A scientific and community resource on plant diseases caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa
This is a very nice piece of science writing by Giorgia Guglielmi, which covers some aspects of the early stages of the Xylella fastidiosa epidemic in Italy affecting olive trees. You can write the PDF version of her thesis here: DOWNLOAD
A couple of review articles on Xylella fastidiosa were just published: Bucci EM. 2018. Xylella fastidiosa, a new plant pathogen that threatens global farming: Ecology, molecular biology, search for remedies. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 502(2):173-182. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.05.073. Sicard A, Zeilinger AR, Vanhove M,
PDF of Newton Pierce’s 1892 report to the USDA on the ‘California Vine Disease’. It is certainly worth the time of those interested in the history of Xylella fastidiosa diseases.
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Using insects to detect, monitor and predict the distribution of Xylella fastidiosa: a case study in Corsica Astrid Cruaud, Anne-Alicia Gonzalez, Martin Godefroid, Sabine Nidelet, Jean-Claude Streito, Jean-Marc Thuillier, Jean-Pierre Rossi, Sylvain Santoni, Jean-Yves Rasplus doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/241513 This article is
Experimental research is laborious and takes time, but it is necessary. Congratulations to authors for pursuing a technically challenging project; a key a milestone in learning how to manage this olive disease in Italy. Isolation and pathogenicity of Xylella fastidiosa
The Xylella fastidiosa website will now feature Ask Sandy! Sandy Purcell has studied Xylella fastidiosa for over 40 years, and although he is now retired, he still keeps up with the news and conducts some research. He will try to answer your questions
We are scientists that have worked with the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa and the diseases it cause for several years, both in the USA and Brazil. Interest in the current olive disease epidemic in Italy associated with X. fastidiosa has recently led