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, Regina
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Jan. 1, 2001 Assessment of the genetic diversity of xylella fastidiosa isolated from citrus in brazil by pcr-rflp of the 16s rdna and 16s-23s intergenic spacer and rep-pcr fingerprinting Antonie van leeuwenhoek international journal of general and molecular microbiology Mehta, Angela; Rosato, Y.; Leite, Regina;
Dec. 1, 2001 [homoptera: auchenorrhyncha fauna of plum orchards in santa catarina state.] Neotropical entomology Hickel, Eduardo; Ducroquet, Jean-Pierre; Leite, Regina;