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Cavalieri V, Fasanelli E, Gibin D, Gutierrez Linares A, La Notte P, Pasinato L, Delbianco A. Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database - Systematic literature search up to 31 December 2023. EFSA J 2024; 22:e8898. [PMID: 39010863 PMCID: PMC11247332 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/17/2024] Open
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This scientific report provides an update of the Xylella spp. host plant database, aiming to provide information and scientific support to risk assessors, risk managers and researchers dealing with Xylella spp. Upon a mandate of the European Commission, EFSA created and regularly updates a database of host plant species of Xylella spp. The current mandate covers the period 2021-2026. This report is related to the 10th version of the database published in Zenodo in the EFSA Knowledge Junction community, covering literature published from 1 July 2023 up to 31 December 2023, and recent Europhyt outbreak notifications. Informative data have been extracted from 39 selected publications. Sixteen new host plants, five genera and one family were identified and added to the database. They were naturally infected by X. fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa or unknown either in Portugal or the United States. No additional data were retrieved for X. taiwanensis, and no additional multilocus sequence types (STs) were identified worldwide. New information on the tolerant/resistant response of plant species to X. fastidiosa infection were added to the database. The Xylella spp. host plant species were listed in different categories based on the number and type of detection methods applied for each finding. The overall number of Xylella spp. host plants determined with at least two different detection methods or positive with one method either by sequencing or pure culture isolation (category A), reaches now 451 plant species, 204 genera and 70 families. Such numbers rise to 712 plant species, 312 genera and 89 families if considered regardless of the detection methods applied (category E).
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Burbank L, Gomez L, Shantharaj D, Abdelsamad N, Vasquez K, Burhans A, Ortega B, Rodriguez SH, Strickland J, Krugner R, De La Fuente L, Naegele R. Virulence Comparison of a Comprehensive Panel of Xylella fastidiosa Pierce's Disease Isolates from California. PLANT DISEASE 2024; 108:1555-1564. [PMID: 38105458 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-09-23-1923-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Xylella fastidiosa, the causal agent of Pierce's disease of grapevine, has been found in all major grape-growing regions in California, U.S.A. Large collections of X. fastidiosa isolates are available from these areas, which enable comparative studies of pathogen genetic traits and virulence. Owing to the significant resource requirements for experiments with X. fastidiosa in grapevine, however, most studies use only a single isolate to evaluate disease, and it is not clear how much variability between isolates impacts disease development in experimental or natural settings. In this study, a comprehensive panel of X. fastidiosa isolates from all California grape-growing regions was tested for virulence in susceptible grapevine and in the model host plant, tobacco. Seventy-one isolates were tested, 29 in both grapevine and tobacco. The results of this study highlight the inherent variability of inoculation experiments with X. fastidiosa, including variation in disease severity in plants inoculated with a single isolate, and variability between experimental replicates. There were limited differences in virulence between isolates that were consistent across experimental replicates, or across different host plants. This suggests that choice of isolate within the X. fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa Pierce's disease group may not make any practical difference when testing in susceptible grape varieties, and that pathogen evolution has not significantly changed virulence of Pierce's disease isolates within California. The location of isolation also did not dictate relative disease severity. This information will inform experimental design for future studies of X. fastidiosa in grapevine and provide important context for genomic research.
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- Lindsey Burbank
- USDA Agricultural Research Service; Crop Diseases, Pests, and Genetics Research Unit, Parlier, CA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
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- USDA Agricultural Research Service; Crop Diseases, Pests, and Genetics Research Unit, Parlier, CA
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- USDA Agricultural Research Service; Crop Diseases, Pests, and Genetics Research Unit, Parlier, CA
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- USDA Agricultural Research Service; Crop Diseases, Pests, and Genetics Research Unit, Parlier, CA
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- USDA Agricultural Research Service; Crop Diseases, Pests, and Genetics Research Unit, Parlier, CA
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- USDA Agricultural Research Service; Crop Diseases, Pests, and Genetics Research Unit, Parlier, CA
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- USDA Agricultural Research Service; Crop Diseases, Pests, and Genetics Research Unit, Parlier, CA
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- USDA Agricultural Research Service; Crop Diseases, Pests, and Genetics Research Unit, Parlier, CA
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- USDA Agricultural Research Service, Sugar Beet and Bean Research Unit, East Lansing, MI
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Bleve G, Trivellin N, Chirizzi D, Tarantini A, Orlandi VT, Milano F. Sensitivity of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca Salento-1 to light at 410 nm. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2024; 23:793-801. [PMID: 38578539 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-024-00556-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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All over the world, from America to the Mediterranean Sea, the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa represents one of the most difficult challenges with many implications at ecological, agricultural, and economic levels. X. fastidiosa is a rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium belonging to the family of Xanthomonadaceae. It grows at very low rates and infects a wide range of plants thanks to different vectors. Insects, through their stylets, suck a sap rich in nutrients and inject bacteria into xylem vessels. Since, until now, no antimicrobial treatment has been successfully applied to kill X. fastidiosa and/or prevent its diffusion, in this study, antimicrobial blue light (aBL) was explored as a potential anti-Xylella tool. Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca Salento-1, chosen as a model strain, showed a certain degree of sensitivity to light at 410 nm. The killing effect was light dose dependent and bacterial concentration dependent. These preliminary results support the potential of blue light in decontamination of agricultural equipment and/or plant surface; however, further investigations are needed for in vivo applications.
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- Gianluca Bleve
- Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), SP Lecce-Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padua, via Venezia, 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, via Manfredonia 20, 71100, Foggia, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), SP Lecce-Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti (Di.S.S.P.A), Università di Bari, via G. Amendola, 165/A, Bari, 70126, Italy
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- Departemnt of Biotechnologies and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, via J. H. Dunant, 3, 21100, Varese, Italy.
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- Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), SP Lecce-Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy
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Carluccio G, Greco D, Sabella E, Vergine M, De Bellis L, Luvisi A. Xylem Embolism and Pathogens: Can the Vessel Anatomy of Woody Plants Contribute to X. fastidiosa Resistance? Pathogens 2023; 12:825. [PMID: 37375515 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12060825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The maintenance of an intact water column in the xylem lumen several meters above the ground is essential for woody plant viability. In fact, abiotic and biotic factors can lead to the formation of emboli in the xylem, interrupting sap flow and causing consequences on the health status of the plant. Anyway, the tendency of plants to develop emboli depends on the intrinsic features of the xylem, while the cyto-histological structure of the xylem plays a role in resistance to vascular pathogens, as in the case of the pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa. Analysis of the scientific literature suggests that on grapevine and olive, some xylem features can determine plant tolerance to vascular pathogens. However, the same trend was not reported in citrus, indicating that X. fastidiosa interactions with host plants differ by species. Unfortunately, studies in this area are still limited, with few explaining inter-cultivar insights. Thus, in a global context seriously threatened by X. fastidiosa, a deeper understanding of the relationship between the physical and mechanical characteristics of the xylem and resistance to stresses can be useful for selecting cultivars that may be more resistant to environmental changes, such as drought and vascular pathogens, as a way to preserve agricultural productions and ecosystems.
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- Giambattista Carluccio
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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Hussain M, Girelli CR, Verweire D, Oehl MC, Avendaño MS, Scortichini M, Fanizzi FP. 1H-NMR Metabolomics Study after Foliar and Endo-Therapy Treatments of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca Infected Olive Trees: Medium Time Monitoring of Field Experiments. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1946. [PMID: 37653863 PMCID: PMC10221468 DOI: 10.3390/plants12101946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Here we report the medium-term effects of foliar spray and endo-therapy treatments with different doses of a Cu/Zn citric acid biocomplex (Dentamet®) in Xylella fastidiosa infected olive trees of Salento, Apulia region (South-east Italy). Leaf extract samples from field-treated 150 years old olive trees cvs Ogliarola salentina and Cellina di Nardò were studied by 1H NMR-based metabolomics. The result of different applications of Dentamet® endo-therapy after 60, 120 and 180 days in comparison with traditional foliar spray treatment and water injection as a control have been investigated. The metabolic profile analyses, performed by 1H NMR-based metabolomic approach, indicated plant metabolites variations connected to the disease progression such as mannitol, quinic acid, and oleuropein related compounds. The best results, in terms of discrimination of the metabolic profiles with respect to water injection, were found for monthly endo-therapy treatments. Dentamet® foliar application demonstrated more specific time related progressive effectiveness with respect to intravascular treatments. Therefore, besides a possible more effective performance of endo-therapy with respect to foliar treatments, the need of further doses/frequencies trimming to obtain long-term results was also assessed. The present field studies confirmed the indication of Dentamet® effectiveness in metabolic variation induction, potentially linked with reducing the X. fastidiosa subspecies pauca related Olive Quick Decline Syndrome (OQDS) symptoms development.
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- Mudassar Hussain
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy;
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy;
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- Invaio Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; (D.V.); (M.C.O.); (M.S.A.)
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- Invaio Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; (D.V.); (M.C.O.); (M.S.A.)
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- Invaio Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; (D.V.); (M.C.O.); (M.S.A.)
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economic Analyses (CREA), Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, Via di Fioranello, 52, 00134 Roma, Italy;
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy;
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Merfa MV, Zhu X, Shantharaj D, Gomez LM, Naranjo E, Potnis N, Cobine PA, De La Fuente L. Complete functional analysis of type IV pilus components of a reemergent plant pathogen reveals neofunctionalization of paralog genes. PLoS Pathog 2023; 19:e1011154. [PMID: 36780566 PMCID: PMC9956873 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Type IV pilus (TFP) is a multifunctional bacterial structure involved in twitching motility, adhesion, biofilm formation, as well as natural competence. Here, by site-directed mutagenesis and functional analysis, we determined the phenotype conferred by each of the 38 genes known to be required for TFP biosynthesis and regulation in the reemergent plant pathogenic fastidious prokaryote Xylella fastidiosa. This pathogen infects > 650 plant species and causes devastating diseases worldwide in olives, grapes, blueberries, and almonds, among others. This xylem-limited, insect-transmitted pathogen lives constantly under flow conditions and therefore is highly dependent on TFP for host colonization. In addition, TFP-mediated natural transformation is a process that impacts genomic diversity and environmental fitness. Phenotypic characterization of the mutants showed that ten genes were essential for both movement and natural competence. Interestingly, seven sets of paralogs exist, and mutations showed opposing phenotypes, indicating evolutionary neofunctionalization of subunits within TFP. The minor pilin FimT3 was the only protein exclusively required for natural competence. By combining approaches of molecular microbiology, structural biology, and biochemistry, we determined that the minor pilin FimT3 (but not the other two FimT paralogs) is the DNA receptor in TFP of X. fastidiosa and constitutes an example of neofunctionalization. FimT3 is conserved among X. fastidiosa strains and binds DNA non-specifically via an electropositive surface identified by homolog modeling. This protein surface includes two arginine residues that were exchanged with alanine and shown to be involved in DNA binding. Among plant pathogens, fimT3 was found in ~ 10% of the available genomes of the plant associated Xanthomonadaceae family, which are yet to be assessed for natural competence (besides X. fastidiosa). Overall, we highlight here the complex regulation of TFP in X. fastidiosa, providing a blueprint to understand TFP in other bacteria living under flow conditions.
