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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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Interim progress report: Comparison and optimization of different methods to alter diffusible signal factor mediated signaling in Xylella fastidiosa in plants to achieve Pierce's disease control.
Authors: Steven Lindow
Submitted: August 19, 2015
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Final report: Elucidating the process of cell-cell communication in Xylella fastidiosa to achieve Pierce's disease control by pathogen confusion.
Final report: Characterization of the lipopolysaccharide-mediated response to Xylella fastidiosa infection in grapevines.
Authors: Caroline Roper
Submitted: August 13, 2015
Interim progress report: Field evaluation of grape plants expressing P14 and UT456 transgenic DNA sequences for protection against Pierce's disease.
Authors: David Gilchrist
Submitted: August 07, 2015
Interim progress report: Transgenic rootstock-mediated protection of grapevine scion by stacked DNA constructs.
Interim progress report: Continuation of the field evaluation of grape plants expressing potential protective DNA sequences effective against Pierce's disease.
Submitted: August 06, 2015
Interim progress report: Characterization and inhibition of Xylella fastidiosa proteins secreted by the type II secretion system and their secretion machinery.
Submitted: August 04, 2015
Interim progress report: Molecular breeding support for the development of Pierce's disease resistant winegrapes (14-0137).
Authors: Andrew Walker
Submitted: August 03, 2015
Interim progress report: Defining the role of secreted virulence proteins LesA and PrtA in the pathobiology of Xylella and in the development of Pierce's disease.
Authors: Abhaya Dandekar
Submitted: August 01, 2015
Interim progress report: Exploiting a chitinase to suppress Xylella fastidiosa colonization of plants and insects.
Authors: Rodrigo Almeida