Pierce's Disease
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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.

glassy-winged sharpshooter

Author Detail

  • Name:
    Ayres, Antonio
Published DateTitlePublicationAuthor List
August 01, 1999 A triply cloned strain of Xylella fastidiosa multiplies and induces symptoms of citrus variegated chlorosis in sweet orange Current microbiology Bove, J.; Garnier, Monique; Li, W.; Miranda, Vicente; Teixeira, D.; Zreik, L.; Fernandes, N.; Ayres, Antonio;
June 01, 2000 Distribution of Xylella fastidiosa in citrus rootstocks and transmission of citrus variegated chlorosis between sweet orange plants through natural root grafts Plant disease Hartung, J.; Li, W.; Miranda, Vicente; Teixeira, D.; Ayres, Antonio; He, C.;
May 01, 2001 Coffee leaf scorch caused by a strain of Xylella fastidiosa from citrus Plant disease Hartung, J.; Costa, P.; Li, W.; Miranda, Vicente; Franco, C.; Ayres, Antonio; He, C.; Pria, Wolney; Teixeira, C.; Costa, M.;
November 01, 2002 Citrus and coffee strains of Xylella fastidiosa induce Pierces disease in grapevine Plant disease Hartung, J.; Pereira, E.; Li, W.; Miranda, Vicente; Teixeira, D.; Ayres, Antonio; Pria, Wolney; Zhou, C.;
March 01, 2005 An experimental inoculation system to study citrus-Xylella fastidiosa interactions Plant disease Teixeira, D.; Fernandes, N.; Ayres, Antonio; Lopes, Silvio; Torres, S.; Barbosa, J.;
March 01, 2001 Catharanthus roseus, an experimental host plant for the citrus strain of Xylella fastidiosa Plant disease Bove, J.; Garnier, Monique; Monteiro, Patricia; Renaudin, J.; Ayres, Antonio; Jagoueix-Eveillard, S.;
May 01, 2001 Intensity of the citrus variegated chlorosis in the state of Sao Paulo and South of Triangulo Mineiro Summa phytopathologica Ayres, Antonio; Barbosa, Jose; Gimenes-Fernandes, Nelson;