Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is an insect-transmitted, xylem-limited bacterial plant pathogen that infects hundreds of plant species. This pathogen causes bacterial leaf scorch in southern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum interspecific hybrids) in the southeastern...
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Physiologically-based eco-epidemiological model of Xylella fastidiosa infection in olive groves
Aggressiveness of Subspecies and STs of Xylella fastidiosa and Plant Response in Nicotiana benthamiana
The aggressiveness of seventeen X. fastidiosa strains, representing different subspecies and sequence types (STs), was studied in the surrogated host N. benthamiana by the analysis of the population levels and symptoms dynamics, dose-response relationships and the...
European Xylella fastidiosa strains can cause symptoms in blueberry
Strains of the bacterial pathogen Xylella fastidiosa subspecies multiplex (Xfm) and pauca (Xfp) isolated from symptomatic almond and olive plants in Spain and Italy were used in this study. Due to the risk of host jump and considering the importance of southern...
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 distribution of plant pathogens. The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa is a prime example. Native to the Americas, it has spread to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. To assess the risk...