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- Marcus V. Merfa
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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Picciotti U, Araujo Dalbon V, Ciancio A, Colagiero M, Cozzi G, De Bellis L, Finetti-Sialer MM, Greco D, Ippolito A, Lahbib N, Logrieco AF, López-Llorca LV, Lopez-Moya F, Luvisi A, Mincuzzi A, Molina-Acevedo JP, Pazzani C, Scortichini M, Scrascia M, Valenzano D, Garganese F, Porcelli F. "Ectomosphere": Insects and Microorganism Interactions. Microorganisms 2023; 11:440. [PMID: 36838405 PMCID: PMC9967823 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11020440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
Abstract
This study focuses on interacting with insects and their ectosymbiont (lato sensu) microorganisms for environmentally safe plant production and protection. Some cases help compare ectosymbiont microorganisms that are insect-borne, -driven, or -spread relevant to endosymbionts' behaviour. Ectosymbiotic bacteria can interact with insects by allowing them to improve the value of their pabula. In addition, some bacteria are essential for creating ecological niches that can host the development of pests. Insect-borne plant pathogens include bacteria, viruses, and fungi. These pathogens interact with their vectors to enhance reciprocal fitness. Knowing vector-phoront interaction could considerably increase chances for outbreak management, notably when sustained by quarantine vector ectosymbiont pathogens, such as the actual Xylella fastidiosa Mediterranean invasion episode. Insect pathogenic viruses have a close evolutionary relationship with their hosts, also being highly specific and obligate parasites. Sixteen virus families have been reported to infect insects and may be involved in the biological control of specific pests, including some economic weevils. Insects and fungi are among the most widespread organisms in nature and interact with each other, establishing symbiotic relationships ranging from mutualism to antagonism. The associations can influence the extent to which interacting organisms can exert their effects on plants and the proper management practices. Sustainable pest management also relies on entomopathogenic fungi; research on these species starts from their isolation from insect carcasses, followed by identification using conventional light or electron microscopy techniques. Thanks to the development of omics sciences, it is possible to identify entomopathogenic fungi with evolutionary histories that are less-shared with the target insect and can be proposed as pest antagonists. Many interesting omics can help detect the presence of entomopathogens in different natural matrices, such as soil or plants. The same techniques will help localize ectosymbionts, localization of recesses, or specialized morphological adaptation, greatly supporting the robust interpretation of the symbiont role. The manipulation and modulation of ectosymbionts could be a more promising way to counteract pests and borne pathogens, mitigating the impact of formulates and reducing food insecurity due to the lesser impact of direct damage and diseases. The promise has a preventive intent for more manageable and broader implications for pests, comparing what we can obtain using simpler, less-specific techniques and a less comprehensive approach to Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
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- Ugo Picciotti
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
- Department of Marine Science and Applied Biology, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Via G. Amendola 122/D, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council (CNR), Via G. Amendola 122/D, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Food Production Sciences, National Research Council (CNR), Via G. Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
- Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El-Manar, Tunis 1002, Tunisia
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- Institute of Food Production Sciences, National Research Council (CNR), Via G. Amendola 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Marine Science and Applied Biology, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research Agrosavia C. I. Turipana-AGROSAVIA, Km. 13, Vía Montería-Cereté 230558, Colombia
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Biotecnologie e Ambiente (DBBA), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), 00134 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Biotecnologie e Ambiente (DBBA), University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Trkulja V, Tomić A, Iličić R, Nožinić M, Milovanović TP. Xylella fastidiosa in Europe: From the Introduction to the Current Status. THE PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL 2022; 38:551-571. [PMID: 36503185 PMCID: PMC9742796 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.rw.09.2022.0127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Xylella fastidiosa is xylem-limited bacterium capable of infecting a wide range of host plants, resulting in Pierce's disease in grapevine, citrus variegated chlorosis, olive quick decline syndrome, peach phony disease, plum leaf scald, alfalfa dwarf, margin necrosis and leaf scorch affecting oleander, coffee, almond, pecan, mulberry, red maple, oak, and other types of cultivated and ornamental plants and forest trees. In the European Union, X. fastidiosa is listed as a quarantine organism. Since its first outbreak in the Apulia region of southern Italy in 2013 where it caused devastating disease on Olea europaea (called olive leaf scorch and quick decline), X. fastidiosa continued to spread and successfully established in some European countries (Corsica and PACA in France, Balearic Islands, Madrid and Comunitat Valenciana in Spain, and Porto in Portugal). The most recent data for Europe indicates that X. fastidiosa is present on 174 hosts, 25 of which were newly identified in 2021 (with further five hosts discovered in other parts of the world in the same year). From the six reported subspecies of X. fastidiosa worldwide, four have been recorded in European countries (fastidiosa, multiplex, pauca, and sandyi). Currently confirmed X. fastidiosa vector species are Philaenus spumarius, Neophilaenus campestris, and Philaenus italosignus, whereby only P. spumarius (which has been identified as the key vector in Apulia, Italy) is also present in Americas. X. fastidiosa control is currently based on pathogen-free propagation plant material, eradication, territory demarcation, and vector control, as well as use of resistant plant cultivars and bactericidal treatments.
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- Vojislav Trkulja
- Agricultural Institute of Republic of Srpska, Knjaza Milosa 17, 78000 Banja Luka,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Agriculture, Vuka Karadžića 30, 71123 East Sarajevo,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad,
Serbia
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- Agricultural Institute of Republic of Srpska, Knjaza Milosa 17, 78000 Banja Luka,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Johnson KA, Bock CH, Brannen PM, Chen J. A Genome Resource for Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex Strain P5A2 Causing Phony Peach Disease in the Southeastern United States. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2022; 112:2466-2470. [PMID: 36401846 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-03-22-0081-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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- Kendall A Johnson
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, 2105 Miller Plant Sciences Building, Athens, GA 30602
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service-Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory, Byron, GA 31008
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, 2105 Miller Plant Sciences Building, Athens, GA 30602
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service-San Joaquín Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Parlier, CA 93648
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Catalano A, Ceramella J, Iacopetta D, Mariconda A, Scali E, Bonomo MG, Saturnino C, Longo P, Aquaro S, Sinicropi MS. Thidiazuron: New Trends and Future Perspectives to Fight Xylella fastidiosa in Olive Trees. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:947. [PMID: 35884201 PMCID: PMC9312276 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11070947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
These days, most of our attention has been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, and we have often neglected what is happening in the environment. For instance, the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa re-emerged as a plant pathogen of global importance in 2013 when it was first associated with an olive tree disease epidemic in Italy, called Olive Quick Decline Syndrome (OQDS), specifically caused by X. fastidiosa subspecies pauca ST53, which affects the Salento olive trees (Apulia, South-East Italy). This bacterium, transmitted by the insect Philaenus spumarius, is negatively reshaping the Salento landscape and has had a very high impact in the production of olives, leading to an increase of olive oil prices, thus new studies to curb this bacterium are urgently needed. Thidiazuron (TDZ), a diphenylurea (N-phenyl-1,2,3-thiadiazol-5-yl urea), has gained considerable attention in recent decades due to its efficient role in plant cell and tissue culture, being the most suitable growth regulator for rapid and effective plant production in vitro. Its biological activity against bacteria, fungi and biofilms has also been described, and the use of this low-cost compound to fight OQDS may be an intriguing idea.
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- Alessia Catalano
- Department of Pharmacy-Drug Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Cosenza, Italy; (J.C.); (D.I.); (S.A.); (M.S.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Cosenza, Italy; (J.C.); (D.I.); (S.A.); (M.S.S.)
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- Department of Science, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy; (A.M.); (M.G.B.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy;
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- Department of Science, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy; (A.M.); (M.G.B.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Science, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy; (A.M.); (M.G.B.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Cosenza, Italy; (J.C.); (D.I.); (S.A.); (M.S.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Cosenza, Italy; (J.C.); (D.I.); (S.A.); (M.S.S.)
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Velasco-Amo MP, Arias-Giraldo LF, Olivares-García C, Denancé N, Jacques MA, Landa BB. Use of traC Gene to Type the Incidence and Distribution of pXFAS_5235 Plasmid-Bearing Strains of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa ST1 in Spain. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:1562. [PMID: 35736713 PMCID: PMC9228473 DOI: 10.3390/plants11121562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a phytopathogenic bacterium with a repertoire of self-replicating genetic elements, including plasmids, pathogenicity islands, and prophages. These elements provide potential avenues for horizontal gene transfer both within and between species and have the ability to confer new virulence traits, including the ability to colonize new host plants. However, they can also serve as a 'footprint' to type plasmid-bearing strains. Genome sequencing of several strains of Xf subsp. fastidiosa sequence type (ST) 1 from Mallorca Island, Spain, revealed the presence of a 38 kb plasmid (pXFAS_5235). In this study, we developed a PCR-based typing approach using primers targeting the traC gene to determine the presence of pXFAS_5235 plasmid or other plasmids carrying this gene in a world-wide collection of 65 strains X. fastidiosa from different subspecies and STs or in 226 plant samples naturally infected by the bacterium obtained from the different outbreaks of Xf in Spain. The traC gene was amplified only in the plant samples obtained from Mallorca Island infected by Xf subsp. fastidiosa ST1 and from all Spanish strains belonging to this ST. Maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree of traC revealed a close relatedness among Spanish and Californian strains carrying similar plasmids. Our results confirm previous studies, which suggested that a single introduction event of Xf subsp. fastidiosa ST1 occurred in the Balearic Islands. Further studies on the presence and role of plasmids in Xf strains belonging to the same or different subspecies and STs can provide important information in studies of epidemiology, ecology, and evolution of this plant pathogen.
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- María Pilar Velasco-Amo
- Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), 14004 Córdoba, Spain; (L.F.A.-G.); (C.O.-G.)
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- Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), 14004 Córdoba, Spain; (L.F.A.-G.); (C.O.-G.)
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- Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), 14004 Córdoba, Spain; (L.F.A.-G.); (C.O.-G.)
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- Groupe d’Étude et de controle des Variétes Et des Semences GEVES, CEDEX, F-49071 Beaucouzé, France;
- University of Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, F-49000 Angers, France;
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- University of Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, F-49000 Angers, France;
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- Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), 14004 Córdoba, Spain; (L.F.A.-G.); (C.O.-G.)
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Low Temperature Plasma Strategies for Xylella fastidiosa Inactivation. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12094711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The quarantine bacterium Xylella fastidiosa was first detected in Salento (Apulia, Italy) in 2013 and caused severe symptoms in olives, leading to plant death. The disease, named Olive Quick Decline Syndrome (OQDS), is caused by the strain “De Donno” ST53 of the subspecies pauca of this bacterium (XfDD), which is spread by the insect Philaenus spumarius. The epidemic poses a serious threat to the agricultural economy and the landscape, as X. fastidiosa infects several plant species and there is yet no recognized solution. Research on OQDS is focused on finding strategies to control its spread or mitigate its symptoms. As a perspective solution, we investigated the efficacy of the low-temperature plasma and plasma-activated water to kill bacterial cells. Experiments were conducted in vitro to test the biocidal effect of the direct application of a Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge (SDBD) plasma on bacteria cells and Plasma Activated Water (PAW). PAW activity was tested as a possible biocidal agent that can move freely in the xylem network paving the way to test the strategy on infected plants. The results showed a high decontamination rate even for cells of XfDD embedded in biofilms grown on solid media and complete inactivation in liquid culture medium.
