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M.A. Jacques (INRA) visits Bari research team to strengthen research activities on Xylella fastidiosa in Italy and France

Dr. Marie-Agnès Jacques, Director of Research of the EmerSys (Emergence, Systematics and Ecology of plant pathogenic bacteria) team at INRA, has been a guest at CNR-IPSP/UNIBA laboratories in Bari from June 20 to 24, 2016. The French researcher has discussed with the Italian colleagues the current updates and the future directions for research tasks to […]

Transcriptome profiling of two olive cultivars in response to infection by the CoDiRO strain of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca

Authors: Giampetruzzi A., Morelli M., Saponari M., Loconsole G., Chiumenti M., Boscia D., Savino V.N., Martelli G.P. and Saldarelli P. Type of contribution: Journal Article Journal: BMC Genomics 2016, 17 Publication date: 27-06-2016 Page: 475 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2833-9 Keywords: Xylella, De novo assembly, Transcriptome, Olive, Xylem, Tolerance, Differentially expressed genes, LRR, RLK, ABA Corresponding author: Pasquale Saldarelli, CNR-IPSP Abstract […]

EFSA releases the full report of “Xylella fastidiosa: knowledge gaps and research priorities for the EU” workshop

EFSA organized in Brussels, on November 12-13, 2015, a workshop entitled “Xylella fastidiosa: knowledge gaps and research priorities for the EU”, to identify gaps in knowledge and EU research priorities on the harmful pathogen. The workshop, attended by about 130 participants (including scientists, risk assessors, risk managers, and stakeholders) from 16 EU countries and four […]

A conference on challenges for risk assessment of Xylella organized by ANSES in Paris

On March 10, 2016 a conference on “Challenges for Risk Assessment and Risk Management for crops and the environment?” was held in Paris, at Bâtiment Copernic–Maisons Alfort, organized by Dr. Charles Manceau, director of Plant Health sector at ANSES.  Xylella fastidiosa is a bacterium responsible for emerging diseases in France and Italy which constitute a threat to […]

Host-pathogen interactions: new insights into the genomics of Xylella fastidiosa: a lecture by Dr. Jacques in Bari

The CNR-Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, in the context of POnTE activities, will host a lecture entitled “Host-pathogen interactions: new insights into the genomics of Xylella fastidiosa” on June 24, 2016 at 09:00. The lecture will be given by Dr. Marie-Agnès Jacques, Director of Research of the EmerSys (Emergence, Systematics and Ecology of plant pathogenic bacteria) […]

EFISEE REGIONAL NEWSLETTER | Faculty of Forestry – University of Belgrade involved in POnTE project

The EFISEE Regional office, a unit of the European Forest Institute which focuses its activities in South-East Europe, has announced in the 18th issue of its monthly newsletter, the involvement of the University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry in POnTE Project. The EFISEE REGIONAL NEWSLETTER No. 18, released in Croatian and English, is available for download at this […]