Since 2013, Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al. has been reported to infect several hosts and to be
present in different areas of Europe. The main damage has been inflicted on the olive …

Biological invasions represent some of the most severe threats to local communities and
ecosystems. Among invasive species, the vector-borne pathogen Xylella fastidiosa is …

Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a well-known bacterial plant pathogen mainly transmitted by vector
insects and is associated with serious diseases affecting a wide variety of plants, both wild …

Xylella fastidiosa is xylem-limited bacterium capable of infecting a wide range of host plants,
resulting in Pierce's disease in grapevine, citrus variegated chlorosis, olive quick decline …

Xylella fastidiosa is a xylem-limited bacterium causing a range of economically important
plant diseases in hundreds of crops. Over the last decade, a severe threat due to Olive Quick …

Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca sequence type 53 was found to be associated with olive
trees showing extensive twig and branch dieback and plant death in the Gallipoli area of …

Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca (Xfp), has attacked the olive trees in Southern Italy with
severe impacts on the olive agro-ecosystem. To reduce both the Xfp cell concentration and …

During recent years; Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca (Xfp) has spread in Salento causing
relevant damage to the olive groves. Measures to contain the spreading of the pathogen …

Strains of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca characterized by a specific genotype, the so called
sequence type “ST53”, have been associated with a severe disease named Olive Quick …

To reduce the impact of chemical pesticides on the environment, there are relevant efforts to
enhance the possibility of controlling plant diseases using environmentally friendly …