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Moll L, Badosa E, Planas M, Feliu L, Montesinos E, Bonaterra A. Antimicrobial Peptides With Antibiofilm Activity Against Xylella fastidiosa. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:753874. [PMID: 34819923 PMCID: PMC8606745 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.753874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Xylella fastidiosa is a plant pathogen that was recently introduced in Europe and is causing havoc to its agriculture. This Gram-negative bacterium invades the host xylem, multiplies, and forms biofilm occluding the vessels and killing its host. In spite of the great research effort, there is no method that effectively prevents or cures hosts from infections. The main control strategies up to now are eradication, vector control, and pathogen-free plant material. Antimicrobial peptides have arisen as promising candidates to combat this bacterium due to their broad spectrum of activity and low environmental impact. In this work, peptides previously reported in the literature and newly designed analogs were studied for its bactericidal and antibiofilm activity against X. fastidiosa. Also, their hemolytic activity and effect on tobacco leaves when infiltrated were determined. To assess the activity of peptides, the strain IVIA 5387.2 with moderate growth, able to produce biofilm and susceptible to antimicrobial peptides, was selected among six representative strains found in the Mediterranean area (DD1, CFBP 8173, Temecula, IVIA 5387.2, IVIA 5770, and IVIA 5901.2). Two interesting groups of peptides were identified with bactericidal and/or antibiofilm activity and low-moderate toxicity. The peptides 1036 and RIJK2 with dual (bactericidal-antibiofilm) activity against the pathogen and moderate toxicity stand out as the best candidates to control X. fastidiosa diseases. Nevertheless, peptides with only antibiofilm activity and low toxicity are also promising agents as they could prevent the occlusion of xylem vessels caused by the pathogen. The present work contributes to provide novel compounds with antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity that could lead to the development of new treatments against diseases caused by X. fastidiosa.
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- Luís Moll
- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV-XaRTA, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV-XaRTA, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- LIPPSO, Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- LIPPSO, Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV-XaRTA, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV-XaRTA, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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Román-Reyna V, Dupas E, Cesbron S, Marchi G, Campigli S, Hansen MA, Bush E, Prarat M, Shiplett K, Ivey MLL, Pierzynski J, Miller SA, Peduto Hand F, Jacques MA, Jacobs JM. Metagenomic Sequencing for Identification of Xylella fastidiosa from Leaf Samples. mSystems 2021; 6:e0059121. [PMID: 34698548 PMCID: PMC8547472 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00591-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a globally distributed plant-pathogenic bacterium. The primary control strategy for Xf diseases is eradicating infected plants; therefore, timely and accurate detection is necessary to prevent crop losses and further pathogen dispersal. Conventional Xf diagnostics primarily relies on quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays. However, these methods do not consider new or emerging variants due to pathogen genetic recombination and sensitivity limitations. We developed and tested a metagenomics pipeline using in-house short-read sequencing as a complementary approach for affordable, fast, and highly accurate Xf detection. We used metagenomics to identify Xf to the strain level in single- and mixed-infected plant samples at concentrations as low as 1 pg of bacterial DNA per gram of tissue. We also tested naturally infected samples from various plant species originating from Europe and the United States. We identified Xf subspecies in samples previously considered inconclusive with real-time PCR (quantification cycle [Cq], >35). Overall, we showed the versatility of the pipeline by using different plant hosts and DNA extraction methods. Our pipeline provides taxonomic and functional information for Xf diagnostics without extensive knowledge of the disease. This pipeline demonstrates that metagenomics can be used for early detection of Xf and incorporated as a tool to inform disease management strategies. IMPORTANCE Destructive Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) outbreaks in Europe highlight this pathogen's capacity to expand its host range and geographical distribution. The current disease diagnostic approaches are limited by a multiple-step process, biases to known sequences, and detection limits. We developed a low-cost, user-friendly metagenomic sequencing tool for Xf detection. In less than 3 days, we were able to identify Xf subspecies and strains in field-collected samples. Overall, our pipeline is a diagnostics tool that could be easily extended to other plant-pathogen interactions and implemented for emerging plant threat surveillance.
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- Verónica Román-Reyna
- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Infectious Disease Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- University of Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
- French Agency for Food, Environmental, and Occupational Health & Safety, Plant Health Laboratory, Angers, France
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- University of Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment, and Forestry, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment, and Forestry, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA
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- Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA
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- C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA
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- Infectious Disease Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio, USA
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- University of Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, Angers, France
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Infectious Disease Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Burbank LP, Roper MC. Microbe Profile: Xylella fastidiosa - a devastating agricultural pathogen with an endophytic lifestyle. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2021; 167. [PMID: 34596503 PMCID: PMC8698212 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Xylella fastidiosa is a vector-borne plant vascular pathogen that has caused devastating disease outbreaks in diverse agricultural crops worldwide. A major global quarantine pathogen, X. fastidiosa can infect hundreds of plant species and can be transmitted by many different xylem sap-feeding insects. Several decades of research have revealed a complex lifestyle dependent on adaptation to the xylem and insect environments and interactions with host plant tissues.
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- Lindsey P Burbank
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Parlier, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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Lázaro E, Sesé M, López-Quílez A, Conesa D, Dalmau V, Ferrer A, Vicent A. Tracking the outbreak: an optimized sequential adaptive strategy for Xylella fastidiosa delimiting surveys. Biol Invasions 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-021-02572-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AbstractThe EU plant health legislation enforces the implementation of intensive surveillance programs for quarantine pests. After an outbreak, surveys are implemented to delimit the extent of the infested zone and to manage disease control. Surveillance in agricultural and natural environments can be enhanced by increasing the survey efforts. Budget constraints often limit inspection and sampling intensities, thus making it necessary to adapt and optimize surveillance strategies. A sequential adaptive delimiting survey involving a three-phase and a two-phase design with increasing spatial resolution was developed and implemented for the Xylella fastidiosa demarcated area in Alicante, Spain. Inspection and sampling intensities were optimized using simulation-based methods. Sampling intensity thresholds were evaluated by quantifying their effect on the estimation of X. fastidiosa incidence. This strategy made it possible to sequence inspection and sampling taking into account increasing spatial resolutions, and to adapt the inspection and sampling intensities according to the information obtained in the previous, coarser, spatial resolution. The proposed strategy was able to efficiently delimit the extent of Xylella fastidiosa, while improving on the efficiency and maintaining the efficacy of the official survey campaign. From a methodological perspective, our approach provides new insights into alternative delimiting designs and new reference sampling intensity values.
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Two new superior primer pairs for universal detection of Xylella spp. in conventional PCR and TaqMan quantitative real-time PCR. J Microbiol Methods 2021; 189:106321. [PMID: 34487776 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2021.106321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Xylella fastidiosa causes many economically important plant diseases such as Pierce's disease of grapevine, citrus variegated chlorosis disease, and olive quick decline syndrome. Another species in the same genus, Xylella taiwanensis, causes pear leaf scorch. Here, to enable an initial screening of plants suspected of being infected with Xylella spp. by conventional polymerase chain reaction (cPCR), new primer pairs-X67S1/XL2r and XrDf1/XLr4-were designed to target the 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) of not only X. fastidosa but also X. taiwanensis. In cPCR to detect both species, X67S1/XL2r showed features superior to those of other primer pairs, such as fewer false negatives and false positives, whereas XrDf1/XLr4 seemed to be unsuitable because of abundant non-specific amplification. However, when XrDf1/XLr4 was combined with a probe in a TaqMan quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), the assay detected no false positives and was more useful in the universal detection of Xylella spp. than TaqMan qPCR assays reported previously.
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Picciotti U, Lahbib N, Sefa V, Porcelli F, Garganese F. Aphrophoridae Role in Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53 Invasion in Southern Italy. Pathogens 2021; 10:1035. [PMID: 34451499 PMCID: PMC8399165 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10081035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The Philaenus spumarius L. (Hemiptera Aphrophoridae) is a xylem-sap feeder vector that acquires Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53 during feeding on infected plants. The bacterium is the plant pathogen responsible for olive quick decline syndrome that has decimated olive trees in Southern Italy. Damage originates mainly from the insect vector attitude that multiplies the pathogen potentialities propagating Xf in time and space. The principal action to manage insect-borne pathogens and to contain the disease spread consists in vector and transmission control. The analysis of an innovative and sustainable integrated pest management quantitative strategy that targets the vector and the infection by combining chemical and physical control means demonstrates that it is possible to stop the Xylella invasion. This review updates the available topics addressing vectors' identification, bionomics, infection management, and induced disease by Xylella invasion to discuss major available tools to mitigate the damage consequent to the disease.
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- Ugo Picciotti
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; (U.P.); (N.L.); (V.S.); (F.G.)
- Department of Marine Science and Applied Biology, Laboratory of Plant Pathology, University of Alicante, 03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; (U.P.); (N.L.); (V.S.); (F.G.)
- Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El-Manar, Tunis 1068, Tunisia
- INRAT—National Institute of Agronomic Research of Tunisia, Laboratory of Plant Protection, Rue Hédi Karray, Ariana 2049, Tunisia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; (U.P.); (N.L.); (V.S.); (F.G.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; (U.P.); (N.L.); (V.S.); (F.G.)
- CIHEAM—Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, 70010 Valenzano, BA, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; (U.P.); (N.L.); (V.S.); (F.G.)
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Greco D, Aprile A, De Bellis L, Luvisi A. Diseases Caused by Xylella fastidiosa in Prunus Genus: An Overview of the Research on an Increasingly Widespread Pathogen. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:712452. [PMID: 34484274 PMCID: PMC8414816 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.712452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cultivated plants belonging to the genus Prunus are globally widespread and for some countries, are economically important crops; and they play a key role in the composition of a landscape. Xylella fastidiosa is a key threat to plant health, and several Prunus species are heavily stressed by this pathogen, such as almond, peach, and plum; many strain types of different subspecies can cause severe diseases. This review highlights different approaches to managing epidemic events related to X. fastidiosa in stone fruit plants. In fact, in most new European and Asian outbreaks, almond is the main and very common host and peach, plum, apricot, and cherry are widespread and profitable crops for the involved areas. Various diseases associated with stone fruit plants show different degrees of severity in relation to cultivar, although investigations are still limited. The development and selection of tolerant and resistant cultivars and the study of resistance mechanisms activated by the plant against X. fastidiosa infections seem to be the best way to find long-term solutions aimed at making affected areas recover. In addition, observations in orchards severely affected by the disease can be essential for collecting tolerant or resistant materials within the local germplasm. In areas where the bacterium is not yet present, a qualitative-quantitative study on entomofauna is also important for the timely identification of potential vectors and for developing effective control strategies.
