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 …

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 …

The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, a xylem-inhabiting, vector-transmitted, Gram-negative, very
slow growing bacterium, was cultured and properly described for the first time in 1987 in the …

Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health conducted a pest risk assessment and an
evaluation of risk reduction options for Xylella fastidiosa. X. fastidiosa has been detected in …

Using a modified multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for the bacterial plant
pathogen Xylella fastidiosa based on the same seven housekeeping genes employed in a …

The invasive plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa currently threatens European flora through
the loss of economically and culturally important host plants. This emerging vector-borne …

The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa is a plant pathogen with a history of economically damaging
introductions of subspecies to regions where its other subspecies are native. Genetic …

Invasive diseases present an increasing problem worldwide; however, genomic techniques
are now available to investigate the timing and geographical origin of such introductions. We …

Xylella fastidiosa, a xylem-limited bacterium transmitted by xylem-fluid-feeding Hemiptera
insects, causes economic losses of both woody and herbaceous plant species. A Xyl …

Background Pathogens with a global distribution face diverse biotic and abiotic conditions
across populations. Moreover, the ecological and evolutionary history of each population is …