Beyond Xylella, Integrated Management Strategies for Mitigating Xylella fastidiosa impact in Europe (BeXyl)

Project Information

BeXyl

Grant agreement ID: 101060593

DOI

10.3030/101060593

EC signature date 20 July 2022

Start date 1 September 2022

End date 31 August 2026

Funded under

• Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Total cost

€ 7 089 069,00

EU contribution

€ 6 674 782,75

Coordinated by

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Spain

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (1)

Practise abstracts Batch 1-RP1

This deliverable contains 2 practice abstracts: -Practise abstract (1): will be submitted at the project start during the first 6 month to raise awareness on the main project research investigations and expected research outcomes.-Practise abstract (2): will provide an appraisal of the latest developments on tools for surveillance and detection (referring to the main achievements of WP2).

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Project Website & Collaborative Platform for Management

Data Management Plan (1)

"Data Management Plan ""DMP"""

Dissemination and Publication Management Plan

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (48)

Complete Circularized Genome Resources for <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> subsp. <i>sandyi</i> Strains CO33 and CFBP8478

Author(s): María Pilar Velasco-Amo, Luis F. Arias-Giraldo, Miguel Román-Écija, Annalisa Giampetruzzi, Maria Saponari, Blanca B. Landa
Published in: PhytoFrontiers™, Issue 4, 2024, ISSN 2690-5442
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTOFR-01-24-0004-A

Pseudogenes and host specialization in the emergent bacterial plant pathogen <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i>

Author(s): Navdeep Kaur, Neha Potnis, Leonardo De La Fuente
Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Issue 91, 2025, ISSN 0099-2240
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02070-24

Activity of natural occurring entomopathogenic fungi on nymphal and adult stages of Philaenus spumarius

Author(s): N. Bodino; R. Barbera; N. Gonzalez-Mas; S. Demichelis; D. Bosco; P. Dolci
Published in: Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2024, ISSN 1096-0805
Publisher: ScienceDirect
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2024.108078

Ten Challenges to Understanding and Managing the Insect-Transmitted, Xylem-Limited Bacterial Pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

Author(s): Leonardo De La Fuente, Juan A. Navas-Cortés, and Blanca B. Landa
Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2025, ISSN 0099-2240
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-12-23-0476-KC

Forecasting Pathogen Dynamics with Bayesian Model-Averaging: Application to Xylella fastidiosa

Author(s): Candy Abboud, Eric Parent, Olivier Bonnefon & Samuel Soubeyrand
Published in: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 2023, ISSN 1593-2095
Publisher: Spinger
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-023-01169-w

A pathogen of good taste: genetics of a bacterial host jump of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa from coffee to wine grapes

Author(s): Alexandra Katz Kahn, Jasslin Cervantes, Rodrigo P. P. Almeida
Published in: Microbial Genomics, Issue 11, 2025, ISSN 2057-5858
Publisher: Microbiology Society
DOI: 10.1099/MGEN.0.001447

Mitigation of Almond Leaf Scorch by a Peptide that Inhibits the Motility of <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i>

Author(s): Luis Moll, Esther Badosa, Leonardo De La Fuente, Emilio Montesinos, Marta Planas, Anna Bonaterra, Lidia Feliu
Published in: Plant Disease, Issue 109, 2025, ISSN 0191-2917
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-07-24-1414-RE

Modeling the accuracy of Xylella fastidiosa molecular diagnostic tests in naturally-infected almond tree samples

Author(s): María Del Pilar Velasco Amo, Concepción Olivares-García, Miguel Román-Écija, Ester Marco-Noales, Juan A. Navas-Cortés, and Blanca Beatriz Landa del Castillo
Published in: Plant Disease, 2025, ISSN 0191-2917
Publisher: American Phytopathological Society
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-12-24-2568-RE

PLANT-Dx: A Molecular Diagnostic for Point-of-Use Detection of Plant Pathogens

Author(s): M. Verosloff, J. Chappell, K. L. Perry, J. R. Thompson, J. B. Lucks
Published in: ACS Synthetic Biology, Issue 8, 2024, ISSN 2161-5063
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/ACSSYNBIO.8B00526

