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:
    Chen, J
Published Date Title Publication Author List
Aug. 1, 2008 Seasonal population dynamics of draeculacephala minerva (hemiptera : cicadellidae) and transmission of xylella fastidiosa Journal of economic entomology Cabrera-La Rosa, JC; Johnson, NW; Civerolo, EL; Chen, J; Groves, RL;
June 1, 2008 Hypervariations of a protease-encoding gene, pd0218 (pspb), in xylella fastidiosa strains causing almond leaf scorch and pierce's disease in california Applied and environmental microbiology Chen, J; Civerolo, E; Tubajika, K; Livingston, S; Higbee, B;
June 1, 2008 Variations of whole genome sequences of xylella fastidiosa strains within the same pathotype Phytopathology Chen, J; Xie, G; Han, S; Civerolo, E;
June 1, 2008 Xylella fastidiosa isolates from mulberry harbor a 25 kilobase pair plasmid with extensive sequence identity to a plasmid from verminephrobacter eiseniae Phytopathology Stenger, D; Chen, J;
April 1, 2008 High throughput pcr detection of xylella fastidiosa directly from almond tissues Journal of microbiological methods Chen, J; Livingston, S; Groves, R; Civerolo, EL;
March 1, 2007 Surface motility of xylella fastidiosa visualized by oblique illumination Canadian journal of microbiology Chen, J; Groves, R; Civerolo, E; Livingston, S;
July 1, 2007 Two whole genome sequences of xylella fastidiosa almond leaf scorch strains Phytopathology Chen, J; Han, S; Civerolo, E; Stenger, DC; Van Sluys, M;
July 1, 2007 Susceptibility of prunus rootstock seedlings to xylella fastidiosa strains isolated from almond in california Phytopathology Chen, J; Ledbetter, C; Groves, R;
July 1, 2007 Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of xylella fastidosa strains isolated from california, georgia and florida Phytopathology Livingston, S; Chen, J; Chang, C; Hopkins, D; Hotchkiss, M; Reilly, C; Civerolo, E;
Dec. 31, 2008 Origins of the xylella fastidiosa prophage-like regions and their impact in genome differentiation Plos one Nakaya, HI; Civerolo, E; Kitajima, Elliot; Souza, R.; Chen, J; Van Sluys, M; de Lima WC; Paula de Almeida LG; Vasconcelos AT; de Mello Varani A;
Feb. 17, 2010 Genomic characterization of a phage in xylella fastidiosa almond leaf scorch strain Phytopathology Chen, J;
Sept. 1, 2010 Whole genome sequences of two xylella fastidiosa strains (m12 and m23) causing almond leaf scorch disease in california Journal of bacteriology Chen, J; Xie, G; Han, S; Chertkov, O; Sims, D; Civerolo, EL;