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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    Kirkpatrick, BC
Published Date Title Publication Author List
Nov. 1, 2007 Detection and visualization of an exopolysaccharide produced by xylella fastidiosa in vitro and in planta Applied and environmental microbiology Roper, MC; Greve, LC; Labavitch, JA; Kirkpatrick, BC;
July 1, 2007 Effects of cold temperatures and variety on cold curing of xylella fastidiosa infected grapevines Phytopathology Meyer, MM; Kirkpatrick, BC;
July 1, 2007 Xylella fastidiosa hemagglutinins: identification of cell-cell binding domains and evaluation of their potential for producing x-fastidiosa resistant transgenic plants Phytopathology Voegel, TM; Kirkpatrick, BC;
April 1, 2007 Xylella fastidiosa requires polygalacturonase for colonization and pathogenicity in vitis vinifera grapevines Molecular plant-microbe interactions Roper, MC; Greve, LC; Warren, JG; Labavitch, JM; Kirkpatrick, BC;
June 1, 2009 Inhibition of xylella fastidiosa polygalacturonase to produce pierce's disease resistant grapevines Phytopathology Kirkpatrick, BC; Warren, JG;
June 1, 2009 Examining the association between cold therapy of pierce's disease-infected grapevines and viability of cultured xylella fastidiosa cells in vitro Phytopathology Kirkpatrick, BC; Meyer, MM;
Feb. 1, 2011 Influence of inoculation date on the colonization of xylella fastidiosa and the persistence of almond leaf scorch disease among almond cultivars Plant disease Cao, TS; Connell, JH; Wilhelm, M; Kirkpatrick, BC;
Feb. 1, 2011 Analysis of xylem fluid components in almond cultivars differing in resistance to almond leaf scorch disease Plant disease Wilhelm, M; Brodbeck, BV; Andersen, PC; Kasun, GW; Kirkpatrick, BC;
Feb. 1, 2011 Exogenous applications of abscisic acid increase curing of pierce's disease-affected grapevines growing in pots Plant disease Meyer, MM; Kirkpatrick, BC;
July 1, 2010 Localization and characterization of xylella fastidiosa haemagglutinin adhesins Microbiology-sgm Voegel, TM; Warren, JG; Matsumoto, A; Igo, MM; Kirkpatrick, BC;
Dec. 1, 2011 Modeling cold curing of pierce's disease in vitis vinifera 'pinot noir' and 'cabernet sauvignon' grapevines in california Phytopathology Lieth, JH; Meyer, MM; Yeo, KH; Kirkpatrick, BC;