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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

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    Kitajima, Elliot
Published DateTitlePublicationAuthor List
December 05, 2005 INDUCTION OF AGGREGATION IN VITRO OF XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA CELLS BY DIVALENT IONS 2005 pierce's disease research symposium Andersen, Peter; Leite, Breno; Kitajima, Elliot;
June 01, 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 Ishida, Maria Lucia; Leite, Breno; Kitajima, Elliot; Alves, E.; Carrer, H.; Pascholati, S.;
February 01, 2003 Interaction of Xylella fastidiosa with different cultivars of Nicotiana tabacum: A comparison of colonization patterns Journal of phytopathology (berlin) Leite, Breno; Kitajima, Elliot; Alves, E.;
June 01, 2003 Interaction of Xylella fastidiosa with different varieties of Nicotiana tabacum: A comparison of colonization patterns Phytopathology Leite, Breno; Kitajima, Elliot; Alves, E.; Pascholati, S.;
June 01, 2005 First report of Xylella fastidiosa infecting citrus in Costa Rica Plant disease Kitajima, Elliot; Moreira, L.; Rivera, C.; Villalobos, W.; Aguilar, E.; Rodriguez, C.;
February 01, 2000 Natural co-infection of periwinkle by a phytoplasma and a Xylella-like bacterium Summa phytopathologica Kitajima, Elliot; Barros, Thereza;
December 31, 2008 Origins of the Xylella fastidiosa prophage-like regions and their impact in genome differentiation Plos one Kitajima, Elliot; Souza, R.; Chen, J; Civerolo, E; Nakaya, HI; Van Sluys, M; de Lima WC; Paula de Almeida LG; Vasconcelos AT; de Mello Varani A;

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