- David Gottlieb
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David Gottlieb Born 1911 Died 1982 Residence USA Nationality USA Fields Phytopathology Institutions University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Doctoral students Fu-Kuen Lin Known for isolation strain of Streptomyces David Gottlieb (1911–1982), a professor of plant pathology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1946–1982), was a pioneer in the field of fungi physiology and antibiotics for plants.
Gottlieb is best known for isolation in the 1940s of the strain of Streptomyces from which chloramphenicol was developed[1], for his mentoring in the field, and for his editorial work.[2]
Honors
- Guggenheim Fellow, Biology-Plant Science, 1963.
- Fellow, The American Phytopathological Society, 1966.
- Editor for the Annual Review of Phytopathology, 1969-1974.
In his memory, the “David Gottlieb Memorial Award” is given by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for outstanding published research on the biochemistry of plant diseases or plant pathogens.,[3]
Publications
- Gottlieb, D. (Jan. 1961) “'An Evaluation of Criteria and Procedures Used in the Description and Characterization of the Streptomycetes: A Cooperative Study” Appl Microbiol. 9(1): 55–65.
- Gottlieb, D. (1974) “Germination of fungal spores: Biochemical processes during spore germination, Carbohydrate metabolism” 2nd International Symposium on the Fungus Spore.
References
- ^ Nov 2004 Phytopathology News, Vol. 38, No. 11, p.154
- ^ Editor for the Annual Review of Phytopathology, 1969-1974
- ^ “David Gottlieb Memorial Award”
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Categories:- American botanists
- American microbiologists
- Phytopathologists
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign faculty
- 1911 births
- 1982 deaths
- American scientist stubs
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