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

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Deliverables

Evaluation of molecular approaches for absolute quantification, in-situ detection and molecular typing of Xf in plants and vectors
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).

Analysis of ecological impacts associated with Xf outbreaks and disease management measures
Practise abstracts batch 2-RP2

This deliverable contains 3 practice abstracts: -Practise abstract (1) will illustrate the potential new host plants and pathogenicity of Xf strains relevant for EU and the Mediterranean Basin (referring to the results from WP1 detailed in D1.3) - Practise abstract (2) will illustrate the maps of relative risk to Xf in EU based on the identified major biotic and abiotic factors that drives Xf epidemics (referring to the results from WP1 detailed in D1.1)- Practise abstract (3) will summarize the technical aspects of the applicability of TT therapy for Xf on plant propagation material at commercial scale (referring to the results from WP3 detailed in D3.2)

Evaluation of the use of black light traps to collect spittlebug adults and estimate their Xf-infection status

Report on the use of black light traps to collect spittlebug adults and estimate their Xf-infection status

"Data Management Plan ""DMP"""

Dissemination and Publication Management Plan

"Update 1 of Data Management Plan ""DMP"""

An Update of Data Management Plan

List of the most active EF against spittlebug vectors and of the viruses associated with P. spumarius

A list of the most active EF against spittlebug vectors and of the viruses associated with P. spumarius

Publications

Complete Circularized Genome Resources for Xylella fastidiosa subsp. sandyi 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 Xylella fastidiosa

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

A genomic locus uniquely encoded by blueberry-infecting Xylella fastidiosa strains affects motility and biofilm formation in vitro, and virulence in planta

Author(s): Navdeep Kaur, Marcus V. Merfa, Alexandra K. Kahn, Rodrigo P. P. Almeida, Leonardo De La Fuente
Published in: PLOS One, Issue 21, 2026, ISSN 1932-6203
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0346230

Extent of Stem Colonization of Spanish Xylella fastidiosa Strains in Olive: A Proximal Sensing Approach for Early Detection of Infection

Author(s): Miguel Román-Écija, Concepción Olivares-García, Blanca B. Landa, Juan A. Navas-Cortés
Published in: Plant Disease, Issue 110, 2026, ISSN 0191-2917
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-11-24-2327-RE

Mitigation of Almond Leaf Scorch by a Peptide that Inhibits the Motility of Xylella fastidiosa

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

Complete Genome Sequence Data of Two Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex Strains (ST26) Isolated from Infected Almond and Cherry in Southern Italy

Author(s): Serafina Serena Amoia, Maria Saponari, Donato Boscia, Reinaldo Rodrigues de Souza Neto, Annalisa Giampetruzzi
Published in: PhytoFrontiers™, Issue 6, 2026, ISSN 2690-5442
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTOFR-11-25-0130-A

Natural competence in the bacterial pathogen Xylella fastidiosa varies across genotypes and is associated with adhesins

Author(s): Ranlin Liu, María Pilar Velasco-Amo, Luis F. Arias-Giraldo, Monica A. Donegan, Neha Potnis, Nate B. Hardy, Rodrigo P. P. Almeida, Blanca B. Landa, Leonardo De La Fuente
Published in: PLOS Pathogens, Issue 21, 2025, ISSN 1553-7374
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PPAT.1013757

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

Mechanism of action of a bactericidal lipopeptide which targets lipopolysaccharides of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa

Author(s): Pau Caravaca-Fuentes, Gerard Riesco-Llach, Beatriz Gascón, Lidia Feliu, Marta Planas, Emilio Montesinos
Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Issue 17, 2026, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FPLS.2026.1953704

Identification of an Almond Cultivar Resistant to Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa and Insights into Host-Specific Bacterial Behavior

Author(s): Miri Vanunu, Noa Zecharia, Orit Dror, Yuval Omer, Hillel Brukental, Rotem Harel-Beja, Kamel Hatib, Tamar Azoulay-Shemer, Doron Holland, Dani Shtienberg, Ofir Bahar
Published in: Plant Disease, 2026, ISSN 0191-2917
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-02-26-0369-RE

Emerging risk of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe under global change

Author(s): Eduardo Moralejo, Maria Saponari, Donato Boscia, Blanca B. Landa
Published in: Biological Invasions, Issue 28, 2026, ISSN 1387-3547
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S10530-026-03869-5

First Report of Xylella fastidiosa Infection and Pierce’s Disease in Resistant Grape Cultivars in Texas, U.S.A.

