An integrated strategy for pathogen surveillance unveiled Xylella fastidiosa ST1 outbreak in hidden agricultural compartments in the Apulia region (Southern Italy)
Daniele Cornara, Donato Boscia, Giusy D’Attoma, Michele Digiaro, Angela Maria Ligorio, Giuliana Loconsole, Serena Anna Minutillo, Vito Montilon, Francesco Palmisano, Gianvito Ragone, Maria Rosaria Silletti, Vincenzo Verrastro, Claudio Zaza, Maria Saponari
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Abstract
Annual surveillance programs for the plant pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa are implemented in Europe as part of the preventive phytosanitary strategies enforced to face the emergence of the detrimental infections reported in olives in southern Italy. The programs include inspections and sampling of host plants by prioritizing those showing suspicious symptoms or those known to be highly susceptible to different strains and subspecies of the bacterium. In the framework of these programs numerous outbreaks have been unraveled, with several strains and subspecies found to infect a relatively large host range in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Here we report the results of an integrated surveillance approach implemented in the Apulia Region (southern Italy), where a conventional survey program on host plants is complemented by monitoring and testing for X. fastidiosa the insect vectors. In the framework of this program, bacterium-positive spittlebugs were intercepted in the Xylella-free area of the region, close to one of the most relevant Italian table grape production district. Such findings prompted further investigation to identify the bacterial reservoir in the host plants. Almond and grapevine were found to be the most frequently infected hosts, with infections caused by isolates of X. fastidiosa subspecies fastidiosa ST1. Investigations are ongoing to assess the extent and history of the outbreak, to assess and estimate the potential impacts, and define the best options for its containment.
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The European Journal of Plant Pathology is an international journal publishing original articles in English dealing with fundamental and applied aspects of plant pathology; considering disease in agricultural and horticultural crops, forestry, and in natural plant populations. The types of articles published are :Original Research at the molecular, physiological, whole-plant and population levels; Mini-reviews on topics which are timely and of global rather than national or regional significance; Short Communications for important research findings that can be presented in an abbreviated format; and Letters-to-the-Editor, where these raise issues related to articles previously published in the journal. Submissions relating to disease vector biology and integrated crop protection are welcome. However, routine screenings of plant protection products, varietal trials for disease resistance, and biological control agents are not published in the journal unless framed in the context of strategic approaches to disease management.