Johanna
Liesbeth Kubelka Dobereiner, Czech-born Brazilian agricultural microbiologist
(Usti nad Labem 28 November 1924 – Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro State 05 October
2000) Daughter of chemical engineer Paul Kubelka (1900-1956) Authored
over 500 scientific works ACHIEVEMENTS
First
described association between nitrogen fixation bacteria and Graminae (1974) With Von
Bulow described the presence of Spirillum-like bacteria in roots of
maize plants (1975) Described
association between nitrogen fixation bacteria and sugar cane (1988) Introduced
the endophyte concept to the field of biological nitrogen fixation (1992)
First to propose nitrogen-free semi-solid medium for isolating nitrogen-fixing bacteria (1973), developed the NFb (1975) and described it (1976) METHODS With V.M. Reis & F.L. Olivares. Improved methodology for isolation of Acetobacter diazotrophicus and confirmation of its endophytic habitat. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 10:401-5, 1994 With V.M. Reis, F.L. Olivares, A.L.M. Oliveira, F.B. Reis Jr & J.I. Baldani. Technical approaches to inoculate micropropagated sugar cane plants with Acetobacter diazotrophicus. Pl. Soil 296:205-11, 1999 DESCRIBED NEW BACTERIA TAXA
Genera Azospirillum 1979 with Tarrand & Krieg Herbaspirillum 1986 with Baldani, Baldani & Seldin Species Azorhizophilus paspali 1966 Azospirillum amazonense 1984 with Magalhães, Baldani, Souto & Kuykendal Azospiriullum brasiliense 1979 with Tarrand & Krieg Beijerinckia fluminensis 1958 with Ruschel Burkholderia brasiliensis 1997 with Baldani, Oliveira, Balota, Baldani & Kirchhof Gluconacetobacter diazetrophicus 1988 with Gillis, Kersters, Hoste, Janssens et al. Herbaspirillum seropedicae 1986 with Baldani, Baldani &
Seldin HONORS
Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Florida (1975) Houssay Prize, OAS (1979) Honor in the 12th International Congress of Soil Science, New Delhi (1982) UNESCO Science Prize (1989) Mexico Award for Science & Technology (1992) TWAS Medal & Lecture Award (1995) 20th Century Award for Achievement (1997) Chemistry Nobel Prize nominee (1997) |
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