At present, organic crops have reached an important boom in a society increasingly
interested in the conservation of the environment and sustainability. It is evident that a part of …

Frequent marine oil spills have led to increasingly serious oil pollution along shorelines.
Microbial remediation has become a research hotspot of intertidal oil pollution remediation …

Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is classified as a quarantine pest due to its consequences on
economically significant crops. Its main form of transmission in Europe is through the insect …

Plant pathogens pose a significant threat to agricultural productivity and food security
worldwide. The use of traditional chemical pesticides for plant disease management raises …

Biofilm formation is one of the most serious threats in the food industry, mostly due to its
contribution to the survival of spoiling and pathogenic microorganisms. Essential oils (EOs) …

The activity of Eucalyptus essential oil against eleven strains pertaining to six species of
plant pathogenic bacteria was studied using growth inhibition and contact assays. All strains …

Xylella fastidiosa is a plant-pathogenic bacterium that lives inside host xylem vessels, where
it forms biofilm which is believed to be responsible for disrupting the passage of water and …

Background Phony peach disease (PPD) is caused by the plant pathogenic bacterium
Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex (Xfm). Historically, the disease has caused severe yield …

Plant pathogenic bacteria pose a significant threat to olive cultivation, leading to substantial
economic losses and reduced yield. The efficacy of antimicrobial agents against these …

Background Xylella fastidiosa is one of the most harmful bacterial plant pathogens
worldwide, causing a variety of diseases, with huge economic impact to agriculture and …