Abstract The Gram-negative bacterium Xylella fastidiosa causes disease in a number of
important crops and plants within natural ecosystems. Most notable among these diseases …

The olive quick decline syndrome (OQDS) is a disease that appeared suddenly a few years
ago in the province of Lecce (Salento peninsula, southeastern Italy). Among the factors that …

Emerging plant diseases frequently have significant economic, environmental, cultural, and
social impacts. The prediction of new disease emergence, associated with new pathogens …

Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health conducted a pest risk assessment and an
evaluation of risk reduction options for Xylella fastidiosa. X. fastidiosa has been detected in …

Abstract The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a plant endophyte native to the Americas
that causes diseases in many crops of economic importance (grapevine, Citrus, Olive trees …

The quick decline syndrome of olive (OQDS) is a disease that appeared all of a sudden
some years ago in a restricted area near the city of Gallipoli (Ionian coast of the Salento …

Symptoms similar to those of Pierce's disease (PD) of grapevine and leaf scorch of almond
were observed in vineyards and almond orchards in several provinces of Iran. Grafting of …

Mathematical models represent essential tools allowing a quantitative analysis of an
epidemic system with the consequent identification of possible strategies to control a …

After the recent high-impact European outbreaks of Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), a xylem-limited
plant pathogenic bacterium native to the Americas, this research aims to rank the risks of …

Background Phony peach disease (PPD) is caused by the plant pathogenic bacterium
Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex (Xfm). Historically, the disease has caused severe yield …