A dramatic outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa decimating olive was discovered in 2013 in Apulia,
Southern Italy. This pathogen is a quarantine bacterium in the European Union (EU) and …

Phaeoacremonium spp. are commonly isolated from stems and branches of diseased
woody hosts, and humans with phaeohyphomycosis. The genus Phaeoacremonium …

Emerging plant diseases frequently have significant economic, environmental, cultural, and
social impacts. The prediction of new disease emergence, associated with new pathogens …

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 …

The holobiont concept has revolutionized our understanding of plant-associated
microbiomes and their significance for the development, fitness, growth and resilience of …

The olive quick decline syndrome (OQDS) is a disease that appeared suddenly a few years
ago in the province of Lecce (Salento peninsula, southeastern Italy). Among the factors that …

Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health conducted a pest risk assessment and an
evaluation of risk reduction options for Xylella fastidiosa. X. fastidiosa has been detected in …

Extensive collar rot, sunken and bleeding cankers, shoot blight, and fruit rot symptoms on
olive trees have recently been observed in several orchards in Italy. Since there is little …

Production from crops of pome, stone fruit, nut, berry fruit, citrus, grapevine, and olive is
increasingly threatened by fungal trunk diseases (FTD). These diseases and the consequent …

The recent introductions of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) into Europe are linked to the
international plant trade. However, both how and when these entries occurred remains …