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.

Author Detail

  • Name:
    Lindow, Steven
Published Date Title Publication Author List
July 1, 2007 Identification of traits of xylella fastidiosa conferring virulence to grape and insect transmission by analysis of global gene expression using dna microarrays Phytopathology Wang, N; Feil, W; Lindow, Steven;
Oct. 1, 2008 Cell-to-cell signaling in xylella fastidiosa suppresses movement and xylem vessel colonization in grape Molecular plant-microbe interactions Chatterjee, S; Newman, KL; Lindow, Steven;
Feb. 1, 2008 A cell-cell signaling sensor is required for virulence and insect transmission of xylella fastidiosa Proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america Chatterjee, S; Wistrom, C; Lindow, Steven;
March 1, 2008 Virulence of plant pathogenic bacteria attenuated by degradation of fatty acid cell-to-cell signaling factors Molecular plant-microbe interactions Newman, KL; Chatterjee, S; Ho, KA; Lindow, Steven;
March 1, 2007 Contribution of fimbrial and afimbrial adhesins of xylella fastidiosa to attachment to surfaces and virulence to grape Phytopathology Feil, H; Feil, WS; Lindow, Steven;
Jan. 1, 2011 Assessment of the process of movement of xylella fastidiosa within susceptible and resistant grape cultivars Phytopathology Baccari, C; Lindow, Steven;
Oct. 1, 2010 Role of cyclic di-gmp in xylella fastidiosa biofilm formation, plant virulence, and insect transmission Molecular plant-microbe interactions Chatterjee, S; Killiny, N; Almeida, RPP; Lindow, Steven;
Dec. 5, 2001 The role of cell-cell signaling in host colonization by xylella fastidiosa 2001 pierce's disease research symposium Purcell, Alexander; Newman, Karyn; Lindow, Steven;
Dec. 5, 2001 Role of xylella fastidiosa attachment on pathogenicity 2001 pierce's disease research symposium Purcell, Alexander; Lindow, Steven;
Dec. 15, 2002 Characterization of fimbriae production and attachment of fima- and fimfmutants of xylella fastidiosa in vitro 2002 pierce's disease research symposium Purcell, Alexander; Feil, Helene; Lindow, Steven;
Dec. 15, 2002 Management of pierces disease of grape by interfering with cell-cell communication in xylella fastidiosa 2002 pierce's disease research symposium Newman, Karyn; Almeida, Alexander; Lindow, Steven;
Aug. 12, 2003 Rapid screening of grape cdna libraries and functional testing of genes conferring resistance to pierces disease 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Walker, Andrew; Gilchrist, David; Lincoln, James;
Aug. 12, 2003 Management of pierces disease of grape by interfering with cell-cell communication in xylella fastidiosa 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Purcell, Alexander; Newman, Karyn; Almeida, Rodrigo; Lindow, Steven;
Aug. 12, 2003 Role of attachment of xylella fastidiosa to grape and insects in its virulence and transmissibility 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Purcell, Alexander; Lindow, Steven;
Aug. 12, 2003 Differential plant-inducibility of putative virulence genes by xylella fastidiosa in susceptible and resistant plant hosts 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Newman, Karyn; Lindow, Steven;
Aug. 12, 2003 Determination of genes conferring host specificity in grape strains of xylella fastidiosa using whole-genomic dna microarrays 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Richardson, Paul;
Aug. 12, 2003 Patterns of xylella fastidiosa infection in plants and effects on acquisition by insect vectors 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander;
Aug. 12, 2003 Role of bacterial attachment in transmission of xylella fastidiosa by the glassy-winged sharpshooter,and other factors affecting transmission efficiency 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Newman, Karyn; Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander;
Dec. 7, 2004 Screening of grape cdna libraries and functional testing of genes conferring resistance to pierces disease 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Walker, Andrew; Gilchrist, David; Lincoln, James;
Dec. 7, 2004 Symbiotic control of pierces disease: construction of transgenic strains of alcaligenes xylosoxidans denitrificans expressing surface anti-xylella factors as microbial pesticides for pierces disease control 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Bextine, Blake; Lindow, Steven; Lauzon, Carol; Richards, Frank; Cooksey, Donald; Lampe, David; Miller, Thomas;
Dec. 7, 2004 Symbiotic control of pierces disease: the biology of the sharpshooter symbiont, alcaligenes xylosoxidans subsp. denitrificans 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Bextine, Blake; Lindow, Steven; Lampe, David; Telukuntla, Lavanya; Ambannavar, Ranjana; Cooksey, Donald; Lauzon, Carol; Miller, Thomas;
Dec. 7, 2004 Determination of genes conferring host specificity in grape strains of xylella fastidiosa using whole-genomic dna microarrays 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Richardson, Paul;
Dec. 7, 2004 Management of pierces disease of grape by interfering with cell-cell communication in xylella fastidiosa 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Purcell, Alexander; Newman, Karyn; Lindow, Steven;
Dec. 7, 2004 Role of attachment of xylella fastidiosa to grape and insects in its virulence and transmissibility 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Feil, Helene; Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander;
