Leonardo De La Fuente
Professor
Plant Pathology
Auburn University
France
Biography
Ph.D., Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA (Plant Pathology). Dissertation: Characterization of ecological and physiological basis of superior rhizosphere colonization of fluorescent pseudomonad genotypes. a profeesor and has won many awards and prizes apart from that has many publications and ongoing research in the plant pathology field.
Research Interest
The research conducted in my laboratory focuses on the interactions between plant and associated bacteria. I am especially interested in plant pathogenic bacteria in aspects such as infection processes, host colonization, biofilm formation and molecular interactions.