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

Expression of a GFP fusion marker under the control of three constitutive promoters and enhanced derivatives in transgenic grape


  • Author(s): Gray, D.; Jayasankar, S.; Li, Z.;
  • Abstract:
  • Publication Date: Mar 2001
  • Journal: In Vitro Cellular And Developmental Biology Animal