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

  • Name:
    Takita, M.
Published DateTitlePublicationAuthor List
February 01, 2003 Comparative analyses of the complete genome sequences of Pierces disease and citrus variegated chlorosis strains of Xylella fastidiosa Journal of bacteriology Sluys, Marie-Anne; Silva, Francisco; Miyaki, C.; Furlan, L.; Moon, D.; Ferro, M.; Monteiro-Vitorello, C.; Oliveira, M.; Machado, Marcos; Lemos, M.; Goldman, Maria; Goldman, Gustavo; Lemos, E.; Takita, M.; Silva, A.; Camargo, Luis;
September 01, 2001 Differentiation of strains of Xylella fastidiosa by a variable number of tandem repeat analysis Applied and environmental microbiology Machado, Marcos; Takita, M.; Souza, A.; Coletta, H.; Aguilar-Vildoso, C.;
April 01, 2005 Expression of pathogenicity-related genes of Xylella fastidiosa in vitro and in planta Current microbiology Pereira, E.; Machado, Marcos; Takita, M.; Souza, A.; Coletta, H.;
August 01, 2004 Gene expression profile of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa during biofilm formation in vitro Fems microbiology letters Machado, Marcos; Takita, M.; Souza, A.; Coletta, H.; Oliveira, Regina; Nunes, Luiz; Muto, N.; Yanai, G.; Caldana, C.;
February 01, 2001 Genome and pathogenicity of Xylella fastidiosa Molecular biology today Machado, Marcos; Takita, M.; Filho, Helvecio; Souza, Alessandra; Kuramae, Eiko;
October 01, 2003 Analysis of gene expression in two growth states of Xylella fastidiosa and its relationship with pathogenicity Molecular plant-microbe interactions Machado, Marcos; Goldman, Gustavo; Takita, M.; Souza, A.; Coletta, H.; Oliveira, Regina; Nunes, Luiz; Muto, N.; Yanai, G.; Caldana, C.;
August 01, 2004 The genome sequence of the gram-positive sugarcane pathogen Leifsonia xyli subsp xyli Molecular plant-microbe interactions Sluys, Marie-Anne; Kitajima, Joao; Harakava, R.; Miyaki, C.; Furlan, L.; Monteiro-Vitorello, C.; Oliveira, M.; Takita, M.; Silva, A.; Camargo, Luis; Oliveira, J.; Amaral, A.; Carraro, Dirce; Wood, Derek; Truffi, D.; Camarotte, G.; Almei, N.;