XF-ACTORS - H2020 research project on Xylella fastidiosa

About the project XF-actors

XF-ACTORS is the first research project in Europe entirely devoted to research on the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa.
A multidisciplinary research program implemented by an international consortium of 29 partners. Funded by the European Commission as part of the Horizon 2020 program.

European research on Xylella fastidiosa

The main achievements obtained up to date by XF-ACTORS and POnTE projects resumed in a technical report available in different languages

Screening of olive cultivars for searching sources of resistance to Xylella fastidiosa

List of olive cultivars under evaluation, based on the year in which the experiments were started, both in the greenhouse (artificial inoculations) and under field conditions (exposure to infected vectors).

Pictures of the symptoms caused by Xylella fastidiosa in host plants

A collection of pictures showing symptoms associated with the presence of Xylella fastidiosa in susceptible host plants in the different Countries where the pathogen is known to occur.

XYLELLA UPDATES

11/10/2018

Xylella fastidiosa in Corsica

The results of an official inter-ministerial joint mission, to gather information on the situation of Xylella fastidiosa and the implications for the transition of Corsica from eradication measures to containment measures, have been published by the French Ministry of...

11/09/2018

Xylella: updated the list of hosts, up to 563 plant species now included in the EFSA database

The European Food Safety Authority published two scientific reviews updating the current knowledge and understanding on Xylella fastidiosa. The first document, published in July 2018 provides an update on the pest categorisation of Xylella fastidiosa. It contains the...

20/07/2018

New hosts infected by Xylella detected in the province of Alicante, Spain

On July 2018, 30 new plants infected by Xylella fastidiosa have been detected in mainland Spain, in the province of Alicante. In addition to almonds, Xylella has been found in other plants typical of the Mediterranean ecosystem, such as Polygala myrtifolia. All the...

LATEST NEWS

19/10/2018

Capacity building and awareness raising seminars on Xylella fastidiosa

In the framework of the project XF-ACTORS the partner CIVI-ITALIA, an Italian Association of nursery consortia and Union of fruit producers, is organizing a series of technical seminars to update growers and nurserymen on the latest legislative provisions on...

18/10/2018

Implemented the EU legislative measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread of Xylella fastidiosa

Enforcement of the New Regulatory Requirements for the movement of plants of Polygala myrtifolia. Read the full document on the Official Journal of the European Union or find it in our Legislation...

03/07/2018

Technical advisors of AGROMILLORA visited Salento to gain knowledge on Xylella

A group of more than 20 technical advisors and country managers representing the Spanish company AGROMILLORA, world leader company for nursery plants, visited the olive groves of Salento (in the Italian region of Apulia) last June 20. The technical advisors came from...

PROJECT PUBLICATIONS

18/10/2018

Genome sequences of EU strains of Xylella fastidiosa

At this link you can find the list of the EU strains for which the draft or the complete genomes are so far available. [ .xlsx |...

12/10/2018

Draft Genome Sequence of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa Strain IVIA5235, Isolated from Prunus avium in Mallorca Island, Spain

Authors: Blanca B. Landa, María P. Velasco-Amo, Ester Marco-Noales, Diego Olmo, María M. López, Inmaculada Navarro, Adela Monterde, Silvia Barbé, Miguel Montes-Borrego, Miguel Román-Écija, Maria Saponari, Annalisa Giampetruzzi Published: 11 October 2018 Note: Novel...

23/07/2018

EPG combined with micro-CT and video recording reveals new insights on the feeding behavior of Philaenus spumarius

Authors: Daniele Cornara, Elisa Garzo, Marina Morente, Aranzazu Moreno, Javier Alba-Tercedor, Alberto Fereres Published: July 17, 2018 Abstract: The meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius plays a key role in the transmission of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa to...