The secret life of insect-associated microbes and how they shape insect–plant interactions

S Coolen, M Rogowska-van der Molen… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Insects are associated with a plethora of different microbes of which we are only starting to
understand their role in shaping insect–plant interactions. Besides directly benefitting from …

When a Palearctic bacterium meets a Nearctic insect vector: Genetic and ecological insights into the emergence of the grapevine Flavescence dorée epidemics in …

S Malembic-Maher, D Desqué, D Khalil, P Salar… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Flavescence dorée (FD) is a European quarantine grapevine disease transmitted by the
Deltocephalinae leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus. Whereas this vector had been introduced …

Multiple guests in a single host: interactions across symbiotic and phytopathogenic bacteria in phloem‐feeding vectors–a review

E Gonella, R Tedeschi, E Crotti… - Entomologia …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Some pathogenic phloem‐limited bacteria are a major threat for worldwide agriculture due
to the heavy economic losses caused to many high‐value crops. These disease agents …

Role of plant-specialized Hyalesthes obsoletus associated with Convolvulus arvensis and Crepis foetida in the transmission of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani' …

A Kosovac, M Jakovljević, O Krstić, T Cvrković… - European journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Bois noir (BN), a grapevine yellows disease induced by 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani', is
spreading and diversifying in several wine-producing regions of Europe, causing increased …

Wolbachia infection dynamics in a natural population of the pear psyllid Cacopsylla pyri (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) across its seasonal generations

L Štarhová Serbina, D Gajski, I Malenovský… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Wolbachia is one of the most abundant intracellular symbionts of arthropods and has
profound effects on host biology. Wolbachia transmission and host phenotypes often …

Genetic diversity of Flavescence dorée phytoplasmas in vineyards of Serbia: From the widespread occurrence of autochthonous Map-M51 to the emergence of …

O Krstić, T Cvrković, S Marinković, M Jakovljević… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Flavescence dorée (FD) is a European quarantine disease of grapevine caused by FD
phytoplasma (FDp) transmitted by the leafhopper of North American origin Scaphoideus …

Investigating the microbial community of Cacopsylla spp. as potential factor in vector competence of phytoplasma

H Schuler, J Dittmer, L Borruso, J Galli… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Phytoplasmas are obligatory intracellular bacteria that colonize the phloem of many plant
species and cause hundreds of plant diseases worldwide. In nature, phytoplasmas are …

Epidemiological Role of Dictyophara europaea (Hemiptera: Dictyopharidae) in the Transmission of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani'

T Cvrković, J Jović, O Krstić, S Marinković… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bois noir, an economically important disease of grapevine yellows that causes significant
economic losses in wine production, is associated with 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani'and …

Multilocus sequence typing reveals the presence of three distinct flavescence dorée phytoplasma genetic clusters in Croatian vineyards

J Plavec, Ž Budinšćak, I Križanac, D Škorić… - Plant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Flavescence dorée phytoplasma (FDp) is a quarantine pathogen associated with a severe
and epidemic grapevine yellows disease representing a great threat for grapevine …

Genetic and endosymbiotic diversity of Greek populations of Philaenus spumarius, Philaenus signatus and Neophilaenus campestris, vectors of Xylella fastidiosa

DE Kapantaidaki, S Antonatos, V Evangelou… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The plant-pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa which causes significant diseases to
various plant species worldwide, is exclusively transmitted by xylem sap-feeding insects …