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Outcomes
BeXyl to animate a simulation exercise on Xf and plant health emergency in Tunisia
The BeXyl Project contributed to the funding and the organisation of the Contingency Exercise...
Modeling the accuracy of Xylella fastidiosa molecular diagnostic tests in naturally-infected almond tree samples
Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a quarantine plant pathogen in the European Union, recognized as a...
Mitigation of Almond Leaf Scorch by a Peptide that Inhibits the Motility of Xylella fastidiosa
Xylella fastidiosa is a xylem-limited plant pathogenic bacterium that is a menace to the...
Naked-Eye Molecular Testing for the Detection of Xylella fastidiosa in Mallorca (Balearic Island) Almond Orchards by Colorimetric LAMP
Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a quarantine pathogen heavily affecting economically important...
Century-old herbarium specimen provides insights into Pierce’s disease of grapevines emergence in the Americas
Fossils and other preserved specimens are integral for informing timing and evolutionary history...
Outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53 affecting wild and cultivated olive trees on the island of Mallorca, Spain
The Balearic Islands have emerged as a hotspot for the invasive plant pathogen Xylella...
A New Vector of Xylella fastidiosa: The Role of Mesoptyelus impictifrons as a Vector in Israel
In recent years, the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa has been spreading in almond orchards...
Multiple genotypes of a quarantine plant pathogen detected in New Zealand indigenous plants located in a botanical garden overseas
Xylella fastidiosa is a xylem-limited bacterial plant pathogen transmitted by insect vectors. It...
Linking intercontinental biogeographic events to decipher how European vineyards escaped Pierce’s disease
Global change is believed to be a major driver of the emergence of invasive pathogens. Yet, there...
A survey in natural olive resources exposed to high inoculum pressure indicates the presence of traits of resistance to Xylella fastidiosa in Leccino offspring
The epidemic spread of the harmful bacterium Xylella fastidiosa causing the “olive quick decline...
New Approaches to Plant Pathogen Detection and Disease Diagnosis
Detecting plant pathogens and diagnosing diseases are critical components of successful pest...
An integrated strategy for pathogen surveillance unveiled Xylella fastidiosa ST1 outbreak in hidden agricultural compartments in the Apulia region (Southern Italy)
Annual surveillance programs for the plant pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa are implemented...
European Xylella fastidiosa strains can cause symptoms in blueberry
Strains of the bacterial pathogen Xylella fastidiosa subspecies multiplex (Xfm) and pauca (Xfp)...
Species composition and prevalence of sharpshooters and spittlebugs potential vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in olive orchards of southeastern Brazil
Xylem sap-feeding auchenorrhynchans, e.g. sharpshooters and spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cicadellinae...