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Bassanezi RB, Primiano IV, Moreira AS. Inoculum reduction and vector control on the temporal progress of citrus variegated chlorosis incidence. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:3333-3340. [PMID: 33763949 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) is an important citrus disease caused by the sharpshooter-transmitted bacterium Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca. Information about the efficacy of its disease management is bounded to either inoculum reduction or vector control. This study aimed to assess the role of different frequencies of roguing of symptomatic trees combined with different chemical control programs for the sharpshooters on CVC temporal progress. The experimental area was set up in October 2005 and had a 3 × 3 factorial design. Symptomatic tree removal intervals were every 28, 56, and 112 days to May 2012. Vector control treatments were no control, program A (PA), and program B (PB). Contact insecticides were sprayed every 28 (PA) or 14 (PB) days. Trees within both programs were treated with systemic and foliar insecticides to October 2008. After this, systemic insecticides were discontinued and only foliar treatments were applied. The number of diseased trees and the sharpshooter population were assessed to April 2015. RESULTS Detection of the first symptomatic trees was similar for all treatments and occurred, on average, in month 50 after planting. Sharpshooter population and cumulative disease incidence were similar for all roguing intervals and between vector control programs, differing in plots with no control. We observed a reduction over 85% in disease incidence for both PA and PB compared with no control. CONCLUSION These results support systematic control of sharpshooters as an efficient strategy for reducing CVC progress. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Renato B Bassanezi
- Research & Development Department, Fund for Citrus Protection - Fundecitrus, Araraquara, Brazil
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- Research & Development Department, Fund for Citrus Protection - Fundecitrus, Araraquara, Brazil
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Lombardo L, Rizzo P, Novellis C, Vizzarri V. Preliminary Molecular Survey of the Possible Presence of Xylella fastidiosa in the Upper Ionian Coasts of Calabria, Italy, through the Capture and Analysis of Its Main Vector Insects. INSECTS 2021; 12:446. [PMID: 34068247 PMCID: PMC8153157 DOI: 10.3390/insects12050446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca, strain CoDiRO is the bacterium responsible for the onset of the disease known as the olive quick decline syndrome, which has been causing a phytosanitary and economic emergency in the Apulia region since 2013. To date, three insect species have been identified as pathogenic carriers of X. fastidiosa. With the advancement of the infection front, and the possibility of pathogenic insects being "hitchhiked" over long distances, the monitoring of the vectors of X. fastidiosa in the Italian regions bordering Apulia is an increasingly contingent issue for the rapid containment of the bacterium and the protection of the olive-growing heritage. Accordingly, the present research concerned the capture and recognition of the vector insects of X. fastidiosa in the upper Ionian coasts of Calabria (Italy) to evaluate the possible presence of the bacterium through molecular diagnostic techniques. The sampling allowed us to ascertain the presence of Philaenus spumarius and Neophilaenus campestris and their preferential distribution in olive groves and meadows, whereas all the 563 individuals tested negative for the pathogen.
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- Luca Lombardo
- Department for Sustainable Food Process, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- CREA Research Centre for Olive, Citrus and Tree Fruit, 87036 Rende, Italy; (P.R.); (C.N.); (V.V.)
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- CREA Research Centre for Olive, Citrus and Tree Fruit, 87036 Rende, Italy; (P.R.); (C.N.); (V.V.)
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- CREA Research Centre for Olive, Citrus and Tree Fruit, 87036 Rende, Italy; (P.R.); (C.N.); (V.V.)
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Aguilar-Granados A, Hernández-Macías B, Santiago-Martínez G, Ruiz-Medrano R, Kameyama-Kawabe L, Hinojosa-Moya J, Del Carmen Montes-Horcasitas M, Xoconostle-Cázares B. Genetic Diversity of Xylella fastidiosa in Mexican Vineyards. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:1490-1494. [PMID: 33780269 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-09-20-1900-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Xylella fastidiosa is a xylem-inhabiting phytopathogenic bacterium that affects diverse agriculturally relevant crops. In Mexico, X. fastidiosa has been reported in the states of Baja California, Coahuila, and Querétaro. In order to determine the genetic diversity of this bacterium in Mexico, 408 grapevine samples were collected from the main producing states in México. For X. fastidiosa identification, real-time PCR and three-loci end-point PCR were employed. The genotyping of the subspecies was carried out using multilocus sequence typing and analysis, based on seven housekeeping genes: leuA, petC, malF, cysG, holC, nuoL, and gltT. The resulting sequences were compared with those present in extant databases. The presence of X. fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa in the states of Baja California (sequence type 1), Coahuila (sequence type 1), and Querétaro was confirmed. The isolates from northern Mexico bear high similarity to grapevine isolates from the United States. However, the isolates from Querétaro showed significant differences with currently known sequences, showing that there is genetic variability among the X. fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa populations from grapevines in northern and central Mexico.
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- Andrés Aguilar-Granados
- Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508 San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360 CDMX, México
- Centro Nacional de Referencia Fitosanitaria, Servicio Nacional de Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria, Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, 55740 Tecámac, Estado de México
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- Centro Nacional de Referencia Fitosanitaria, Servicio Nacional de Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria, Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, 55740 Tecámac, Estado de México
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- Centro Nacional de Referencia Fitosanitaria, Servicio Nacional de Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria, Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, 55740 Tecámac, Estado de México
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- Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508 San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360 CDMX, México
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- Departamento de Genética y Biología Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508 San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360 CDMX, México
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- Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Carr. Cañada Morelos Km 7.5 El Salado, Tecamachalco Puebla, México
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- Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508 San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360 CDMX, México
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- Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. IPN 2508 San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360 CDMX, México
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Hodgetts J, Glover R, Cole J, Hall J, Boonham N. Genomics informed design of a suite of real-time PCR assays for the specific detection of each Xylella fastidiosa subspecies. J Appl Microbiol 2021; 131:855-872. [PMID: 33098196 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS Existing methods for the identification of the subspecies of Xylella fastidiosa are time-consuming which can lead to delays in diagnosis and the associated plant health response to outbreaks and interceptions. METHODS AND RESULTS Diagnostic markers were identified using a comparative genomics approach to allow fine differentiation of the very closely related subspecies. Five qPCR assays were designed to allow specific detection of X. fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa, X. fastidiosa subsp. multiplex, X. fastidiosa subsp. pauca, X. fastidiosa subsp. morus and X. fastidiosa subsp. sandyi. All assays were validated according to the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) standard PM7/98(2). CONCLUSIONS All of the assays were shown to be specific to the target subspecies and all the assays could be used to detect femtogram quantities of X. fastidiosa DNA. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY At present, diagnosing the subspecies of X. fastidiosa requires multiple conventional PCR assays (although only available for three of the five subspecies) or multi-locus sequence typing which takes several days. By comparison, the new assays provide a substantial reduction in the turnaround time for direct identification to the subspecies level in as little as 75 min.
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- J Hodgetts
- Fera Science Ltd, The National Agri-Food Innovation Campus, York, UK
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- Fera Science Ltd, The National Agri-Food Innovation Campus, York, UK
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- Fera Science Ltd, The National Agri-Food Innovation Campus, York, UK
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- Fera Science Ltd, The National Agri-Food Innovation Campus, York, UK
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- Fera Science Ltd, The National Agri-Food Innovation Campus, York, UK.,Institute for Agri-Food Research and Innovation, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Jlilat A, Ragone R, Gualano S, Santoro F, Gallo V, Varvaro L, Mastrorilli P, Saponari M, Nigro F, D'Onghia AM. A non-targeted metabolomics study on Xylella fastidiosa infected olive plants grown under controlled conditions. Sci Rep 2021; 11:1070. [PMID: 33441842 PMCID: PMC7806896 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80090-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In the last decade, the bacterial pathogen Xylella fastidiosa has devastated olive trees throughout Apulia region (Southern Italy) in the form of the disease called "Olive Quick Decline Syndrome" (OQDS). This study describes changes in the metabolic profile due to the infection by X. fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53 in artificially inoculated young olive plants of the susceptible variety Cellina di Nardò. The test plants, grown in a thermo-conditioned greenhouse, were also co-inoculated with some xylem-inhabiting fungi known to largely occur in OQDS-affected trees, in order to partially reproduce field conditions in terms of biotic stress. The investigations were performed by combining NMR spectroscopy and MS spectrometry with a non-targeted approach for the analysis of leaf extracts. Statistical analysis revealed that Xylella-infected plants were characterized by higher amounts of malic acid, formic acid, mannitol, and sucrose than in Xylella-non-infected ones, whereas it revealed slightly lower amounts of oleuropein. Attention was paid to mannitol which may play a central role in sustaining the survival of the olive tree against bacterial infection. This study contributes to describe a set of metabolites playing a possible role as markers in the infections by X. fastidiosa in olive.
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- Asmae Jlilat
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (DAFNE), Università Degli Studi Della Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, 01100, Viterbo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, del Territorio, Edile e di Chimica (DICATECh), Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
- Innovative Solutions S.R.L. - Spin Off del Politecnico Di Bari, Zona H 150/B, 70015, Noci, BA, Italy
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- Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM) of Bari, Via Ceglie 9, 70010, Valenzano, BA, Italy
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- Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM) of Bari, Via Ceglie 9, 70010, Valenzano, BA, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, del Territorio, Edile e di Chimica (DICATECh), Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.
- Innovative Solutions S.R.L. - Spin Off del Politecnico Di Bari, Zona H 150/B, 70015, Noci, BA, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (DAFNE), Università Degli Studi Della Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, 01100, Viterbo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, del Territorio, Edile e di Chimica (DICATECh), Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
- Innovative Solutions S.R.L. - Spin Off del Politecnico Di Bari, Zona H 150/B, 70015, Noci, BA, Italy
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- Istituto Per La Protezione Sostenibile Delle Piante, CNR, SS Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università Degli Studi di Bari ″Aldo Moro″, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM) of Bari, Via Ceglie 9, 70010, Valenzano, BA, Italy
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Firrao G, Scortichini M, Pagliari L. Orthology-Based Estimate of the Contribution of Horizontal Gene Transfer from Distantly Related Bacteria to the Intraspecific Diversity and Differentiation of Xylella fastidiosa. Pathogens 2021; 10:46. [PMID: 33430372 PMCID: PMC7828034 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10010046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Xylella fastidiosa is a xylem-limited bacterium phylogenetically related to the xanthomonads, with an unusually large and diversified range of plant hosts. To ascertain the origin of its peculiarities, its pan-genome was scanned to identify the genes that are not coherent with its phylogenetic position within the order Xanthomonadales. The results of the analysis revealed that a large fraction of the genes of the Xylella pan-genome have no ortholog or close paralog in the order Xanthomonadales. For a significant part of the genes, the closest homologue was found in bacteria belonging to distantly related taxonomic groups, most frequently in the Betaproteobacteria. Other species, such as Xanthomonas vasicola and Xanthomonas albilineans which were investigated for comparison, did not show a similar genetic contribution from distant branches of the prokaryotic tree of life. This finding indicates that the process of acquisition of DNA from the environment is still a relevant component of Xylella fastidiosa evolution. Although the ability of Xylella fastidiosa strains to recombine among themselves is well known, the results of the pan-genome analyses stressed the additional relevance of environmental DNA in shaping their genomes, with potential consequences on their phytopathological features.