Author(s): Jacy L. Lewis, Pedro Uribe, David N. Appel, Alexandra K. Kahn, Rodrigo P. P. Almeida
Published in: Plant Disease, Issue 110, 2026, ISSN 0191-2917
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-01-26-0060-PDN

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

Thermal Dynamics of Xylem and Soil–Root Temperatures in Olive and Almond Trees and Their Relationship with Air Temperature

Author(s): Miguel Román-Écija, Blanca B. Landa, Luca Testi, Juan A. Navas-Cortés
Published in: Agronomy, Issue 16, 2025, ISSN 2073-4395
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/AGRONOMY16010102

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

Streamlining Pest Risk Assessment: The qPRAentry R Package for Assessing Potential Pest Entry

Author(s): Maria Chiara Rosace, Antonio Vicent, Matteo Crotta, Ewelina Czwienczek, David Makowski, Vittorio Rossi, Martina Cendoya
Published in: Risk Analysis, Issue 45, 2025, ISSN 0272-4332
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/RISA.70125

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

PLASTID ENVELOPE ION CHANNELS (PEC1/2) link Ca 2+ and jasmonic acid signaling in plant cells

Author(s): Susanne Mühlbauer, Dawid Jaślan, Inês F. Duarte Nunes, Benjamin Brandt, Lena Wutz, Khansa Mekkaoui, Sanja Zenker, Jakob Rehberger, Marlena Rädler, Lorenz Holzner, Constance Tisserant, Carsten Völkner, Andrea Bräutigam, Silke Robatzek, Bettina Hause, Christian Grimm, Hans-Henning Kunz
Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Issue 123, 2026, ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
DOI: 10.1073/PNAS.2525536123

A Survey of Xylella fastidiosa in the U.S. State of Virginia Reveals Wide Distribution of Both Subspecies fastidiosa and multiplex 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 Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa 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

A hyperspectral phenotyping platform for studying plant responses to Xylella fastidiosa infection

Author(s): Valle EGEA-COBRERO, Jose A. JÍMENEZ-BERNI, Rocio CALDERON, Pablo J. ZARCO-TEJADA, Miguel ROMÁN-ÉCIJA, Guillermo LEÓN-ROPERO, Alberto HORNERO, Juan A. NAVAS-CORTÉS, Blanca B. Landa
Published in: Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 2026, ISSN 1593-2095
Publisher: Firenze University Press
DOI: 10.36253/PHYTO-17124

Induction of Defense Responses and Protection of Almond Plants Against Xylella fastidiosa 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

Aggressiveness of Subspecies and Sequence Types of Xylella fastidiosa and Plant Response in Nicotiana benthamiana

Author(s): Aniol Buisac, Beatriz Gascón, Emilio Montesinos, Laura Montesinos
Published in: Phytopathology®, Issue 116, 2026, ISSN 0031-949X
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-11-25-0366-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 Xylella fastidiosa: The Role of Mesoptyelus impictifrons 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

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

Diversity and persistence of the RNA virome of Philaenus spumarius, the European vector of Xylella fastidiosa

Author(s): Sara Ottati, Luciana Galetto, Francesco Volpe, Nicola Bodino, Cristina Marzachí, Domenico Bosco, Simona Abbá
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 16, 2025, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41598-025-32597-4

A metabolic model based on a pangenome core reveals putative conserved biochemical features of the phytopathogen Xylella fastidiosa

Author(s): Paola Corbín-Agustí, Miguel Álvarez-Herrera, Miguel Román-Écija, Patricia Álvarez, Marta Tortajada, Blanca B. Landa, Juli Peretó
Published in: Microbiological Research, Issue 312, 2025, ISSN 0944-5013
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.MICRES.2026.128616

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 Xylella fastidiosa 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

Modelling Xylella fastidiosa Infection Dynamics in Grapevines: A Physiologically Based Approach

Author(s): Gianni Gilioli, Igor D. Weber, Enrico Bertoldi, Anna Simonetto, Blanca B. Landa, Paola Gervasio
Published in: Phytopathology®, 2026, ISSN 0031-949X
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-04-26-0114-R

The susceptibility of olive cultivars to <scp> X </scp> ylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca <scp>ST53</scp> affects transmission efficiency of the insect vector <scp> P </scp> hilaenus spumarius ( <scp>H</scp> emiptera: <scp>A</scp> phrophoridae)

Author(s): Nicola Bodino, Saponari Maria, Cavalieri Vincenzo, Altamura Giuseppe, Valentina Palmisano, Domenico Bosco, Crescenza Dongiovanni
Published in: Pest Management Science, Issue 82, 2026, ISSN 1526-498X
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/PS.71055

