Further investigations on the genetics of Xylella fastidiosa isolates spreading in Apulia
With the support of POnTE Project (WP3) and in the framework of the monitoring program ongoing in the Apulia Region, the joint research team of CNR-IPSP and UNIBA-DiSSPA implemented the dataset of sequences available for the isolates of Xylella fastidiosa detected in different hosts and foci in the affected area. Fifteen new isolates were analyzed using the […]
A video published by the Microbiology Society tries to explain what is Ash dieback disease. Ash dieback is expected to kill millions of Britain’s ash trees over the next ten years. Caused by a fungus, Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, the disease kills trees by spreading through the branches and strangling the vascular system. Dr Anne Edwards is a plant […]
Isolation of Xylella fastidiosa from plant leaf tissues
A video showing the procedure to isolate Xylella fastidiosa from host plant leaf tissues. The video was made in the laboratories of CNR-IPSP, Bari, Italy.
Bacteria that kills olive trees spreads from Italy to Spain’s Balearic Islands
By LUCÍA BOHÓRQUEZ, ALYSSA McMURTRY The regional government of the Balearic Islands says Xylella fastidiosa, a bacterium that kills fruit-bearing plants such as olive trees, is now threatening its agricultural sector. In a bid to control its spread, authorities have destroyed some 2,000 fruit trees so far. At the same time, a ban has been imposed […]
Isolation of Xylella fastidiosa from plant stem tissues
A video showing the procedure to isolate Xylella fastidiosa from host plant stem tissues. The video was made in the laboratories of CNR-IPSP, Bari, Italy.
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