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Brandon Ortega
Crop Diseases, Pests and Genetics Research
Molecular Biologist

Phone: (559) 596-2954
Fax: (559) 596-2921

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Virulence comparison of a comprehensive panel of Xylella fastidiosa Pierce’s disease isolates from California Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Burbank, L.P., Gomez, L., Shantharaj, D., Abdelsamad, N.A., Vasquez, K., Burhans, A.N., Ortega, B.C., Helm-Rodriguez, S.D., Strickland, J.A., Krugner, R., De La Fuente, L., Naegele, R.P. 2024. Virulence comparison of a comprehensive panel of Xylella fastidiosa Pierce’s disease isolates from California. Plant Disease. 108(6):1555-1564. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-23-1923-RE.
High growing season temperatures limit winter recovery of grapevines from Xylella fastidiosa infection – implications for epidemiology in hot climates Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Burbank, L.P., Sisterson, M.S., Wei, W., Ortega, B.C., Luna, N.R., Naegele, R.P. 2023. High growing season temperatures limit winter recovery of grapevines from Xylella fastidiosa infection – implications for epidemiology in hot climates. Plant Disease. 107(12):3858-3867. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-23-0492-RE.
Novel amplification targets for rapid detection and differentiation of Xylella fastidiosa subspecies fastidiosa and multiplex in plant and insect tissue - (Abstract Only)
Burbank, L.P., Ortega, B.C. 2018. Novel amplification targets for rapid detection and differentiation of Xylella fastidiosa subspecies fastidiosa and multiplex in plant and insect tissue. CDFA Pierce's Disease Control Program Research Symposium. p. 134.
Novel amplification targets for rapid detection and differentiation of Xylella fastidiosa subspecies fastidiosa and multiplex in plant and insect tissue - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Burbank, L.P., Ortega, B.C. 2018. Novel amplification targets for rapid detection and differentiation of Xylella fastidiosa subspecies fastidiosa and multiplex in plant and insect tissue. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 155:8-18.