Confirmation of Xylella fastidiosa (Lysobacterales: Lysobacteraceae) transmission by 8 leafhopper species present in coffee plantations in Costa Rica

Author(s): Laura Garita, Ana Mariel Zúñiga-Pereira, Andrés Arias-Paco, William Villalobos, Sofia Carvajal-Rojas, Jose Pablo Álvarez-Mora, Luis Enrique Chaves-González, Isaías Abdallah, Carolina Godoy, Phyllis G Weintraub, Mauricio Montero-Astúa, Carlos Chacón-Díaz
Published in: Journal of Insect Science, Issue 26, 2026, ISSN 1536-2442
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
DOI: 10.1093/JISESA/IEAG068

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

Thermotherapy Treatments of Fruit Trees of the Genus Prunus Infected by Viruses and Bacteria

Author(s): Natàlia Puig-Gay, Carlos Rieder, Mireia Bordas
Published in: Plants, Issue 15, 2026, ISSN 2223-7747
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/PLANTS15162440

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

Landscape and environmental drivers of plant health decline during an active invasion of Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al. in Mediterranean agroecosystems

Author(s): Ricardo Enrique Hernández-Lambraño, Francisco José Ruiz-Gómez, Montserrat Vilà, Blanca B. Landa, Rocío Hernández-Clemente, María Fernández-Bravo, Enrique Quesada-Moraga, Concepción Olivares-Garcia, Pablo González-Moreno
Published in: NeoBiota, Issue 109, 2026, ISSN 1314-2488
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
DOI: 10.3897/NEOBIOTA.109.190448

The hidden life of Xylella : mining the NCBI Sequence Read Archive reveals potential new species, host plants, and infected areas for this elusive bacterial plant pathogen

Author(s): Martial Briand, Marie-Agnès Jacques, Jessica Dittmer
Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Issue 91, 2025, ISSN 0099-2240
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00913-25

Synthetic lipopeptides that interact with lipopolysaccharides are potent bactericidal compounds against Xylella fastidiosa

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

Genomic Analysis of Prophage Distribution in Xylella fastidiosa Reveals Extensive Diversity and Horizontal Gene Transfer

Author(s): Miranda Tomás-Tomás, Luis F. Arias-Giraldo, María Pilar Velasco-Amo, Ester Marco-Noales, Blanca B. Landa, Pilar Domingo-Calap
Published in: Phytopathology®, Issue 116, 2026, ISSN 0031-949X
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-04-25-0141-R

Diversity and Lytic Potential of Novel Phages Targeting Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa

Author(s): Carlos Selles-Ribera, Ester Marco-Noales, Pilar Domingo-Calap
Published in: Plant Disease, Issue 110, 2026, ISSN 0191-2917
Publisher: Scientific Societies
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-09-25-1903-RE

Performance of Outbreak Management Plans for Emerging Plant Diseases: The Case of Almond Leaf Scorch Caused by Xylella fastidiosa 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 Xylella fastidiosa 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

Ecological Modelling

Author(s): Igor Daniel Weber, Maria Saponari, Anna Simonetto, Crescenza Dongiovanni, Enrico Bertoldi, Paola Gervasio, Juan Antonio Navas-Cortes, Gianni Gilioli
Published in: Ecological Modelling, Issue 516, ISSN 0304-3800
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.ECOLMODEL.2026.111546

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

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

Physiologically-based eco-epidemiological model of Xylella fastidiosa infection in olive groves

Author(s): Igor Daniel Weber, Anna Simonetto, Enrico Bertoldi, Paola Gervasio, Maria Saponari, Crescenza Dongiovanni, Juan Antonio Navas-Cortés, Gianni Gilioli
Published in: Ecological Modelling, Issue 516, 2026, ISSN 0304-3800
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ECOLMODEL.2026.111546

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

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Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Issue 15, 2024, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FPLS.2024.1457831

Endophytic colonization and epiphytic presence of Metarhizium brunneum alter the feeding behavior of the Xylella fastidiosa vector Philaenus spumarius

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Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S10340-026-02015-3

Natural occurrence of infections of the spittlebug Philaenus spumarius by the entomopathogenic fungi Zoophthora radicans and Batkoa major in Northwest Italy

Author(s): Paola Dolci, Enrique Quesada-Moraga, Cezary Tkaczuk, Francesco Volpe, Simona Abbà, Alessandro Cicerone, Marika Rossi, Marta Vallino, Domenico Bosco
Published in: MycoKeys, Issue 128, 2026, ISSN 1314-4049
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DOI: 10.3897/MYCOKEYS.128.181516

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