Strains Of The Plant-Associated Bacterium Xylella Fastidiosa

Brief Description

Xylella fastidiosa is a plant pathogenic bacterium that causes various diseases in California and elsewhere. UC Berkeley researchers have collected strains of this pathogen from symptomatic grapevines from different regions in California. These are pure cultures of a bacterial plant pathogen.

Suggested uses

• treatment to control plant diseases caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (e.g., Pierce's disease of grapes, olive quick decline syndrome, and citrus variegated chlorosis)