The ability of Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), the causal agent of Pierce’s Disease in grapevine, to systemically colonize the xylem directly correlates with symptom development. Xf facilitates its coloni...

Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), a gram-negative bacterium that causes numerous severe diseases in economically important crops, resides in the host xylem and in the mouthparts of its insect vectors where ...