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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.

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SIDEROPHORE PRODUCTION OF ALCALIGENES XYLOSOXIDANS DENITRIFICANS AND POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGAINST XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA

  • Author(s): Chareonkajonchai, Surachet; Lacava, Paulo; Miller, Thomas; Lampe, David; Lauzon, Carol; Richards, Frank;
  • Abstract: Our overall objective is to determine siderophores produced from Alcaligenes xylosoxidans denitrificans (Axd), isolated from glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS), Homalodisca coagulata Say (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) (Bextine et al. 2004), and to investigate the ability of Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) to obtain iron from siderophores produced by Axd. We are also interested in the effect of siderophores as a potential biological control against Xf.
  • Publication Date: Dec 2005
  • Journal: 2005 Pierce's Disease Research Symposium

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