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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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Genetic differences between two strains of Xylella fastidiosa revealed by suppression subtractive hybridization

  • Author(s): Gabriel, Dean; Harakava, R.;
  • Abstract: Suppression subtractive hybridization was used to rapidly identify IS gene differences between a citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) strain and a Pierces disease of grape (PD) strain of Xylella fastidiosa. The results were validated as being highly representative of actual differences by comparison of the completely sequenced genome of a CVC strain with that of a PD strain.
  • Publication Date: Feb 2003
  • Journal: Applied And Environmental Microbiology

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