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- Giuseppe Firrao
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agroalimentari, Ambientali e Animali, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale Biostrutture e Biosistemi, Rome, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria-Centro di ricerca per l’Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura, Via di Fioranello, 52, 00134 Rome, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agroalimentari, Ambientali e Animali, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Di Genova D, Lewis KJ, Oliver JE. Natural Infection of Southern Highbush Blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum Interspecific Hybrids) by Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa. PLANT DISEASE 2020; 104:2598-2605. [PMID: 32795247 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-19-2477-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is an emerging insect-vectored, xylem-limited bacterium that can cause disease on several economically important fruit and tree crops including almond, blueberry, citrus, grapevine, peach, and pecan. On blueberry, Xf causes bacterial leaf scorch (BLS), which is prevalent in the southeastern United States. This disease, previously reported to be caused by Xf subsp. multiplex (Xfm), can result in rapid plant decline and death of southern highbush (SHB) blueberry cultivars. In 2017, a survey of blueberry plantings in southern Georgia (U.S.A.) confirmed the presence of Xf-infected plants in eight of nine sites examined, and seven isolates were cultured from infected plants. Genetic characterization of these isolates through single-locus and multilocus sequence analysis revealed that three isolates from two sites belonged to Xf subsp. fastidiosa (Xff), with significant similarity to isolates from grapevine. After these three isolates were artificially inoculated onto greenhouse-grown SHB blueberries (cv. 'Rebel'), symptoms typical of BLS developed, and Xff infection was confirmed through genetic characterization and reisolation of the bacterium to fulfill Koch's postulates. Because all previously reported Xf isolates from blueberry have been characterized as Xfm, this is the first time that isolation of Xff has been reported from naturally infected blueberry plantings. The potential impact of Xff isolates on disease management in blueberry requires further exploration. Furthermore, given that isolates from both Xfm and Xff were obtained within a single naturally infected blueberry planting, blueberry in southern Georgia may provide opportunities for intersubspecific recombination between Xff and Xfm isolates.
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- Dario Di Genova
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA 31793, U.S.A
- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA 31793, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA 31793, U.S.A
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Giampetruzzi A, Baptista P, Morelli M, Cameirão C, Lino Neto T, Costa D, D’Attoma G, Abou Kubaa R, Altamura G, Saponari M, Pereira JA, Saldarelli P. Differences in the Endophytic Microbiome of Olive Cultivars Infected by Xylella fastidiosa across Seasons. Pathogens 2020; 9:pathogens9090723. [PMID: 32887278 PMCID: PMC7558191 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9090723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The dynamics of Xylella fastidiosa infections in the context of the endophytic microbiome was studied in field-grown plants of the susceptible and resistant olive cultivars Kalamata and FS17. Whole metagenome shotgun sequencing (WMSS) coupled with 16S/ITS rRNA gene sequencing was carried out on the same trees at two different stages of the infections: In Spring 2017 when plants were almost symptomless and in Autumn 2018 when the trees of the susceptible cultivar clearly showed desiccations. The progression of the infections detected in both cultivars clearly unraveled that Xylella tends to occupy the whole ecological niche and suppresses the diversity of the endophytic microbiome. However, this trend was mitigated in the resistant cultivar FS17, harboring lower population sizes and therefore lower Xylella average abundance ratio over total bacteria, and a higher α-diversity. Host cultivar had a negligible effect on the community composition and no clear associations of a single taxon or microbial consortia with the resistance cultivar were found with both sequencing approaches, suggesting that the mechanisms of resistance likely reside on factors that are independent of the microbiome structure. Overall, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, and Bacteriodetes dominated the bacterial microbiome while Ascomycota and Basidiomycota those of Fungi.
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- Annalisa Giampetruzzi
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy;
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Campus de Santa Apolónia, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal; (P.B.); (C.C.); (J.A.P.)
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Sede Secondaria di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.M.); (G.D.); (R.A.K.); (G.A.); (M.S.)
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Campus de Santa Apolónia, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal; (P.B.); (C.C.); (J.A.P.)
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- Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Plant Functional Biology Center (CBFP), Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (T.L.N.); (D.C.)
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- Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Plant Functional Biology Center (CBFP), Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (T.L.N.); (D.C.)
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Sede Secondaria di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.M.); (G.D.); (R.A.K.); (G.A.); (M.S.)
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Sede Secondaria di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.M.); (G.D.); (R.A.K.); (G.A.); (M.S.)
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Sede Secondaria di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.M.); (G.D.); (R.A.K.); (G.A.); (M.S.)
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Sede Secondaria di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.M.); (G.D.); (R.A.K.); (G.A.); (M.S.)
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- Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Campus de Santa Apolónia, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal; (P.B.); (C.C.); (J.A.P.)
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Sede Secondaria di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.M.); (G.D.); (R.A.K.); (G.A.); (M.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0805443065
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Baró A, Badosa E, Montesinos L, Feliu L, Planas M, Montesinos E, Bonaterra A. Screening and identification of BP100 peptide conjugates active against Xylella fastidiosa using a viability-qPCR method. BMC Microbiol 2020; 20:229. [PMID: 32727358 PMCID: PMC7392676 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-020-01915-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Xylella fastidiosa is one of the most harmful bacterial plant pathogens worldwide, causing a variety of diseases, with huge economic impact to agriculture and environment. Although it has been extensively studied, there are no therapeutic solutions to suppress disease development in infected plants. In this context, antimicrobial peptides represent promising alternatives to traditional compounds due to their activity against a wide range of plant pathogens, their low cytotoxicity, their mode of action that make resistance more difficult and their availability for being expressed in plants. Results Peptide conjugates derived from the lead peptide BP100 and fragments of cecropin, magainin or melittin were selected and tested against the plant pathogenic bacteria X. fastidiosa. In order to screen the activity of these antimicrobials, and due to the fastidious nature of the pathogen, a methodology consisting of a contact test coupled with the viability-quantitative PCR (v-qPCR) method was developed. The nucleic acid-binding dye PEMAX was used to selectively quantify viable cells by v-qPCR. In addition, the primer set XF16S-3 amplifying a 279 bp fragment was selected as the most suitable for v-qPCR. The performance of the method was assessed by comparing v-qPCR viable cells estimation with conventional qPCR and plate counting. When cells were treated with peptide conjugates derived from BP100, the observed differences between methods suggested that, in addition to cell death due to the lytic effect of the peptides, there was an induction of the viable but non-culturable state in cells. Notably, a contact test coupled to v-qPCR allowed fast and accurate screening of antimicrobial peptides, and led to the identification of new peptide conjugates active against X. fastidiosa. Conclusions Antimicrobial peptides active against X. fastidiosa have been identified using an optimized methodology that quantifies viable cells without a cultivation stage, avoiding underestimation or false negative detection of the pathogen due to the viable but non-culturable state, and overestimation of the viable population observed using qPCR. These findings provide new alternative compounds for being tested in planta for the control of X. fastidiosa, and a methodology that enables the fast screening of a large amount of antimicrobials against this plant pathogenic bacterium.
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- Aina Baró
- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV-XaRTA, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV-XaRTA, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV-XaRTA, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- LIPPSO, Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- LIPPSO, Department of Chemistry, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV-XaRTA, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-CIDSAV-XaRTA, University of Girona, Girona, Spain.
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Mazzaglia A, Rahi YJ, Taratufolo MC, Tatì M, Turco S, Ciarroni S, Tagliavento V, Valentini F, D'Onghia AM, Balestra GM. A new inclusive MLVA assay to investigate genetic variability of Xylella fastidiosa with a specific focus on the Apulian outbreak in Italy. Sci Rep 2020; 10:10856. [PMID: 32616824 PMCID: PMC7331650 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68072-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The Olive Quick Decline Syndrome by Xylella fastidiosa subspecies pauca is among the most severe phytopathological emergencies nowadays. In few years, the outbreak devastated olive groves in Apulia (Italy), potentially endangering the entire Mediterranean basin. This research aimed to develop a multiple locus VNTR analysis assay, a molecular tool to differentiate between populations of the pathogen. It has already been successfully applied to different X. fastidiosa subspecies from various plant hosts. The previously published TR loci, together with a set of new design, have been tested in silico on the genome of the Apulian De Donno strain. The resulting selection of 37 TR loci was amplified on the genomic DNAs of the Apulian strains AND from representatives of X. fastidiosa subspecies, and directly on DNA extracted from infected plants. The assay clearly discerned among subspecies or even sequence types (ST), but also pointed out variants within the same ST so as to provide more detailed information on the dynamics and pathogen diffusion pathways. Its effective application even on total DNAs extracted from infected tissues of different host plants makes it particularly useful for large-scale screening of infection and for the strengthening of containment measures.
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- Angelo Mazzaglia
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (DAFNE), Università della Tuscia, 01100, Viterbo, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (DAFNE), Università della Tuscia, 01100, Viterbo, Italy
- CIHEAM-Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, 70010, Valenzano, BA, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (DAFNE), Università della Tuscia, 01100, Viterbo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (DAFNE), Università della Tuscia, 01100, Viterbo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (DAFNE), Università della Tuscia, 01100, Viterbo, Italy
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- CIHEAM-Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, 70010, Valenzano, BA, Italy
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- CIHEAM-Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, 70010, Valenzano, BA, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali (DAFNE), Università della Tuscia, 01100, Viterbo, Italy
- Phytoparasite Diagnostics s.r.l., 01100, Viterbo, Italy
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Baró A, Mora I, Montesinos L, Montesinos E. Differential Susceptibility of Xylella fastidiosa Strains to Synthetic Bactericidal Peptides. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2020; 110:1018-1026. [PMID: 31985337 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-12-19-0477-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The kinetics of cell inactivation and the susceptibility of Xylella fastidiosa subspecies fastidiosa, multiplex, and pauca to synthetic antimicrobial peptides from two libraries (CECMEL11 and CYCLO10) were studied. The bactericidal effect was dependent on the relative concentrations of peptide and bacterial cells, and was influenced by the diluent, either buffer or sap. The most bactericidal and lytic peptide was BP178, an enlarged derivative of the amphipathic cationic linear undecapeptide BP100. The maximum reduction in survivors after BP178 treatment occurred within the first 10 to 20 min of contact and at micromolar concentrations (<10 μM), resulting in pore formation in cell membranes, abundant production of outer membrane vesicles, and lysis. A threshold ratio of 109 molecules of peptide per bacterial cell was estimated to be necessary to initiate cell inactivation. There was a differential susceptibility to BP178 among strains, with DD1 being the most resistant and CFBP 8173 the most susceptible. Moreover, strains showed a proportion of cells under the viable but nonculturable state, which was highly variable among strains. These findings may have implications for managing the diseases caused by X. fastidiosa.
