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 southern Ita...

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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://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9423658/?tool=EBI