A high-throughput analysis of high-resolution X-ray CT images of stems of olive and citrus plants resistant and susceptible to Xylella fastidiosa

Author(s): Nancy C. Walker, Siul A. Ruiz, Talita R. Ferreira, Helvecio D. Coletta-Filho, James Le Houx, Daniel McKay Fletcher, Steven M. White, Tiina Roose
Published in: Plant Pathology, 2023, ISSN 1365-3059
Publisher: BSPP
DOI: 10.1111/ppa.13835

Species composition and prevalence of sharpshooters and spittlebugs potential vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in olive orchards of southeastern Brazil

Author(s): Joyce A. Froza, Pedro H. A. Moura, Luiz F. O. Silva, Gabriel Mejdalani, João R. S. Lopes
Published in: Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, Issue 68, 2024, ISSN 1806-9665
Publisher: FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
DOI: 10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2024-0017

A marked sequential point process for disease surveillance: Modeling and optimization

Author(s): François d’Alayer, Edith Gabriel, Samuel Soubeyrand
Published in: Spatial Statistics, Issue 68, 2025, ISSN 2211-6753
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.SPASTA.2025.100913

Bactericidal and plant defense elicitation activities of Eucalyptus oil decrease the severity of infections by Xylella fastidiosa on almond plants

Author(s): Montesinos Barreda, Laura; Baró Sabé, Aina; Gascón, Beatriz; Montesinos Seguí, Emilio
Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/FPLS.2023.1122218

Phylogenomic analysis of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca strains from olive and almond trees in Argentina

Author(s): Franco Daniel Fernández, L. F. Arias-Giraldo, P. A. Tolocka, F. A. Guzmán, C. Olivares, M. E. Roca, M. L. Otero, L. R. Conci, B. B. Landa, R. M. Haelterman
Published in: European Journal of Plant Pathology, Issue 171, 2025, ISSN 0929-1873
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S10658-024-02969-Z

A Survey of <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> in the U.S. State of Virginia Reveals Wide Distribution of Both Subspecies <i>fastidiosa</i> and <i>multiplex</i> in Grapevine

Author(s): Sahar Abdelrazek, Elizabeth Bush, Charlotte Oliver, Haijie Liu, Parul Sharma, Marcela A. Johnson, Monica A. Donegan, Rodrigo P. P. Almeida, Mizuho Nita, Boris A. Vinatzer
Published in: Phytopathology®, Issue 114, 2024, ISSN 0031-949X
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-06-23-0212-R

Isolation, Phylogenetic Inferences, and Early Diversification of <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> subsp. <i>fastidiosa</i> in Cova da Beira Region, Portugal

Author(s): Eva Garcia, Alexandra K. Kahn, Cristina Rodrigues, Alexandra Camelo, Christophe Espírito-Santo, Helvecio D. Coletta-Filho, Rodrigo P. P. Almeida, Joana Costa
Published in: Phytopathology®, Issue 115, 2025, ISSN 0031-949X
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-01-25-0009-R

Recent research accomplishments on early detection of Xylella fastidiosa outbreaks in the Mediterranean Basin

Author(s): María P. VELASCO-AMO , Antonio VICENT , Pablo J. ZARCO-TEJADA , Juan A. NAVAS-CORTÉS , Blanca B. LANDA
Published in: Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 2023, ISSN 1593-2095
Publisher: Firenze University Press
DOI: 10.36253/PHYTO-14171

Outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53 affecting wild and cultivated olive trees on the island of Mallorca, Spain

Author(s): Eduardo MORALEJO, Bàrbara QUETGLAS, Marina MONTESINOS, Francisco ADROVER, Diego OLMO, Alicia NIETO, Ana PEDROSA, Marta LÓPEZ, Andreu JUAN, Ester MARCO-NOALES, Inmaculada NAVARRO-HERRERO, Silvia BARBÉ, María Pilar VELASCO-AMO, Concepción OLIVARES-GARCÍA, Blanca B. LANDA
Published in: Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Issue 63, 2025, ISSN 1593-2095
Publisher: Firenze University Press
DOI: 10.36253/PHYTO-15891

