TaqMan Quantitative PCR Detection of in Taiwan.

(Xt) is a nutritionally fastidious bacterial pathogen causing pear leaf scorch disease (PLSD) in Taiwan. The disease causes early defoliation, loss of tree vigor, and reduction in fruit yield and quality. No cure for PLSD is available.

Genetic differentiation of following the introduction into Taiwan.

The economically important plant pathogen has been reported in multiple regions of the globe during the last two decades, threatening a growing list of plants. Particularly, subspecies causes Pierce's disease (PD) of grapevines, which is a problem in the USA, Spain, and Taiwan. In this work, we studied PD-causing subsp.

Complete Genome Sequence of and Comparative Analysis of Virulence Gene Content With .

The bacterial genus contains plant pathogens that are major threats to agriculture in America and Europe. Although extensive research was conducted to characterize different subspecies of (), comparative analysis at above-species levels was lacking due to the unavailability of appropriate data sets. Recently, a bacterium that causes pear leaf scorch (PLS) in Taiwan was described as the second species (i.

Draft Genome Sequence of " Sulcia muelleri" Strain KPTW1 from , a Vector of Xylella fastidiosa Causing Pierce's Disease of Grapevine in Taiwan.

The genome of "Candidatus Sulcia muelleri" strain KPTW1 from Kolla paulula, a vector of Xylella fastidiosa that causes Pierce's disease (PD) of grapevine in Taiwan, was sequenced. The strain has a genome size of 253,942 bp, GC content of 22.7%, 237 predicted protein-coding genes, and 34 RNA genes.