Wolbachia infection and genetic diversity of Italian populations of Philaenus spumarius, the main vector of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe.

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 so...

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Main Authors: Giorgio Formisano, Luigi Iodice, Pasquale Cascone, Adriana Sacco, Roberta Quarto, Vincenzo Cavalieri, Domenico Bosco, Emilio Guerrieri, Massimo Giorgini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272028