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- Aina Baró
- Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-XaRTA-CIDSAV, University of Girona, C/ Maria Aurèlia Capmany 61, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-XaRTA-CIDSAV, University of Girona, C/ Maria Aurèlia Capmany 61, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-XaRTA-CIDSAV, University of Girona, C/ Maria Aurèlia Capmany 61, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology-XaRTA-CIDSAV, University of Girona, C/ Maria Aurèlia Capmany 61, 17003 Girona, Spain
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Chen J, O'Leary M, Burbank L, Zheng Z, Deng X. Whole Genome Sequence of Xylella fastidiosa ATCC 35879 T and Detection of Genome Rearrangements Within Subsp. fastidiosa. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1858-1863. [PMID: 32179972 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-020-01937-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Xylella fastidiosa is a Gram-negative and nutritionally fastidious bacterial pathogen causing Pierce's disease (PD) of grapevine and other plant diseases. X. fastidiosa strain ATCC 35879T which originated from Florida is the designated type strain for the species and for subsp. fastidiosa. In bacterial taxonomy, type strains preserve the characters of the original descriptions. Whole genome sequence of a type strain not only provides a standard reference for bacterial taxonomy, but also facilitates research in other fields such as population diversity and genome evolution. In this study, the whole genome sequence of strain ATCC 35879T was determined using PacBio RSII format. The ATCC 35879T genome has a circular chromosome of 2,565,504 bp with 2,904 predicted protein coding genes and 55 RNA genes, and a circular plasmid of 41,753 bp. The chromosomal sequence of strain ATCC 35879T was compared to that of X. fastidosa subsp. fastidiosa strain M23 from California which causes both PD and almond leaf scorch disease. Genome rearrangements involving a ~ 1,200 K bp region were detected. Genome annotations showed clusters of phage-related genes around the rearrangement junctions, suggesting the likely involvement of phage activities. This is the first report on genome structure variations within strains of X. fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa.
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- J Chen
- Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Parlier, CA, USA.
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- Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Parlier, CA, USA
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- Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Parlier, CA, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Lopes SA, Raiol-Júnior LL, Torres SCZ, Martins EC, Prado SS, Beriam LOS. Differential Responses of Tobacco to the Citrus Variegated Chlorosis and Coffee Stem Atrophy Strains of Xylella fastidiosa. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2020; 110:567-573. [PMID: 31750792 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-10-19-0374-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Xylella fastidiosa comprises a diverse group of xylem-limited, insect-transmitted bacterial pathogens. In Brazil, the citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) and coffee stem atrophy (CSA) diseases are caused by X. fastidiosa subspecies pauca transmitted by common insect vectors. No simple protocol allowing strain discrimination exists, making epidemiological studies, which are important for devising control measures, difficult to undertake. Here, we show that both strains can easily be distinguished based on the pattern of leaf symptoms that they induce on pin prick-inoculated tobacco seedlings, namely small orange lesions and large necrotic lesions induced by the CVC and CSA strains, respectively. These differential responses allowed us to investigate whether mixed strain infections would occur in citrus or coffee trees in the field. Seedlings were individually inoculated with X. fastidiosa colonies recovered from citrus or coffee plants from various locations at three different times. No mixed infections were detected. In two experiments, the citrus and coffee strains infected only their original hosts as well as tobacco. The usefulness of this tobacco bioassay as a tool to study X. fastidiosa spread was demonstrated. It provided evidence that, over the years, the CVC and CSA pathogens have remained limited to their original hosts, despite crop proximity and the presence of sharpshooter vectors that favor transmission of the bacteria to and between both host species.
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- Silvio A Lopes
- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
- Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
- Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Jaguariuna, São Paulo, Brazil
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Landa BB, Castillo AI, Giampetruzzi A, Kahn A, Román-Écija M, Velasco-Amo MP, Navas-Cortés JA, Marco-Noales E, Barbé S, Moralejo E, Coletta-Filho HD, Saldarelli P, Saponari M, Almeida RPP. Emergence of a Plant Pathogen in Europe Associated with Multiple Intercontinental Introductions. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:e01521-19. [PMID: 31704683 PMCID: PMC6974645 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01521-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pathogen introductions have led to numerous disease outbreaks in naive regions of the globe. The plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa has been associated with various recent epidemics in Europe affecting agricultural crops, such as almond, grapevine, and olive, but also endemic species occurring in natural forest landscapes and ornamental plants. We compared whole-genome sequences of X. fastidiosa subspecies multiplex from America and strains associated with recent outbreaks in southern Europe to infer their likely origins and paths of introduction within and between the two continents. Phylogenetic analyses indicated multiple introductions of X. fastidiosa subspecies multiplex into Italy, Spain, and France, most of which emerged from a clade with limited genetic diversity with a likely origin in California, USA. The limited genetic diversity observed in X. fastidiosa subspecies multiplex strains originating from California is likely due to the clade itself being an introduction from X. fastidiosa subspecies multiplex populations in the southeastern United States, where this subspecies is most likely endemic. Despite the genetic diversity found in some areas in Europe, there was no clear evidence of recombination occurring among introduced X. fastidiosa strains in Europe. Sequence type taxonomy, based on multilocus sequence typing (MLST), was shown, at least in one case, to not lead to monophyletic clades of this pathogen; whole-genome sequence data were more informative in resolving the history of introductions than MLST data. Although additional data are necessary to carefully tease out the paths of these recent dispersal events, our results indicate that whole-genome sequence data should be considered when developing management strategies for X. fastidiosa outbreaks.IMPORTANCEXylella fastidiosa is an economically important plant-pathogenic bacterium that has emerged as a pathogen of global importance associated with a devastating epidemic in olive trees in Italy associated with X. fastidiosa subspecies pauca and other outbreaks in Europe, such as X. fastidiosa subspecies fastidiosa and X. fastidiosa subspecies multiplex in Spain and X. fastidiosa subspecies multiplex in France. We present evidence of multiple introductions of X. fastidiosa subspecies multiplex, likely from the United States, into Spain, Italy, and France. These introductions illustrate the risks associated with the commercial trade of plant material at global scales and the need to develop effective policy to limit the likelihood of pathogen pollution into naive regions. Our study demonstrates the need to utilize whole-genome sequence data to study X. fastidiosa introductions at outbreak stages, since a limited number of genetic markers does not provide sufficient phylogenetic resolution to determine dispersal paths or relationships among strains that are of biological and quarantine relevance.
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- Blanca B Landa
- Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IAS-CSIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Universit à degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IAS-CSIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IAS-CSIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IAS-CSIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Moncada, Spain
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- Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA), Moncada, Spain
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- Tragsa, Empresa de Transformación Agraria, Delegación de Baleares, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, CNR, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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Bleve G, Gallo A, Altomare C, Vurro M, Maiorano G, Cardinali A, D'Antuono I, Marchi G, Mita G. In vitro activity of antimicrobial compounds against Xylella fastidiosa, the causal agent of the olive quick decline syndrome in Apulia (Italy). FEMS Microbiol Lett 2019; 365:4780293. [PMID: 29390137 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnx281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Olive quick decline syndrome (OQDS) causes severe damages to the olive trees in Salento (Apulia, Italy) and poses a severe threat for the agriculture of Mediterranean countries. DNA-based typing methods have pointed out that OQDS is caused by a single outbreak strain of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca referred to as CoDiRO or ST53. Since no effective control measures are currently available, the objective of this study was to evaluate in vitro antimicrobial activities of different classes of compounds against Salento-1 isolated by an OQDS affected plant and classified as ST53. A bioassay based on agar disk diffusion method revealed that 17 out of the 32 tested antibiotics did not affect bacterial growth at a dose of 5 μg disk-1. When we assayed micro-, ultra- and nano-filtered fractions of olive mill wastewaters, we found that the micro-filtered fraction resulted to be the most effective against the bacterium. Moreover, some phenolics (4-methylcathecol, cathecol, veratric acid, caffeic acid, oleuropein) were active in their pure form. Noteworthy, also some fungal extracts and fungal toxins showed inhibitory effects on bacterial growth. Some of these compounds can be further explored as potential candidate in future applications for curative/preventive treating OQDS-affected or at-risk olive plants.
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- Gianluca Bleve
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agroalimentari e dell'Ambiente, Sezione di Patologia Vegetale ed Entomologia, Università degli Studi, Piazzale delle Cascine 28, 50144 Firenze, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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Potnis N, Kandel PP, Merfa MV, Retchless AC, Parker JK, Stenger DC, Almeida RPP, Bergsma-Vlami M, Westenberg M, Cobine PA, De La Fuente L. Patterns of inter- and intrasubspecific homologous recombination inform eco-evolutionary dynamics of Xylella fastidiosa. THE ISME JOURNAL 2019; 13:2319-2333. [PMID: 31110262 PMCID: PMC6776109 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-019-0423-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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High rates of homologous recombination (HR) in the bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa have been previously detected. This study aimed to determine the extent and explore the ecological significance of HR in the genomes of recombinants experimentally generated by natural transformation and wild-type isolates. Both sets of strains displayed widespread HR and similar average size of recombined fragments consisting of random events (2-10 kb) of inter- and intrasubspecific recombination. A significantly higher proportion and greater lengths (>10 kb, maximum 31.5 kb) of recombined fragments were observed in subsp. morus and in strains isolated in Europe from intercepted coffee plants shipped from the Americas. Such highly recombinant strains pose a serious risk of emergence of novel variants, as genetically distinct and formerly geographically isolated genotypes are brought in close proximity by global trade. Recently recombined regions in wild-type strains included genes involved in regulation and signaling, host colonization, nutrient acquisition, and host evasion, all fundamental traits for X. fastidiosa ecology. Identification of four recombinant loci shared between wild-type and experimentally generated recombinants suggests potential hotspots of recombination in this naturally competent pathogen. These findings provide insights into evolutionary forces possibly affecting the adaptive potential to colonize the host environments of X. fastidiosa.
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- Neha Potnis
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, 209 Rouse Life Sciences Bldg, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, 209 Rouse Life Sciences Bldg, Auburn, AL, USA
- Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, 209 Rouse Life Sciences Bldg, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, 209 Rouse Life Sciences Bldg, Auburn, AL, USA
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Parlier, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Dutch National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO-NL), P.O. Box. 9102, Wageningen, 6700 HC, The Netherlands
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- Dutch National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO-NL), P.O. Box. 9102, Wageningen, 6700 HC, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, 209 Rouse Life Sciences Bldg, Auburn, AL, USA.
