Some bacteria can transfer to new host species, and this poses a risk to human health.
Indeed, an estimated 60% of all human pathogens have originated from other animal …

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 bacterium Xylella fastidiosa re-emerged as a plant pathogen of global importance in
2013 when it was first associated with an olive tree disease epidemic in Italy. The current …

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

Pathogen introductions have led to numerous disease outbreaks in naive regions of the
globe. The plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa has been associated with various recent …

Strategies to manage plant disease—from use of resistant varieties to crop rotation,
elimination of reservoirs, landscape planning, surveillance, quarantine, risk modeling, and …

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 …

In the never ending struggle against plant pathogenic bacteria, a major goal is the early
identification and classification of infecting microorganisms. Xylella fastidiosa, a Gram …

The emergence of citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) disease had dramatic consequences to
the citrus industry in Brazil. First reported in São Paulo State in 1987, this disease affected …

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Plant Health Panel updated
its pest categorisation of Xylella fastidiosa, previously delivered as part of the pest risk …