Protocols for the detection of Xylella fastidiosa, as prepared for the DIagnostic training Workshop organised by the Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) in September 2016

Proficiency test (PT) is a way in which the performance and competence of laboratories are evaluated  and assessed. In proficiency testing, standardized samples are prepared with known status regar...

Presentation on the results of the international Proficiency Test for the diagnosis of Xylella fastidiosa organised in the framework of the projects: POnTE, XF-ACTORS and PROMODE

Discovery of Xylella fastidiosa from olive trees with "Olive quick decline syndrome" in October 2013 on the west coast of the Salento Peninsula prompted an immediate search for insect vectors of th...

The recent introduction of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe and its involvement in the Olive Quick Decline Syndrome (OQDS) in Apulia (Salento, Lecce district, South Italy) led us to investigate the bio...

Report of the Test Performance Study: Molecular detection of Xylella fastidiosa through quantitative real time assays- Implementation of the Proficiency test EU-XF- PT-2017-02. This interlaboratory...

The recent Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca (Xfp) outbreak in olive (Olea europaea) groves in southern Italy is causing a destructive disease denoted Olive Quick Decline Syndrome (OQDS). Field obser...