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Dupas E, Legendre B, Olivier V, Poliakoff F, Manceau C, Cunty A. Comparison of real-time PCR and droplet digital PCR for the detection of Xylella fastidiosa in plants. J Microbiol Methods 2019; 162:86-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2019.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Novelli S, Gismondi A, Di Marco G, Canuti L, Nanni V, Canini A. Plant defense factors involved in Olea europaea resistance against Xylella fastidiosa infection. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2019; 132:439-455. [PMID: 30993555 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-019-01108-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Olive quick decline syndrome (OQDS) is a dangerous plant disease, caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, which targets olive (Olea europaea). Since field observations suggested that some olive cultivars (i.e. Leccino) were more resistant to OQDS than others (i.e. Cellina di Nardò), the plant defense strategies adopted by olive to contrast X. fastidiosa infection were investigated. In the present study, ELISA and genetic approaches were used to confirm plant infection, while microbial colonization mechanism and distribution in host plant tissues and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were examined by light, scanning electron and confocal microscopy analyses. Spectrophotometric and chromatographic techniques were performed to measure secondary metabolites content and qPCR assay was carried out for monitoring plant gene expression variation. Our analysis showed that X. fastidiosa caused accumulation of ROS in Leccino samples compared to Cellina di Nardò. Moreover, the infection induced the up-regulation of defense-related genes, such as NADPH oxidase, some protein kinases, pathogen plant response factors and metabolic enzymes. We also found that Leccino plants enhanced the production of specific antioxidant and antimicrobial molecules, to fight the pathogen and avoid its spreading into xylem vessels. We provided new information on OQDS resistance mechanism applied by Leccino cultivar. In particular, we evidenced that high concentrations of ROS, switching on plant defence signalling pathways, may represent a key factor in fighting X. fastidiosa infection.
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- Silvia Novelli
- Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, Rome, 00133, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, Rome, 00133, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, Rome, 00133, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, Rome, 00133, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, Rome, 00133, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, Rome, 00133, Italy.
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Girelli CR, Angilè F, Del Coco L, Migoni D, Zampella L, Marcelletti S, Cristella N, Marangi P, Scortichini M, Fanizzi FP. 1H-NMR Metabolite Fingerprinting Analysis Reveals a Disease Biomarker and a Field Treatment Response in Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca-Infected Olive Trees. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 8:E115. [PMID: 31035723 PMCID: PMC6571561 DOI: 10.3390/plants8050115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca is a xylem-limited bacterial phytopathogen currently found associated on many hectares with the "olive quick decline syndrome" in the Apulia region (Southern Italy), and the cultivars Ogliarola salentina and Cellina di Nardò result in being particularly sensitive to the disease. In order to find compounds showing the capability of reducing the population cell density of the pathogen within the leaves, we tested, in some olive orchards naturally-infected by the bacterium, a zinc-copper-citric acid biocomplex, namely Dentamet®, by spraying it to the crown, once per month, during spring and summer. The occurrence of the pathogen in the four olive orchards chosen for the trial was molecularly assessed. A 1H NMR metabolomic approach, in conjunction with a multivariate statistical analysis, was applied to investigate the metabolic pattern of both infected and treated adult olive cultivars, Ogliarola salentina and Cellina di Nardò trees, in two sampling periods, performed during the first year of the trial. For both cultivars and sampling periods, the orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) gave good models of separation according to the treatment application. In both cultivars, some metabolites such as quinic acid, the aldehydic form of oleoeuropein, ligstroside and phenolic compounds, were consistently found as discriminative for the untreated olive trees in comparison with the Dentamet®-treated trees. Quinic acid, a precursor of lignin, was confirmed as a disease biomarker for the olive trees infected by X. fastidiosa subsp. pauca. When treated with Dentamet®, the two cultivars showed a distinct response. A consistent increase in malic acid was observed for the Ogliarola salentina trees, whereas in the Cellina di Nardò trees the treatments attenuate the metabolic response to the infection. To note that in Cellina di Nardò trees at the first sampling, an increase in γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) was observed. This study highlights how the infection incited by X. fastidiosa subsp. pauca strongly modifies the overall metabolism of olive trees, and how a zinc-copper-citric acid biocomplex can induce an early re-programming of the metabolic pathways in the infected trees.
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- Chiara Roberta Girelli
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, I-73100 Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, I-73100 Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, I-73100 Lecce, Italy.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, I-73100 Lecce, Italy.
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- Council for Agricultural research and Economics-Research Centre for Olive, Fruit Trees and Citrus, Via Torrino, 3, I-81100, Caserta, Italy.
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- Council for Agricultural research and Economics-Research Centre for Olive, Fruit Trees and Citrus, Via Torrino, 3, I-81100, Caserta, Italy.
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- Studio Agro-Ambientale ed Ingegneria Terranostra srls, Via XXIV Maggio, 10, I-74020 Lizzano (TA), Italy.
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- Studio Agro-Ambientale ed Ingegneria Terranostra srls, Via XXIV Maggio, 10, I-74020 Lizzano (TA), Italy.
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- Council for Agricultural research and Economics-Research Centre for Olive, Fruit Trees and Citrus, Via Torrino, 3, I-81100, Caserta, Italy.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, I-73100 Lecce, Italy.
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Denancé N, Briand M, Gaborieau R, Gaillard S, Jacques MA. Identification of genetic relationships and subspecies signatures in Xylella fastidiosa. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:239. [PMID: 30909861 PMCID: PMC6434890 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5565-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The phytopathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa was thought to be restricted to the Americas where it infects and kills numerous hosts. Its detection worldwide has been blooming since 2013 in Europe and Asia. Genetically diverse, this species is divided into six subspecies but genetic traits governing this classification are poorly understood. RESULTS SkIf (Specific k-mers Identification) was designed and exploited for comparative genomics on a dataset of 46 X. fastidiosa genomes, including seven newly sequenced individuals. It was helpful to quickly check the synonymy between strains from different collections. SkIf identified specific SNPs within 16S rRNA sequences that can be employed for predicting the distribution of Xylella through data mining. Applied to inter- and intra-subspecies analyses, it identified specific k-mers in genes affiliated to differential gene ontologies. Chemotaxis-related genes more prevalently possess specific k-mers in genomes from subspecies fastidiosa, morus and sandyi taken as a whole group. In the subspecies pauca increased abundance of specific k-mers was found in genes associated with the bacterial cell wall/envelope/plasma membrane. Most often, the k-mer specificity occurred in core genes with non-synonymous SNPs in their sequences in genomes of the other subspecies, suggesting putative impact in the protein functions. The presence of two integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) was identified, one chromosomic and an entire plasmid in a single strain of X. fastidiosa subsp. pauca. Finally, a revised taxonomy of X. fastidiosa into three major clades defined by the subspecies pauca (clade I), multiplex (clade II) and the combination of fastidiosa, morus and sandyi (clade III) was strongly supported by k-mers specifically associated with these subspecies. CONCLUSIONS SkIf is a robust and rapid software, freely available, that can be dedicated to the comparison of sequence datasets and is applicable to any field of research. Applied to X. fastidiosa, an emerging pathogen in Europe, it provided an important resource to mine for identifying genetic markers of subspecies to optimize the strategies attempted to limit the pathogen dissemination in novel areas.
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- Nicolas Denancé
- IRHS, INRA, AGROCAMPUS-Ouest, Université d'Angers, SFR 4207 QUASAV, 42 rue Georges Morel, 49071, Beaucouzé cedex, France
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- IRHS, INRA, AGROCAMPUS-Ouest, Université d'Angers, SFR 4207 QUASAV, 42 rue Georges Morel, 49071, Beaucouzé cedex, France
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- IRHS, INRA, AGROCAMPUS-Ouest, Université d'Angers, SFR 4207 QUASAV, 42 rue Georges Morel, 49071, Beaucouzé cedex, France
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- IRHS, INRA, AGROCAMPUS-Ouest, Université d'Angers, SFR 4207 QUASAV, 42 rue Georges Morel, 49071, Beaucouzé cedex, France
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- IRHS, INRA, AGROCAMPUS-Ouest, Université d'Angers, SFR 4207 QUASAV, 42 rue Georges Morel, 49071, Beaucouzé cedex, France.
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Safady NG, Lopes JRS, Francisco CS, Coletta-Filho HD. Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca Associated with Olive Quick Syndrome Symptoms in Southeastern Brazil. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2019; 109:257-264. [PMID: 30457432 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-07-18-0273-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In Brazil, the host expansion of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca was recently demonstrated with the report of diseased olive trees (Olea europaea), whose symptoms were associated with olive quick decline syndrome previously described in southern Italy. We employed both polymerase chain reaction-based techniques and culture medium isolation to investigate the geographic distribution of X. fastidiosa as well as the genetic signatures of 21 strains isolated from 11 olive orchards in both São Paulo and Minas Gerais States in Brazil. X. fastidiosa subsp. pauca was detected in 83% of the orchards examined in the region, and was positively diagnosed in 43.7% of all sampled plants with typical scorching symptoms. Of the 21 strains characterized with fast-evolving microsatellite (single sequence repeat [SSR]) markers, 20 different multilocus microsatellite genotypes were observed with the overall allelic diversity of HNei = 0.38. Principal component analysis using the SSR markers clustered all strains, except for three, in one cluster demonstrating a limited range of genetic diversity. Multilocus sequence typing analysis showed the prevalence of a sequence type (ST16) in 75% of the samples; three other novel STs (84, 85, and 86), were detected, all belonging to the X. fastidiosa subsp. pauca cluster. These results show that genetically diverse strains of X. fastidiosa subsp. pauca are widely present in olive orchards in southeastern Brazil, which is consistent with the long history of this bacterium in that region.
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- Nágela Gomes Safady
- First and fourth authors: IAC-Centro de Citricultura 'Sylvio Moreira', Cordeirópolis, São Paulo, 13490-970, Brasil; first author: UFSCaR-Universidade de São Carlos, PGPVBA, Araras, São Paulo, 13600-970, Brasil; second author: Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, 'Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz', Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13418-900, Brasil; and third author: Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zürich, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- First and fourth authors: IAC-Centro de Citricultura 'Sylvio Moreira', Cordeirópolis, São Paulo, 13490-970, Brasil; first author: UFSCaR-Universidade de São Carlos, PGPVBA, Araras, São Paulo, 13600-970, Brasil; second author: Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, 'Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz', Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13418-900, Brasil; and third author: Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zürich, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- First and fourth authors: IAC-Centro de Citricultura 'Sylvio Moreira', Cordeirópolis, São Paulo, 13490-970, Brasil; first author: UFSCaR-Universidade de São Carlos, PGPVBA, Araras, São Paulo, 13600-970, Brasil; second author: Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, 'Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz', Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13418-900, Brasil; and third author: Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zürich, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- First and fourth authors: IAC-Centro de Citricultura 'Sylvio Moreira', Cordeirópolis, São Paulo, 13490-970, Brasil; first author: UFSCaR-Universidade de São Carlos, PGPVBA, Araras, São Paulo, 13600-970, Brasil; second author: Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, 'Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz', Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13418-900, Brasil; and third author: Plant Pathology, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zürich, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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Chen C, Bock CH, Brannen PM. Novel Primers and Sampling for PCR Detection of Xylella fastidiosa in Peach. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2019; 109:307-317. [PMID: 30644805 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-11-18-0439-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Epidemics of phony peach disease (PPD), caused by Xylella fastidiosa, are of increasing concern to peach (Prunus persica) producers in the southeastern United States. Primers suitable for both conventional PCR (cPCR) and quantitative PCR (qPCR), along with optimal tissue and sampling time, are needed for comparative and reliable detection of X. fastidiosa. In this study, we developed and assessed novel primers for X. fastidiosa and for peach and compared detection of X. fastidiosa in four peach tissue types sampled at three time points using both cPCR and qPCR. Primer C06Xf-bamA was extensively tested for reliable detection of X. fastidiosa due to the more consistent intensity of the cPCR products and the marginally lower average quantification cycle (Cq) values of the qPCR products, compared with the other primers screened. Among the four peach tissue types tested, only root samples demonstrated reliable and consistent detection of X. fastidiosa; stem, petiole, and leaf samples, regardless of source trees, primers used, sampling times, or PCR methods (cPCR or qPCR), were unreliable for detection, due to insufficient quantity of DNA of X. fastidiosa in these samples based on the relative quantification assay. The Cq means and ratios were compared and statistically analyzed, to ascertain effects of source tree, tissue type, sampling time, and primer. Differences in detection sensitivity and the Cq means among sampled trees, sampling times, tested primers, and tissues (except root) were not significant or were inconsistent precluding further exploitation. In summary, these novel primers are a useful resource for detecting X. fastidiosa, and based on our results, root is the only tissue type reliable for year-round detection of X. fastidiosa in peach. Further research on potential utilization of above-ground tissues for PCR detection of X. fastidiosa are discussed.
