Detection of harmful viruses and bacteria in plant material, vectors or natural reservoirs is
essential to ensure safe and sustainable agriculture. The techniques available have evolved …

Plant pathogenic bacteria, phytoplasmas, viruses and viroids are difficult to control, and
preventive measures are essential to minimize the losses they cause each year in different …

Plant-pathogenic Ralstonia spp. colonize plant xylem and cause wilt diseases on a broad
range of host plants. To identify genes that promote growth of diverse Ralstonia strains in …

The use of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) to control multiple pathogens that affect different crops
was studied, namely, Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in kiwifruit, Xanthomonas …

The presence of the antimicrobial peptide (AMP) biosynthetic genes srfAA (surfactin), bacA
(bacylisin), fenD (fengycin), bmyB (bacyllomicin), spaS (subtilin), and ituC (iturin) was …

ABSTRACT A novel method, which involves a nested PCR in a single closed tube, was
developed for the sensitive detection of Erwinia amylovora in plant material. The external …

The species Xanthomonas campestris (Vauterin) groups bacteria associated with
cruciferous plants. In order to clarify and refine the pathovar and race structures within X …

Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Xap), the causal agent of bacterial spot disease of stone
fruits and almond, is regulated as a quarantine pathogen in the European Union and the …

PCR-based methods offer advantages over more traditional diagnostic tests, in that
organisms do not need to be cultured prior to their detection and protocols are highly …

Abstract The influence of Au@ Pt nanoparticles' composition, morphology, and peroxidase-
mimicking activity on the limit of detection (LOD) of lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) has …