Xylella fastidiosa is a plant pathogenic bacterium that has been introduced in the European Union...
Outcomes
Seasonal Dynamics and Distribution of Xylella fastidiosa in Infected Almond Trees
Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a quarantine plant pathogen in the European Union, recognized as a...
Activity of natural occurring entomopathogenic fungi on nymphal and adult stages of Philaenus spumarius
The spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae) is the predominant vector...
Ten Challenges to Understanding and Managing the Insect-Transmitted, Xylem-Limited Bacterial Pathogen Xylella fastidiosa
An unprecedented plant health emergency in olives has been registered over the last decade in...
A model for predicting the phenology of Philaenus spumarius
The design and implementation of Philaenus spumarius control strategies can take...
Olive Growers in Apulia: from anger to awareness
On our last visit to Puglia, olive grower Serena Stifani told us how, 10 years after the discovery...
Complete circularized genome resources for Xylella fastidiosa subsp. sandyi strains CO33 and CFBP8478
Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a vascular phytopathogenic bacterium native to the Americas, known for...
Practice Abstracts
An Individual-Based Spatial Epidemiological Model for the Spread of Plant Diseases
In the study of plant disease epidemics, the state of each individual in the population and their...
Complete genome assemblies of several Xylella fastidiosa subspecies multiplex strains reveals high phage content and novel plasmids
The Gram-negative bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) was originally found in the...
A survey of Xylella fastidiosa in the US state of Virginia reveals wide distribution of both subspecies fastidiosa and multiplex in grapevine
Global travel and trade in combination with climate change are expanding the geographic...
Xylella ten years after, second episode: the anti-Xf dogs
Building on the success of the experiments on canines’ detecting plants' pathogens, the BeXyl...
A high-throughput analysis of high-resolution X-ray CT images of stems of olive and citrus plants resistant and susceptible to Xylella fastidiosa
The bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa causes disease in several globally important...
Xylella ten years after – a reportage from Apulia – first episode
In 2013, scientists detected for the first time in the EU the quarantine plant bacterium Xylella...
Bexyl Communication report 2023
During the 1st BeXyl Project General Assembly, taken in Madrid on 15-16 November 2023, our...