Xylella fastidiosa in Tuscany (Italy): typing of the strains revealed the occurrence of a novel sequence type – ST87
In the framework of the project XF-ACTORS the genetic characterization of the strains cultured from different hosts identified in the outbreak discovered last December in Tuscany, has been completed revealing that a single and novel genotype – denoted “Sequence Type...
Exploitation of research projects outcomes: the ongoing program for monitoring and control of Xylella-vectors in the demarcated area of Apulia (southern Italy)
The identification of the first European vectors of Xylella fastidiosa, studies on their biology and host preference have been deeply investigated in the last three years in the framework of a dedicated procurement funded by EFSA and within several tasks of the H2020...
Monte Argentario: some plants affected by the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium
Given the dangerousness of the pathogen and the proximity of Tuscany to the infected areas of Puglia, France and Corsica, the Regional Plant Health Service has undertaken a series of actions in the area aimed at the surveillance, monitoring and control of Xylella...
ACLI RACALE presents the pilot project “Resilience”, an information desk for supporting growers in the area affected by Xylella fastidiosa
ACLI Racale Cooperative, a partner of the POnTE Project, opens today an information desk in the framework of Resilience, a local pilot initiative. This information point is located in the “hotspot” of the Xylella-infected area of Apulia (southern Italy) and aims to...
Testing antimicrobial peptide against Xylella
After the preliminary tests carried out in vitro to evaluate the efficacy of different antimicrobial peptides to inhibit the growth of Xylella fastidiosa, experiments have been now started on infected olive plants. In the framework of the project XF-ACTORS, and funded...
Students from the University of Louvain visiting areas affected by Xylella in Apulia
A group of students from the Université catholique de Louvain, leaded by Prof. Claude Bragard, was hosted early this week in Bari (Italy) by the research teams of CNR-IPSP, UNIBA and CIHEAM. The students during the short visit had the opportunity to visit olive groves...
Xylella fastidiosa in olive in Apulia: where we stand
Authors: Maria Saponari, Annalisa Giampetruzzi, Giuliana Loconsole, Donato Boscia, Pasquale Saldarelli. Published: November 2018 Abstract: A dramatic outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa decimating olive was discovered in 2013 in Apulia, Southern Italy. This pathogen is a...
Using insects to detect, monitor and predict the distribution of Xylella fastidiosa: a case study in Corsica
Authors: Astrid Cruaud, Anne-Alicia Gonzalez, Martin Godefroid, Sabine Nidelet, Jean-Claude Streito, Jean-Marc Thuillier, Jean-Pierre Rossi, Sylvain Santoni & Jean-Yves Rasplus Published: October 23, 2018 Abstract: We sampled ca 2500 specimens of Philaenus...
European Research on Emerging Plant Diseases | Book of abstracts
Authors: XF- ACTORS and POnTE * Published: October 24, 2018 Proceedings: This publication collects all the contributions presented during the 2nd Joint Annual Meeting of the POnTE and XF-ACTORS projects in Valencia (Spain), on the emerging plant diseases targeted by...
