news and research about Pierce's Disease

What is Pierce's Disease?

Pierce’s Disease is a bacterial infection, which is spread by bugs that feed on grapevines, particularly the "glassy winged sharpshooter." Grapevines that become infected with PD can quickly become sick and die.

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    Leite, Breno
Published Date Title Publication Author List
Aug. 12, 2003 Xylem chemistry mediation of resistance to pierces disease 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Leite, Breno; Ishida, Maria Lucia; Andersen, Peter;
Dec. 7, 2004 Xylem chemistry mediation of resistance to pierces disease 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Leite, Breno; Ishida, Maria Lucia; Andersen, Peter;
Dec. 5, 2005 Xylem chemistry mediation of resistance to pierce`s disease 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Ishida, Maria Lucia; Leite, Breno; Andersen, Peter;
Dec. 5, 2005 The influence of the cell suspension redox potential on the capacity of xylella fastidiosa to aggregate 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Leite, Breno; Andersen, Peter;
Dec. 5, 2005 Comparative study of xylella fastidiosa surface proteins exhibiting high contents cysteine residues: impact in pathogenicity 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Leite, Breno; Ishida, Maria Lucia; Andersen, Peter;
Dec. 5, 2005 Induction of aggregation in vitro of xylella fastidiosa cells by divalent ions 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Leite, Breno; Andersen, Peter; Kitajima, Elliot;
Dec. 5, 2005 Xylella fastidiosa growth on chard2, 3g10r and xf-26 chemically-defined media 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Leite, Breno; Andersen, Peter; Marques, Lyriam; Olson, Merle;
May 1, 2004 Leaf symptoms on plum, coffee and citrus and the relationship with the extent of xylem vessels colonized by xylella fastidiosa Journal of phytopathology Leite, Breno; Alves, E.; Marucci, C.; Lopes, Joao;
Jan. 1, 2004 Influence of vitis xylem fluid and xylem fluid plus cecropin on growth of xylella fastidiosa Vitis Leite, Breno; Ishida, Maria Lucia; Andersen, Peter; Brodbeck, Brent; Momol, M.; Momol, E.;
Jan. 30, 2004 Colony aggregation and b1ofilm formation in xylem chemistry-based media for xylella fastidiosa Fems microbiology letters Leite, Breno; Ishida, Maria Lucia; Andersen, Peter;
Feb. 1, 2004 Effect of vitis vinifera l. cv. chardonnay xylem fluid on cecropin b activity against xylella fastidiosa Physiological and molecular plant pathology Leite, Breno; Ishida, Maria Lucia; Andersen, Peter;
June 1, 2002 Genomics and x-ray microanalysis indicate that ca2+ and thiols mediate the aggregation and adhesion of xylella fastidiosa Brazilian journal of medical and biological research Leite, Breno; Ishida, Maria Lucia; Alves, E.; Carrer, H.; Pascholati, S.; Kitajima, Elliot;
Jan. 30, 2004 Colony aggregation and biofilm formation in xylem chemistry-based media for xylella fastidiosa Fems microbiology letters Leite, Breno; Ishida, Maria Lucia; Andersen, Peter;
Feb. 1, 2003 Interaction of xylella fastidiosa with different cultivars of nicotiana tabacum: a comparison of colonization patterns Journal of phytopathology (berlin) Leite, Breno; Alves, E.; Kitajima, Elliot;
June 1, 2003 Relationship between leaf symptoms and the proportions of xylem-colonized vessels of plum, coffee and citrus colonized by xylella fastidiosa Phytopathology Leite, Breno; Alves, E.; Lopes, Joao; Marucci, Rosangela; Pascholati, S.;
June 1, 2003 Interaction of xylella fastidiosa with different varieties of nicotiana tabacum: a comparison of colonization patterns Phytopathology Leite, Breno; Alves, E.; Pascholati, S.; Kitajima, Elliot;
June 1, 2003 Nutritional effects on colony size and biofilm formation of xylella fastidiosa growing on simple chemically-defined media Phytopathology Leite, Breno; Ishida, Maria Lucia; Andersen, Peter;
June 1, 2003 Effect of hydrophobicity and divalent ions on biofilm formation of xylella fastidiosa Phytopathology Leite, Breno; Ishida, Maria Lucia; Andersen, Peter;