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- Chunxian Chen
- 1 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory, 21 Dunbar Road, Byron, GA 31008; and
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- 1 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory, 21 Dunbar Road, Byron, GA 31008; and
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- 2 University of Georgia, Department of Plant Pathology, 3307 Miller Plant Sciences Building, Athens 30602
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Nunney L, Azad H, Stouthamer R. An Experimental Test of the Host-Plant Range of Nonrecombinant Strains of North American Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2019; 109:294-300. [PMID: 30645186 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-07-18-0252-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Nonrecombinant strains of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex (those lacking evidence of significant intersubspecific homologous recombination) infect the xylem of a wide range of native and nonnative trees in North America. However, the degree to which different strains have a specialized host range remains poorly understood. We tested eight strains isolated from five different tree species (almond, olive, sweetgum, and plum in California and oak in Washington, DC). Experiments were conducted in greenhouses in Riverside, CA, and each strain was tested on 11 to 15 of the 17 plant species tested. Hosts infected by the most strains were plum (5 of 8 strains) and almond (4 of 8), while their congener peach was only infected by 1 of 8. No strains infected oleander or mulberry. All strains successfully infected their original host, with peach, olive (1 of 7), and sweetgum (2 of 6) only infected by such strains. Of the 90 total strain-novel-host combinations tested, 11 resulted in unambiguous infection, 2 gave ambiguous results, and the remaining 77 failed to result in symptoms or bacterial spread. All eight strains had a unique host range, including two pairs of strains with the same multilocus sequence typing sequence type, providing strong evidence of extensive plant-host specialization. There was little evidence that host relatedness was driving host specificity.
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- 2 Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology; and
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- 3 Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside 92521, USA
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Tsagkarakis AE, Afentoulis DG, Matared M, Thanou ZN, Stamatakou GD, Kalaitzaki AP, Tzobanoglou DK, Goumas D, Trantas E, Zarboutis I, Perdikis DC. Identification and Seasonal Abundance of Auchenorrhyncha With a Focus on Potential Insect Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Olive Orchards in Three Regions of Greece. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2018; 111:2536-2545. [PMID: 30124862 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Studies of the species composition, seasonal appearance, and abundance of Auchenorrhyncha in olive crops is of paramount importance to reduce the potential of Xylella fastidiosa to invade new areas. As similar investigations had not previously been conducted in Greece, extensive surveys were undertaken in olive orchards located in three of the most important regions for olive production in central Greece (Fthiotida), south-central Greece (Attica), and southern Greece (Chania). Surveys took place over a 13-mo period, using Malaise traps examined on a monthly basis. Results showed high levels of species richness in the olive orchards, and the Auchenorrhyncha diversity varied among the regions surveyed. Most of the species listed as potential vectors of X. fastidiosa in Europe were found in relatively low numbers. Furthermore, many insects of the Deltocephalinae subfamily were found, whose behavior as vectors should be further studied. The dominant and most frequent species found in the three regions were tested and found not to be associated with transmission of the bacterium. This study may serve as an alert, showing that the most commonly found species differ from those identified in similar studies in Italy, and thus other species should be examined as potential vectors. The results of the present study provide new insights into the seasonal abundance and dynamics of potential vectors of X. fastidosa in several regions of Greece, and also provide information that may prove valuable for the effective containment and eradication of this threat.
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- Antonios E Tsagkarakis
- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Sustainable Agriculture, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Alsyllion Agrokipion, Chania, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Plants and Viticulture, Hellenic Agricultural Organization 'DEMETER', Agrokipio, Chania, Greece
- Department of Rural Development of Chania, Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Agrokipio, Chania, Greece
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- Department of Rural Development of Chania, Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Agrokipio, Chania, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Stavromenos, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Stavromenos, Heraklion, Greece
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- Regional Sector of Fthiotida, Direction of Rural Economy & Veterinary Services, Lamia, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, Athens, Greece
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Rathayibacter toxicus is a toxin-producing species found in Australia and is often fatal to grazing animals. The threat of introduction of the species into the United States led to its inclusion in the Federal Select Agent Program, which makes R. toxicus a highly regulated species. This work provides novel insights into the evolution of R. toxicus. R. toxicus is the only species in the genus to have acquired a CRISPR adaptive immune system to protect against bacteriophages. Results suggest that coexistence with the bacteriophage NCPPB3778 led to the massive shrinkage of the R. toxicus genome, species divergence, and the maintenance of low genetic diversity in extant bacterial groups. This work contributes to an understanding of the evolution and ecology of an agriculturally important species of bacteria. Rathayibacter toxicus is a species of Gram-positive, corynetoxin-producing bacteria that causes annual ryegrass toxicity, a disease often fatal to grazing animals. A phylogenomic approach was employed to model the evolution of R. toxicus to explain the low genetic diversity observed among isolates collected during a 30-year period of sampling in three regions of Australia, gain insight into the taxonomy of Rathayibacter, and provide a framework for studying these bacteria. Analyses of a data set of more than 100 sequenced Rathayibacter genomes indicated that Rathayibacter forms nine species-level groups. R. toxicus is the most genetically distant, and evidence suggested that this species experienced a dramatic event in its evolution. Its genome is significantly reduced in size but is colinear to those of sister species. Moreover, R. toxicus has low intergroup genomic diversity and almost no intragroup genomic diversity between ecologically separated isolates. R. toxicus is the only species of the genus that encodes a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) locus and that is known to host a bacteriophage parasite. The spacers, which represent a chronological history of infections, were characterized for information on past events. We propose a three-stage process that emphasizes the importance of the bacteriophage and CRISPR in the genome reduction and low genetic diversity of the R. toxicus species.
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Jeger M, Caffier D, Candresse T, Chatzivassiliou E, Dehnen-Schmutz K, Gilioli G, Grégoire JC, Jaques Miret JA, MacLeod A, Navajas Navarro M, Niere B, Parnell S, Potting R, Rafoss T, Rossi V, Urek G, Van Bruggen A, Van der Werf W, West J, Winter S, Almeida R, Bosco D, Jacques MA, Landa B, Purcell A, Saponari M, Czwienczek E, Delbianco A, Stancanelli G, Bragard C. Updated pest categorisation of Xylella fastidiosa. EFSA J 2018; 16:e05357. [PMID: 32625990 PMCID: PMC7009507 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Plant Health Panel updated its pest categorisation of Xylella fastidiosa, previously delivered as part of the pest risk assessment published in 2015. X. fastidiosa is a Gram‐negative bacterium, responsible for various plant diseases, including Pierce's disease, phony peach disease, citrus variegated chlorosis, olive quick decline syndrome, almond leaf scorch and various other leaf scorch diseases. The pathogen is endemic in the Americas and is present in Iran. In the EU, it is reported in southern Apulia in Italy, on the island of Corsica and in the Provence‐Alpes‐Côte d'Azur region in France, as well as in the Autonomous region of Madrid, the province of Alicante and the Balearic Islands in Spain. The reported status is ‘transient, under eradication’, except for the Balearic Islands, Corsica and southern of Apulia, where the status is ‘present with a restricted distribution, under containment’. The pathogen is regulated under Council Directive 2000/29/EC and through emergency measures under http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32015D0789 (as amended http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32017D2352). The pest could enter the EU via host plants for planting and via infectious insect vectors. The host range includes hundreds of host species listed in the EFSA host plant database. In the EU, host plants are widely distributed and climatic conditions are favourable for its establishment. X. fastidiosa can spread by movement of host plants for planting and infectious insect vectors. X. fastidiosa is known to cause severe direct damage to major crops including almonds, citrus, grapevines, olives, stone fruits and also forest trees, landscape and ornamental trees, with high impacts. The criteria assessed by the Panel for consideration as a potential Union quarantine pest are met (the pathogen is present in the EU, but it has a restricted distribution and is under official control). X. fastidiosa is not considered as a regulated non‐quarantine pest (RNQP) as the pathogen may spread also via insect vector transmission.
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Riaz S, Huerta-Acosta K, Tenscher AC, Walker MA. Genetic characterization of Vitis germplasm collected from the southwestern US and Mexico to expedite Pierce's disease-resistance breeding. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2018; 131:1589-1602. [PMID: 29713731 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3100-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Pierce's disease (PD) limits the cultivation of Vitis vinifera grape cultivars in California, across the southern United States and into South America. Resistance has been well characterized in V. arizonica, and one resistance locus has been identified (PdR1). However, resistance is poorly characterized in most other grape species. We tested a wide range of Vitis species from the southwestern United States for resistance to PD and used nuclear and chloroplast markers to phenotypically and genetically select a diverse set of resistant accessions. Chloroplast SSR markers identified 11 maternal lineage lines within the set of 17 (14 new and three previously identified) PD resistant accessions. A total of 19 breeding populations (F1 and pseudo-BC1) were developed with the 14 PD resistant accessions, and a total of 705 seedlings were analyzed for PD resistance. Using a limited mapping approach, 12 SSR markers, linked to the PdR1 locus, were used to genotype the breeding populations and phenotypic data were analyzed. Nine accessions had a major resistance quantitative trait locus (QTL) within the genomic region containing PdR1. The phenotypic data for these three resistant accessions, ANU67, b41-13, and T03-16, did not associate with PdR1 linked markers, indicating that their resistance is located in other regions of the genome. These three accessions were identified as candidates for use in the development of framework maps with larger populations capable of detecting additional and unique loci for PD resistance breeding and the stacking of PD resistance genes.
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- Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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Bucci EM. Xylella fastidiosa , a new plant pathogen that threatens global farming: Ecology, molecular biology, search for remedies. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 502:173-182. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.05.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Complete Genome Sequence of Rathayibacter toxicus Phage NCPPB3778. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2017; 5:5/42/e00671-17. [PMID: 29051232 PMCID: PMC5646385 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00671-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The phage NCPPB3778 was isolated from Rathayibacter toxicus strain CS14, and the genomic DNA was sequenced. The genome is similar to siphoviruses, consisting of 44,520 bases including 77 predicted open reading frames. Portions of the genome are annotated as typical phage proteins, but much of the genome sequence is unique from other bacteriophages.
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