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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    Hoch, HC
Published Date Title Publication Author List
Sept. 1, 2008 Autoaggregation of xylella fastidiosa cells is influenced by type i and type iv pili Applied and environmental microbiology De La Fuente, L; Burr, TJ; Hoch, HC;
June 1, 2008 Identification of a chemosensory signal transduction system in xylella fastidiosa associated with twitching motility and biofilm formation Phytopathology Cursino, L; Li, Y; De La Fuente, L; Galvani, C; Zaini, PA; Mowery, P; Hoch, HC; Burr, TJ;
Oct. 1, 2007 Mutations in type i and type iv pilus biosynthetic genes affect twitching motility rates in xylella fastidiosa Journal of bacteriology De La Fuente, L; Burr, TJ; Hoch, HC;
July 1, 2007 Xylella fastidiosa movement and biofilm formation studied in artificial xylem vessels Phytopathology De la Fuente, L; Galvani, CD; Cursino, L; Burr, TJ; Hoch, HC;
April 1, 2007 Assessing adhesion forces of type i and type iv pili of xylella fastidiosa bacteria by use of a microfluidic flow chamber Applied and environmental microbiology De la Fuente, L; Montanes, E; Meng, YZ; Li, YX; Burr, TJ; Hoch, HC; Wu, MM;
March 1, 2007 Type i and type iv pili of xylella fastidiosa affect twitching motility, biofilm formation and cell-cell aggregation Microbiology-sgm Li, YX; Hao, GX; Galvani, CD; Meng, YZ; De la Fuente, L; Hoch, HC; Burr, TJ;
March 1, 2007 Twitching motility among pathogenic xylella fastidiosa isolates and the influence of bovine serum albumin on twitching-dependent colony fringe morphology Fems microbiology letters Galvani, CD; Li, YX; Burr, TJ; Hoch, HC;
Feb. 17, 2010 Twitching motility and biofilm formation are associated with tonb1 in xylella fastidiosa Fems microbiology letters Cursino, L; Li, YX; Zaini, PA; De La Fuente, L; Hoch, HC; Burr, TJ;
Oct. 1, 2011 Identification of an operon, pil-chp, that controls twitching motility and virulence in xylella fastidiosa Molecular plant-microbe interactions Cursino, L; Galvani, CD; Athinuwat, D; Zaini, PA; Li, YX; De La Fuente, L; Hoch, HC; Burr, TJ; Mowery, P;