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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    Lacava, PT
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April 1, 2008 Detection of siderophores in endophytic bacteria methylobacterium spp. associated with xylella fastidiosa subsp pauca Pesquisa agropecuaria brasileira Lacava, PT; Silva-Stenico, ME; Araujo, WL; Simionato, AVC; Carrilho, E; Tsai, SM; Azevedo, JL;
April 1, 2008 Detection of the bacterium, xylella fastidiosa, in saliva of glassy-winged sharpshooter, homalodisca vitripennis Journal of insect science Ramirez, JL; Lacava, PT; Miller, TA;
Jan. 1, 2008 Bioassay assessment of metarhizium anisopliae (metchnikoff) sorokin (deuteromycota : hyphomycetes) against oncometopia facialis (signoret) (hemiptera : cicadellidae) Brazilian journal of microbiology Pria, WD; Lacava, PT; Messias, CL; Azevedo, JL; Lacava, PM;
Oct. 1, 2007 The endophyte curtobacterium flaccumfaciens reduces symptoms caused by xylella fastidiosa in catharanthus roseus Journal of microbiology Lacava, PT; Li, W; Araujo, WL; Azevedo, JL; Hartung, JS;
Aug. 1, 2007 Redution of the symptoms caused by xylella fastidiosa subsp pauca through application of benzothiadiazole and silicon Pesquisa agropecuaria brasileira Martinati, JC; Lacava, PT; Miyasawa, SKS; Guzzo, SD; Azevedo, JL; Tsai, SM;
Feb. 1, 2007 Evaluation of endophytic colonization of citrus sinensis and catharanthus roseus seedlings by endophytic bacteria Journal of microbiology Lacava, PT; Araujo, WL; Azevedo, JL;
Feb. 17, 2010 Diversity and biotechnological potential of endophytic bacterial community of soybean seeds Pesquisa agropecuaria brasileira Assumpcao, LD; Lacava, PT; Dias, ACF; de Azevedo, JL; Menten, JOM;
Feb. 17, 2010 Transmission of methylobacterium mesophilicum by bucephalogonia xanthophis for paratransgenic control strategy of citrus variegated chlorosis Journal of microbiology Gai, CS; Lacava, PT; Quecine, MC; Auriac, MC; Lopes, JRS; Araujo, WL; Miller, TA; Azevedo, JL;
Feb. 17, 2010 Diversity of endophytic yeasts from sweet orange and their localization by scanning electron microscopy Journal of basic microbiology Gai, CS; Lacava, PT; Maccheroni, W; Glienke, C; Araujo, WL; Miller, TA; Azevedo, JL;