Dec. 7, 2004 A screen for xylella fastidiosa genes involved in transmission by insect vectors 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Baccari, Clelia; Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander;
Dec. 7, 2004 Patterns of xylella fastidiosa infection in plants and effects on acquisition by insect vectors 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Wistrom, Christina; Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander;
Dec. 7, 2004 Effects of chemical milieu on attachment, aggregation, biofilm formation, and vector transmission of xylella fastidiosa strains 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Curley, Clytia; Burr, Harvey; Purcell, Alexander;
Dec. 5, 2005 Evaluating the roles of pili in twitching and long distance movement of xylella fastidiosa in grape xylem and in the colonization 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Meng, Yizhi; Hoch, Harvey; Burr, Thomas;
Dec. 5, 2005 Identification of traits of xylella fastidiosa conferring virulence to grape and insect transmission by analysis of global gene expression using dna microarrays 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Wang, Nian; Feil, Bill; Lindow, Steven;
Dec. 5, 2005 Effects of fimbrial (fima, fimf) and afimbrial (xada, hxfb) adhesins on the adhesion of xylella fastidiosa to surfaces 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Feil, Helene; Lindow, Steven;
Dec. 5, 2005 Role of unique genes of xylella fastidiosa grape strain in host specificity and virulence to grape and to insect using microarray 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Feil, William; Lindow, Steven;
Dec. 5, 2005 Management of pierces disease of grape by interfering with cell-cell communication in xylella fastidiosa 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Purcell, Alexander; Newman, Karyn; Chatterjee, Subhadeep; Lindow, Steven;
Dec. 5, 2005 Effects of chemical milieu on attachment, aggregation, biofilm formation, and vector transmission of xylella fastidiosa strains 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Hoch, Harvey; Curley, Clytia; Burr, Thomas; Purcell, Alexander;
Dec. 5, 2005 A screen for xylella fastidiosa genes involved in transmission by insect vectors 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Baccari, Clelia; Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander;
Dec. 5, 2005 Patterns of xylella fastidiosa infection in plants and effects on acquisition by insect vectors 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Wistrom, Christina; Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander;
Nov. 27, 2006 Biology of the xylella fastidiosa-vector interface 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Hoch, Harvey; Burr, Thomas; Almeida, Rodrigo;
Nov. 27, 2006 Evaluating the roles of pili in twitching and long distance movement of xylella fastidiosa in grape xylem and in the colonization of sharpshooter foregut 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo; Hoch, Harvey; Burr, Thomas; De La Fuente, Leonardo;
Nov. 27, 2006 Assessment of the process of movement of xylella fastidiosa within susceptible and resistant grape varieties 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Baccari, Clelia; Lindow, Steven;
Nov. 27, 2006 Identification of traits of xylella fastidiosa conferring virulence to grape and insect transmission by analysis of global gene expression using dna microarrays 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Wang, Nian; Feil, Bill; Lindow, Steven;
Nov. 27, 2006 Contribution of xylella fastidiosa genes unique to grape strains to its virulence to grape and utility in specific detection of grape strains by dna-based methods 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Feil, William; Lindow, Steven;
Nov. 27, 2006 Management of pierces disease of grape by interfering with cell-cell communication in xylella fastidiosa 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Purcell, Alexander; Chatterjee, Subhadeep; Lindow, Steven;
Nov. 27, 2006 A screen for xylella fastidiosa genes involved in transmission by insect vectors 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Baccari, Clelia; Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander;
Nov. 27, 2006 Effects of chemical milieu on attachment, aggregation, biofilm formation, and vector transmission of xylella fastidiosa strains 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Hoch, Harvey; Burr, Thomas; Purcell, Alexander; Curley, Clytia;
June 1, 2003 Site-directed disruption of the fima and fimf fimbrial genes of xylella fastidiosa Phytopathology Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Feil, Helene; Feil, William; Detter, J.;
Dec. 1, 2003 Use of a green fluorescent strain for analysis of xyella fastidiosa colonization of vitis vinifera Applied and environmental microbiology Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo; Newman, K.;
Feb. 10, 2004 Cell-cell signaling controls xylella fastidiosa interactions with both insects and plants Proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo; Newman, K.;
Dec. 1, 2003 Use of a green fluorescent strain for analysis of xylella fastidiosa colonization of vitis vinifera Applied and environmental microbiology Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Newman, Karyn; Almeida, Rodrigo;
March 1, 2007 Contribution of fimbrial and afimbrial adhesins of xylella fastidiosa to attachment to surfaces and virulence to grape Phytopathology Lindow, Steven;