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Giménez-Romero A, Galván J, Montesinos M, Bauzà J, Godefroid M, Fereres A, Ramasco JJ, Matías MA, Moralejo E. Global predictions for the risk of establishment of Pierce's disease of grapevines. Commun Biol 2022; 5:1389. [PMID: 36539523 PMCID: PMC9768138 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-04358-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The vector-borne bacterium Xylella fastidiosa is responsible for Pierce's disease (PD), a lethal grapevine disease that originated in the Americas. The international plant trade is expanding the geographic range of this pathogen, posing a new threat to viticulture worldwide. To assess the potential incidence of PD, we have built a dynamic epidemiological model based on the response of 36 grapevine varieties to the pathogen in inoculation assays and on the vectors' distribution when this information is available. Key temperature-driven epidemiological processes, such as PD symptom development and recovery, are mechanistically modelled. Integrating into the model high-resolution spatiotemporal climatic data from 1981 onward and different infectivity (R0) scenarios, we show how the main wine-producing areas thrive mostly in non-risk, transient, or epidemic-risk zones with potentially low growth rates in PD incidence. Epidemic-risk zones with moderate to high growth rates are currently marginal outside the US. However, a global expansion of epidemic-risk zones coupled with small increments in the disease growth rate is projected for 2050. Our study globally downscales the risk of PD establishment while highlighting the importance of considering climate variability, vector distribution, and an invasive criterion as factors to obtain better PD risk maps.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alex Giménez-Romero
- Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos, (IFISC-UIB-CSIC), Campus UIB, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos, (IFISC-UIB-CSIC), Campus UIB, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Departamento de Geografía, Universidad de las Islas Baleares, Campus UIB, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, ICA-CSIC, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, ICA-CSIC, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos, (IFISC-UIB-CSIC), Campus UIB, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos, (IFISC-UIB-CSIC), Campus UIB, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Tragsa, Passatge Cala Figuera 6, 07009, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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Jeger M, Bragard C. The Epidemiology of Xylella fastidiosa; A Perspective on Current Knowledge and Framework to Investigate Plant Host-Vector-Pathogen Interactions. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2019; 109:200-209. [PMID: 30365394 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-07-18-0239-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Insect-transmitted plant diseases caused by viruses, phytoplasmas, and bacteria share many features in common regardless of the causal agent. This perspective aims to show how a model framework, developed originally for plant virus diseases, can be modified for the case of diseases incited by Xylella fastidiosa. In particular, the model framework enables the specification of a simple but quite general invasion criterion defined in terms of key plant, pathogen, and vector parameters and, importantly, their interactions, which determine whether or not an incursion or isolated outbreak of a pathogen will lead to establishment, persistence, and subsequent epidemic development. Hence, this approach is applicable to the wide range of X. fastidiosa-incited diseases that have recently emerged in southern Europe, each with differing host plant, pathogen subspecies, and vector identities. Of particular importance are parameters relating to vector abundance and activity, transmission characteristics, and behavior in relation to preferences for host infection status. Some gaps in knowledge with regard to the developing situation in Europe are noted.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael Jeger
- First author: Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot SL7 9LU, United Kingdom; and second author: Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- First author: Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot SL7 9LU, United Kingdom; and second author: Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Tsagkarakis AE, Afentoulis DG, Matared M, Thanou ZN, Stamatakou GD, Kalaitzaki AP, Tzobanoglou DK, Goumas D, Trantas E, Zarboutis I, Perdikis DC. Identification and Seasonal Abundance of Auchenorrhyncha With a Focus on Potential Insect Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Olive Orchards in Three Regions of Greece. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2018; 111:2536-2545. [PMID: 30124862 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Studies of the species composition, seasonal appearance, and abundance of Auchenorrhyncha in olive crops is of paramount importance to reduce the potential of Xylella fastidiosa to invade new areas. As similar investigations had not previously been conducted in Greece, extensive surveys were undertaken in olive orchards located in three of the most important regions for olive production in central Greece (Fthiotida), south-central Greece (Attica), and southern Greece (Chania). Surveys took place over a 13-mo period, using Malaise traps examined on a monthly basis. Results showed high levels of species richness in the olive orchards, and the Auchenorrhyncha diversity varied among the regions surveyed. Most of the species listed as potential vectors of X. fastidiosa in Europe were found in relatively low numbers. Furthermore, many insects of the Deltocephalinae subfamily were found, whose behavior as vectors should be further studied. The dominant and most frequent species found in the three regions were tested and found not to be associated with transmission of the bacterium. This study may serve as an alert, showing that the most commonly found species differ from those identified in similar studies in Italy, and thus other species should be examined as potential vectors. The results of the present study provide new insights into the seasonal abundance and dynamics of potential vectors of X. fastidosa in several regions of Greece, and also provide information that may prove valuable for the effective containment and eradication of this threat.
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- Antonios E Tsagkarakis
- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Sustainable Agriculture, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Alsyllion Agrokipion, Chania, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Plants and Viticulture, Hellenic Agricultural Organization 'DEMETER', Agrokipio, Chania, Greece
- Department of Rural Development of Chania, Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Agrokipio, Chania, Greece
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- Department of Rural Development of Chania, Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Agrokipio, Chania, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Stavromenos, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Stavromenos, Heraklion, Greece
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- Regional Sector of Fthiotida, Direction of Rural Economy & Veterinary Services, Lamia, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos, Athens, Greece
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Kyrkou I, Pusa T, Ellegaard-Jensen L, Sagot MF, Hansen LH. Pierce's Disease of Grapevines: A Review of Control Strategies and an Outline of an Epidemiological Model. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2141. [PMID: 30258423 PMCID: PMC6143690 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Xylella fastidiosa is a notorious plant pathogenic bacterium that represents a threat to crops worldwide. Its subspecies, Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa is the causal agent of Pierce's disease of grapevines. Pierce's disease has presented a serious challenge for the grapevine industry in the United States and turned into an epidemic in Southern California due to the invasion of the insect vector Homalodisca vitripennis. In an attempt to minimize the effects of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa in vineyards, various studies have been developing and testing strategies to prevent the occurrence of Pierce's disease, i.e., prophylactic strategies. Research has also been undertaken to investigate therapeutic strategies to cure vines infected by Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa. This report explicitly reviews all the strategies published to date and specifies their current status. Furthermore, an epidemiological model of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa is proposed and key parameters for the spread of Pierce's disease deciphered in a sensitivity analysis of all model parameters. Based on these results, it is concluded that future studies should prioritize therapeutic strategies, while investments should only be made in prophylactic strategies that have demonstrated promising results in vineyards.
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- Ifigeneia Kyrkou
- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- INRIA Grenoble Rhône-Alpes, Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, France
- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive, UMR 5558, CNRS, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
- Department of Computer, Automatic and Management Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- INRIA Grenoble Rhône-Alpes, Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, France
- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive, UMR 5558, CNRS, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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