasilia) 41:937-942.

De Assis Filho, F.M., Stavisky, J., Reitz, S.R., Deom, C.M. and Sherwood, J.L. 2005. Midgut infection by tomato spotted wilt virus and vector incompetence of Frankliniella tritici. J. Appl. Entomol. 129:548-550.

Naidu, R.A., Deom, C.M., Sherwood, J.L. 2005. Expansion of the host range of Impatiens necrotic spot virus to peppers. http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/sub/php/brief/2005/insv/pepper.pdf