An individual-based spatial epidemiological model for the spread of plant diseases

Author(s): Martina Cendoya; Ana Navarro-Quiles; Antonio López-Quílez; Antonio Vicent; David Conesa
Published in: Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics, 2024, ISSN 1537-2693
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/S13253-024-00604-2

Induction of Defense Responses and Protection of Almond Plants Against <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> by Endotherapy with a Bifunctional Peptide

Author(s): Luís Moll; Aina Baró; Laura Montesinos; Esther Badosa; Anna Bonaterra; Emilio Montesinos
Published in: Phytopathology, 2022, ISSN 1943-7684
Publisher: APS Publications
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-12-21-0525-R

New Approaches to Plant Pathogen Detection and Disease Diagnosis

Author(s): Jaime Cubero, Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada, Sara Cuesta-Morrondo, Ana Palacio-Bielsa, Juan A. Navas-Cortés, Pilar Sabuquillo, Tomás Poblete, Blanca B. Landa, Jerson Garita-Cambronero
Published in: Phytopathology®, Issue 114, 2024, ISSN 0031-949X
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-10-23-0366-IA

Detection of Xylella fastidiosa in Host Plants and Insect Vectors by Droplet Digital PCR

Author(s): Serafina Serena Amoia; Angelantonio Minafra; Angela Ligorio; Vincenzo Cavalieri; Donato Boscia; Maria Saponari; Giuliana Loconsole
Published in: Agriculture (Basel), 2023, ISSN 2077-0472
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture13030716

Multiple genotypes of a quarantine plant pathogen detected in New Zealand indigenous plants located in a botanical garden overseas

Author(s): Sandra B. Visnovsky, Alexandra K. Kahn, Fernanda Nieto‐Jacobo, Preeti Panda, Sarah Thompson, David A. J. Teulon, Isabel Bojanini Molina, M. Virginia Marroni, Ronny Groenteman, Luciano A. Rigano, Robert K. Taylor, Holly Forbes, Rodrigo P. P. Almeida
Published in: Plant Pathology, Issue 74, 2025, ISSN 0032-0862
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/PPA.14026

Complete Circularized Genome Resources of Seven Strains of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa Using Hybrid Assembly Reveals Unknown Plasmids

Author(s): María Pilar Velasco-Amo, Luis F. Arias-Giraldo, Miguel Román-Écija, Leonardo De La Fuente, Ester Marco-Noales, Eduardo Moralejo, Juan A. Navas-Cortés, and Blanca B. Landa
Published in: Phytopathology, 2023, ISSN 1943-7684
Publisher: APS Publications
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-10-22-0396-A

A New Vector of <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i>: The Role of <i>Mesoptyelus impictifrons</i> as a Vector in Israel

Author(s): Maor Tomer, Liat Gidron-Heinemann, Elad Chiel, Rakefet Sharon
Published in: Phytopathology®, Issue 114, 2024, ISSN 0031-949X
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-04-24-0111-SC

Extent of stem colonization of Spanish <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> strains in olive: A proximal sensing approach for early detection of infection

Author(s): Miguel Román-Écija, Concepción Olivares-García, Blanca Beatriz Landa del Castillo, Juan A. Navas-Cortés
Published in: Plant Disease, 2025, ISSN 0191-2917
Publisher: APS
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2327-RE

Prunus dulcis response to novel defense elicitor peptides and control of Xylella fastidiosa infections

Author(s): Luis Moll, Núria Giralt, Marta Planas, Lidia Feliu, Emilio Montesinos, Anna Bonaterra, Esther Badosa
Published in: Plant Cell Reports, Issue 43, 2024, ISSN 0721-7714
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S00299-024-03276-X

Nicotiana benthamiana as a model plant host for Xylella fastidiosa: Control of infections by transient expression and endotherapy with a bifunctional peptide

Author(s): Baró, Aina; Saldarelli, Pasquale; Saponari, Maria; Montesinos, Emilio; Montesinos, Laura
Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/FPLS.2022.1061463

