XadA2 Adhesin Decreases Biofilm Formation and Transmission of <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> subsp. <i>pauca</i>

XadA2 Adhesin Decreases Biofilm Formation and Transmission of <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> subsp. <i>pauca</i>

<i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> is a vector-borne bacterium that causes diseases in many plants of economic interest. The bacterium–vector initial interactions involve bacterial membrane-bound adhesins that mediate cell attachment to the foregut of insect vectors. We investigated the role of t...

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Main Authors: Mariana Bossi Esteves, Julia Lopes Nalin, Karla Kudlawiec, Raquel Caserta Salviatto, Tiago de Melo Sales, Anne Sicard, Rodrigo Piacentini Paes de Almeida, Alessandra Alves de Souza, João Roberto Spotti Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
sharpshooter
vector-borne
attachment
bacterium
blocking transmission
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/8/473

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