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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    Almeida, Rodrigo
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Aug. 12, 2003 Management of pierces disease of grape by interfering with cell-cell communication in xylella fastidiosa 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Purcell, Alexander; Newman, Karyn; Almeida, Rodrigo; Lindow, Steven;
Aug. 12, 2003 Characterization and studies on the fundamental mechanisms of xylella fastidiosa transmission to grapevines by the glassy-winged sharpshooter 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Hill, Barry; Hashim, Jennifer; Backus, Elaine; Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander;
Aug. 12, 2003 Glassy-winged sharpshooter transmission of xylella fastidiosa to almond 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander;
Aug. 12, 2003 Role of bacterial attachment in transmission of xylella fastidiosa by the glassy-winged sharpshooter,and other factors affecting transmission efficiency 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Newman, Karyn; Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander;
Dec. 7, 2004 Role of bacterial attachment in transmission of xylella fastidiosa by the glassy-winged sharpshooter, and other factors affecting transmission efficiency 2004 pierce's disease research symposium Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo;
Nov. 27, 2006 Modeling sharpshooter transmission of xylella fastidiosa 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Daugherty, Matthew; Almeida, Rodrigo;
Nov. 27, 2006 Biology of the xylella fastidiosa-vector interface 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Hoch, Harvey; Burr, Thomas; Almeida, Rodrigo;
Nov. 27, 2006 Role of alfalfa in the epidemiology of xylella fastidiosa in california 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Daane, Kent; Groves, Russell; Almeida, Rodrigo;
Nov. 27, 2006 Host plant preference and natural infectivity of insect vectors on common weeds known to host xylella fastidiosa 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Yokota, Glenn; Hashim, Jennifer; Pryor, Murry; Almeida, Rodrigo; Wistrom, Christina; Daane, Kent;
Nov. 27, 2006 Evaluating the roles of pili in twitching and long distance movement of xylella fastidiosa in grape xylem and in the colonization of sharpshooter foregut 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo; Hoch, Harvey; Burr, Thomas; De La Fuente, Leonardo;
Nov. 1, 2005 Vector transmission of xylella fastidiosa: applying fundamental knowledge to generate disease management strategies Annals of the entomological society of america Blua, Matthew; Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo; Lopes, Joao;
May 1, 2004 Xylella fastidiosa cultivation on a minimal solid defined medium Current microbiology Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo; Mann, R.;
April 1, 2001 Multiplication and movement of a citrus strain of xylella fastidiosa within sweet orange Plant disease Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo; Pereira, E.; Lopes, Joao;
Dec. 1, 2003 Biological traits of xylella fastidiosa strains from grapes and almonds Applied and environmental microbiology Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo;
Oct. 1, 2003 Homalodisca coagulata (hemiptera, cicadellidae) transmission of xylella fastidiosa to almond Plant disease Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo;
April 1, 2003 Transmission of xylella fastidiosa to grapevines by homalodisca coagulata (hemiptera : cicadellidae) Journal of economic entomology Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo;
Sept. 1, 2006 Patterns of xylella fastidiosa colonization on the precibarium of sharpshooter vectors relative to transmission to plants Annals of the entomological society of america Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo;
April 1, 2005 Vector transmission of xylella fastidiosa to dormant grape Plant disease Hill, Barry; Hashim, Jennifer; Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo; Wistrom, Christina;
Dec. 1, 2003 Use of a green fluorescent strain for analysis of xyella fastidiosa colonization of vitis vinifera Applied and environmental microbiology Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo; Newman, K.;
July 1, 2004 Stylet penetration behaviors of graphocephala atropunctata (signoret) (hemiptera, cicadellidae): epg waveform characterization and quantification Annals of the entomological society of america Backus, Elaine; Almeida, Rodrigo;
Feb. 10, 2004 Cell-cell signaling controls xylella fastidiosa interactions with both insects and plants Proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo; Newman, K.;
Dec. 1, 2006 Within-plant distribution and binomial sampling of pentalonia nigronervosa (hemiptera : aphididae) on banana Journal of economic entomology Almeida, Rodrigo; Wright, Maureen; Robson, J.;
March 1, 1999 Development of immature stages of dilobopterus costalimai young, oncometopia facialis (signoret) and homalodisca ignorata melichar (hemiptera: cicadellidae) on citrus Anais da sociedade entomologica do brasil Almeida, Rodrigo; Lopes, Joao;
Nov. 1, 2005 Insect transmission of plant pathogens Annals of the entomological society of america Almeida, Rodrigo; Wayadande, Astri; Shelly, Todd;
Dec. 1, 2003 Use of a green fluorescent strain for analysis of xylella fastidiosa colonization of vitis vinifera Applied and environmental microbiology Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Newman, Karyn; Almeida, Rodrigo;
June 1, 2002 Homalodisca coagulata (hemiptera, cicadellidae) transmission of xylella fastidiosa to almonds Phytopathology Purcell, Alexander; Almeida, Rodrigo;