Ten Challenges to Understanding and Managing the Insect-Transmitted, Xylem-Limited Bacterial Pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

L De La Fuente, JA Navas-Cortés… - Phytopathology®, 2024 - Am Phytopath Society
An unprecedented plant health emergency in olives has been registered over the last
decade in Italy, arguably more severe than what occurred repeatedly in grapes in the United …

[HTML][HTML] A mathematical model of biofilm growth and spread within plant xylem: Case study of Xylella fastidiosa in olive trees

NC Walker, SM White, SA Ruiz, DMK Fletcher… - Journal of Theoretical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Xylem-limited bacterial pathogens cause some of the most destructive plant diseases.
Though imposed measures to control these pathogens are generally ineffective, even …

Investigating physiological host resistance mechanisms to Xylella fastidiosa diseases using XCT imaging and mathematical modelling

NC Walker - 2024 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
Xylella fastidiosa (X. fastidiosa) is a global bacterial plant pathogen, devastating important
crops including grapes, coffee and olives. X. fastidiosa infects host xylem, the tissue …