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Research Project: Identification of Novel Management Strategies for Key Pests and Pathogens of Grapevine with Emphasis on the Xylella Fastidiosa Pathosystem

Location: Crop Diseases, Pests and Genetics Research

Title: Xylella fastidiosa: both a devastating agricultural pathogen and a benign endophyte

Author
item ROPER, CAROLINE - University Of California
item Burbank, Lindsey

Submitted to: Microbiology
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/12/2021
Publication Date: 10/1/2021
Citation: Roper, C., Burbank, L.P. 2021. Xylella fastidiosa: both a devastating agricultural pathogen and a benign endophyte. Microbiology.

Interpretive Summary: Xylella fastidiosa is a vector-borne plant vascular pathogen which has caused devastating disease outbreaks in diverse agricultural crops worldwide. A major global quarantine pathogen, X. fastidiosa can infect hundreds of plant species and can be transmitted by many different xylem-feeding insects. Several decades of research have revealed a complex lifestyle dependent on adaptation to the xylem environment and interactions with host plant tissues.

Technical Abstract: Xylella fastidiosa is a vector-borne plant vascular pathogen which has caused devastating disease outbreaks in diverse agricultural crops worldwide. A major global quarantine pathogen, X. fastidiosa can infect hundreds of plant species and can be transmitted by many different xylem-feeding insects. Several decades of research have revealed a complex lifestyle dependent on adaptation to the xylem environment and interactions with host plant tissues.