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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    Kitajima, Elliot
Published Date Title Publication Author List
Dec. 5, 2005 Induction of aggregation in vitro of xylella fastidiosa cells by divalent ions 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Leite, Breno; Andersen, Peter; Kitajima, Elliot;
June 1, 2002 Genomics and x-ray microanalysis indicate that ca2+ and thiols mediate the aggregation and adhesion of xylella fastidiosa Brazilian journal of medical and biological research Leite, Breno; Ishida, Maria Lucia; Alves, E.; Carrer, H.; Pascholati, S.; Kitajima, Elliot;
Feb. 1, 2003 Interaction of xylella fastidiosa with different cultivars of nicotiana tabacum: a comparison of colonization patterns Journal of phytopathology (berlin) Leite, Breno; Alves, E.; Kitajima, Elliot;
June 1, 2003 Interaction of xylella fastidiosa with different varieties of nicotiana tabacum: a comparison of colonization patterns Phytopathology Leite, Breno; Alves, E.; Pascholati, S.; Kitajima, Elliot;
June 1, 2005 First report of xylella fastidiosa infecting citrus in costa rica Plant disease Moreira, L.; Rivera, C.; Aguilar, E.; Villalobos, W.; Rodriguez, C.; Kitajima, Elliot;
Feb. 1, 2000 Natural co-infection of periwinkle by a phytoplasma and a xylella-like bacterium Summa phytopathologica Barros, Thereza; Kitajima, Elliot;
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;