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Xylem-dwelling pathogen unaffected by local xylem vessel network properties in grapevines (Vitis spp.).
Annals of botany - 23 Apr 2024
Fanton Ana Clara, Bouda Martin, Brodersen Craig
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is the xylem-dwelling bacterium associated with Pierce's disease (PD), which causes mortality in agriculturally important species, such as grapevine (Vitis vinifera). The development of PD symptoms in grapevines depends on the ability of Xf to produce cell-wall-degrading enzymes to break up intervessel pit membranes and systematically spread through the xylem vessel...
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