Pierce's Disease
Research Updates

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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

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    Almeida, Rodrigo
Published DateTitlePublicationAuthor List
August 12, 2003 MANAGEMENT OF PIERCES DISEASE OF GRAPE BY INTERFERING WITH CELL-CELL COMMUNICATION IN XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Almeida, Rodrigo; Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Newman, Karyn;
August 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 Almeida, Rodrigo; Backus, Elaine; Hashim, Jennifer; Hill, Barry; Purcell, Alexander;
August 12, 2003 GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTER TRANSMISSION OF XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA TO ALMOND 2003 pierce's disease research symposium Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander;
August 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 Almeida, Rodrigo; Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Newman, Karyn;
December 07, 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 Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander;
November 27, 2006 MODELING SHARPSHOOTER TRANSMISSION OF XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Almeida, Rodrigo; Daugherty, Matthew;
November 27, 2006 BIOLOGY OF THE XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA-VECTOR INTERFACE 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Almeida, Rodrigo; Burr, Thomas; Hoch, Harvey; Lindow, Steven;
November 27, 2006 ROLE OF ALFALFA IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA IN CALIFORNIA 2006 pierce's disease research symposium Almeida, Rodrigo; Daane, Kent; Groves, Russell;
November 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 Almeida, Rodrigo; Daane, Kent; Hashim, Jennifer; Pryor, Murry; Wistrom, Christina; Yokota, Glenn;
November 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 Almeida, Rodrigo; Burr, Thomas; Hoch, Harvey; Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; De La Fuente, Leonardo;
November 01, 2005 Vector transmission of Xylella fastidiosa: Applying fundamental knowledge to generate disease management strategies Annals of the entomological society of america Almeida, Rodrigo; Blua, Matthew; Purcell, Alexander; Lopes, Joao;
May 01, 2004 Xylella fastidiosa cultivation on a minimal solid defined medium Current microbiology Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander; Mann, R.;
April 01, 2001 Multiplication and movement of a citrus strain of Xylella fastidiosa within sweet orange Plant disease Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander; Lopes, Joao; Pereira, E.;
December 01, 2003 Biological traits of Xylella fastidiosa strains from grapes and almonds Applied and environmental microbiology Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander;
October 01, 2003 Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) transmission of Xylella fastidiosa to almond Plant disease Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander;
April 01, 2003 Transmission of Xylella fastidiosa to grapevines by Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera : Cicadellidae) Journal of economic entomology Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander;
September 01, 2006 Patterns of Xylella fastidiosa colonization on the precibarium of sharpshooter vectors relative to transmission to plants Annals of the entomological society of america Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander;
April 01, 2005 Vector transmission of Xylella fastidiosa to dormant grape Plant disease Almeida, Rodrigo; Hashim, Jennifer; Hill, Barry; Purcell, Alexander; Wistrom, Christina;
December 01, 2003 Use of a green fluorescent strain for analysis of Xyella fastidiosa colonization of Vitis vinifera Applied and environmental microbiology Almeida, Rodrigo; Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Newman, K.;
July 01, 2004 Stylet penetration behaviors of Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret) (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae): EPG waveform characterization and quantification Annals of the entomological society of america Almeida, Rodrigo; Backus, Elaine;
February 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 Almeida, Rodrigo; Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Newman, K.;
December 01, 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 01, 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;
November 01, 2005 Insect transmission of plant pathogens Annals of the entomological society of america Almeida, Rodrigo; Wayadande, Astri; Shelly, Todd;
December 01, 2003 Use of a green fluorescent strain for analysis of Xylella fastidiosa colonization of Vitis vinifera Applied and environmental microbiology Almeida, Rodrigo; Lindow, Steven; Purcell, Alexander; Newman, Karyn;
June 01, 2002 Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) transmission of Xylella fastidiosa to almonds Phytopathology Almeida, Rodrigo; Purcell, Alexander;