Functional Peptides for Plant Disease Control

Author(s): Emilio Montesinos
Published in: Annual Review of Phytopathology, 2023, ISSN 1545-2107
Publisher: Annual Reviews
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-021722-034312

European <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> Strains Can Cause Symptoms in Blueberry

Author(s): Deepak Shantharaj, Miguel Román-Écija, Maria Pilar Velasco-Amo, Juan A. Navas-Cortés, Blanca B. Landa, Leonardo De La Fuente
Published in: Plant Disease, Issue 108, 2024, ISSN 0191-2917
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-12-23-2640-SC

Direct and indirect effects of two endophytic entomopathogenic fungi on survival and feeding behaviour of meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius

Author(s): Meelad Yousef-Yousef a, Marina Morente, Natalia González-Mas, Alberto Fereres b, Enrique Quesada-Moraga, Aranzazu Moreno
Published in: Biological Control, 2023, ISSN 1049-9644
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/J.BIOCONTROL.2023.105348

Linking intercontinental biogeographic events to decipher how European vineyards escaped Pierce’s disease

Author(s): Eduardo Moralejo, Àlex Giménez-Romero, Manuel A. Matías
Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Issue 291, 2024, ISSN 0962-8452
Publisher: The Royal Society
DOI: 10.1098/RSPB.2024.1130

Targeting the Xylella fastidiosa spittlebug vector Neophilaenus campestris in the olive cover crops with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum

Author(s): Juan Carlos Conde-Bravo, María Fernández-Bravo, Inmaculada Garrido-Jurado, Meelad Yousef-Yousef, Enrique Quesada-Moraga
Published in: Frontiers in Insect Science, Issue 5, 2025, ISSN 2673-8600
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FINSC.2025.1579244

Complete genome assemblies of several Xylella fastidiosa subspecies multiplex strains reveals high phage content and novel plasmids

Author(s): Maria Pilar Velasco-Amo, Luis F. Arias-Giraldo, Blanca B. Landa
Published in: Phitophatologia Mediterranea, 2024, ISSN 0031-9465
Publisher: Unione Fitopatologica Mediterranea
DOI: 10.36253/phyto-14931

Century-old herbarium specimen provides insights into Pierce’s disease of grapevines emergence in the Americas

Author(s): Monica A. Donegan, Alexandra K. Kahn, Nathalie Becker, Andreina Castillo Siri, Paola E. Campos, Karine Boyer, Alison Colwell, Martial Briand, Rodrigo P.P. Almeida, Adrien Rieux
Published in: Current Biology, Issue 35, 2025, ISSN 0960-9822
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.CUB.2024.11.029

Genealogical tracing of Olea europaea species and pedigree relationships of var. europaea using chloroplast and nuclear markers

Author(s): Roberto Mariotti; Angjelina Belaj; Raul de la Rosa; Rosario Muleo; Marco Cirilli; Ivano Forgione; Maria Cristina Valeri; Soraya Mousavi
Published in: BMC Plant Biology, Issue Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2023), 2023, ISSN 1471-2229
Publisher: BMC Plant Biology
DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04440-3

Synthetic lipopeptides that interact with lipopolysaccharides are potent bactericidal compounds against <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i>

Author(s): Pau Caravaca-Fuentes, Laura Montesinos, Jordi Lamata, Marta Planas, Lidia Feliu, Emilio Montesinos
Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Issue 91, 2025, ISSN 0099-2240
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00734-25

Performance of Outbreak Management Plans for Emerging Plant Diseases: The Case of Almond Leaf Scorch Caused by <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> in Mainland Spain

Author(s): Martina Cendoya, Elena Lázaro, Ana Navarro-Quiles, Antonio López-Quílez, David Conesa, Antonio Vicent
Published in: Phytopathology®, Issue 114, 2024, ISSN 0031-949X
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-12-23-0465-R

Parallel host shifts in a bacterial plant pathogen suggest independent genetic solutions

Author(s): Monica A. Donegan; Helvécio D. Coletta‐Filho; Rodrigo P. P. Almeida
Published in: Molecular plant pathology, 2023, ISSN 1364-3703
Publisher: BSPP (British Society for Plant Pathology)
DOI: 10.1111/MPP.13316

