Specific Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) Test to Highlight Colonization of Xylem Vessels by Xylella fastidiosa in Naturally Infected Olive Trees (Olea europaea L.)

The colonization behavior of the Xylella fastidiosa strain CoDiRO, the causal agent of olive quick decline syndrome (OQDS), within the xylem of Olea europaea L. is still quite controversial. As previous literature suggests, even if xylem vessel occlusions in naturally infected olive plants were obse...

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Main Authors: Massimiliano Cardinale, Andrea Luvisi, Joana B. Meyer, Erika Sabella, Luigi De Bellis, Albert C. Cruz, Yiannis Ampatzidis, Paolo Cherubini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.00431/full