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 …

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 …

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

Abstract Background The recent Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca (Xfp) outbreak in olive (Olea
europaea) groves in southern Italy is causing a destructive disease denoted Olive Quick …

The history of advances in research on Xylella fastidiosa provides excellent examples of
how paradigms both advance and limit our scientific understanding of plant pathogens and …

Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Xap), the causal agent of bacterial spot disease of stone
fruits and almond, is regulated as a quarantine pathogen in the European Union and the …

Abstract Sharpshooters (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) and spittlebugs (Hemiptera:
Aphrophoridae: Aphrophorinae) have a worldwide distribution and are often associated with …

Highlights•Insect transmission of phytopathogenic bacteria evolved multiple times.•
Phytopathogenic bacteria can physically associate with insect guts or whole …

Glycans have emerged as critical determinants of immune maturation, microbial nutrition,
and host health in diverse symbioses. In this study, we asked how cyclic delivery of a single …

The bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa produces biofilm that accumulates in the host
xylem vessels, affecting disease development in various crops and bacterial acquisition by …