Seasonal Dynamics and Distribution of <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> in Infected Almond Trees

Author(s): Noa Zecharia, Vanunu Miri, Orit Dror, Kamel Hatib, Doron Holland, Shtienberg Dani, Ofir Bahar
Published in: Phytopathology®, Issue 114, 2024, ISSN 0031-949X
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-07-23-0240-R

An integrated strategy for pathogen surveillance unveiled Xylella fastidiosa ST1 outbreak in hidden agricultural compartments in the Apulia region (Southern Italy)

Author(s): Daniele Cornara, Donato Boscia, Giusy D’Attoma, Michele Digiaro, Angela Maria Ligorio, Giuliana Loconsole, Serena Anna Minutillo, Vito Montilon, Francesco Palmisano, Gianvito Ragone, Maria Rosaria Silletti, Vincenzo Verrastro, Claudio Zaza, Maria Saponari
Published in: European Journal of Plant Pathology, Issue 171, 2025, ISSN 0929-1873
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S10658-024-02945-7

Phytopathology

Author(s): Leonardo De La Fuente; Juan A. Navas-Cortés; Blanca B. Landa
Published in: Phytopathology®, 2024, ISSN 0031-949X
Publisher: APS
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-12-23-0476-KC

New Approaches to Plant Pathogen Detection and Disease Diagnosis

Author(s): Jaime Cubero, Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada, Sara Cuesta-Morrondo, Ana Palacio-Bielsa, Juan A. Navas-Cortés, Pilar Sabuquillo, Tomás Poblete, Blanca B. Landa, Jerson Garita-Cambronero
Published in: Phytopathology®, Issue 114, 2024, ISSN 0031-949X
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-10-23-0366-IA

Bioecological traits of spittlebugs and their implications on the epidemiology and control of Xylella fastidiosa epidemic in Apulia

Author(s): Nicola Bodino, Vincenzo Cavalieri, Crescenza Dongiovanni, Maria Saponari, and Domenico Bosco
Published in: Phytopathology, 2023, ISSN 1943-7684
Publisher: APS Publications
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-12-22-0460-IA

A model for predicting the phenology of Philaenus spumarius

Author(s): Gianni Gilioli, Anna Simonetto, Igor Daniel Weber, Paola Gervasio, Giorgio Sperandio, Domenico Bosco, Nicola Bodino, Crescenza Dongiovanni, Michele Di Carolo, Vincenzo Cavalieri, Maria Saponari, Donato Boscia
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 14, 2024, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41598-024-58798-X

Complete genome assembly of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa (ST1) strains “BA_GR31” and “BA_AL21” associated with a new outbreak in Apulia, Italy

Author(s): Serafina Serena Amoia; Maria Saponari; Angela Ligorio; Pasquale Saldarelli; Donato Boscia; Annalisa Giampetruzzi
Published in: Journal of Plant Pathology, 2025, ISSN 2239-7264
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/S42161-025-01915-0

Naked-Eye Molecular Testing for the Detection of Xylella fastidiosa in Mallorca (Balearic Island) Almond Orchards by Colorimetric LAMP

Author(s): Serena, A.S.; Falcón-Piñeiro, A.; Pastar, M.; Garcìa-Madero, J.M.; Contaldo, N.; Muegge, M.; Compant, S.; Saldarelli, P.; Minafra, A.
Published in: Applied Sciences, Issue 15, 2025, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
DOI: 10.3390/APP15020739

A survey in natural olive resources exposed to high inoculum pressure indicates the presence of traits of resistance to Xylella fastidiosa in Leccino offspring

Author(s): Pierfederico La Notte, Maria Saponari, Soraya Mousavi, Roberto Mariotti, Raied Abou Kubaa, Roya Nikbakht, Giovanni Melcarne, Francesco Specchia, Giuseppe Altamura, Angela Ligorio, Donato Boscia, Antony Surano, Pasquale Saldarelli, Annalisa Giampetruzzi
Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Issue 15, 2024, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FPLS.2024.1457831