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Wolbachia infection and genetic diversity of Italian populations of Philaenus spumarius, the main vector of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Formisano Giorgio, Iodice Luigi, Cascone Pasquale, Sacco Adriana, Quarto Roberta, Cavalieri Vincenzo, Bosco Domenico, Guerrieri Emilio, Giorgini Massimo
Abstract excerpt
Philaenus spumarius is a cosmopolitan species that has become a major threat to European agriculture being recognized as the main vector of the introduced plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa, the agent of the "olive quick decline syndrome", a disease which is devastating olive orchards in southern Italy. Wolbachia are bacterial symbionts of many insects, frequently as reproductive parasites, sometime by...
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