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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  • Name:
    Filippone, P
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Oct. 1, 2007 Biofilm formation, epiphytic fitness, and canker development in xanthomonas axonopodis pv citri Molecular plant-microbe interactions Rigano, LA; Siciliano, F; Enrique, R; Sendin, L; Filippone, P; Torres, PS; Questa, J; Dow, JM; Castagnaro, AP; Vojnov, AA; Marano, MR;