An investigation of the presence of Xylella fastidiosa in Cicadomorpha specimens collected in different habitats in Poland

Monika Kałużna, Grażyna Soika and Wojciech Warabieda
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Monika Kałużna: The National Institute of Horticultural Research, Skierniewice, Poland
Grażyna Soika: The National Institute of Horticultural Research, Skierniewice, Poland
Wojciech Warabieda: The National Institute of Horticultural Research, Skierniewice, Poland

Plant Protection Science, 2026, vol. 62, issue 2, 146-162

Abstract: A quarantine organism, the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), is a xylem-inhabiting, vector-transmitted, Gram-negative, and very slow-growing bacterium in the Lysobacteraceae (earlier Xanthomonadaceae) family. The spreading of X. fastidiosa over long distances occurs mainly via import/export human-mediated transportation of mainly latently or symptomatically infected plant material. Short-distance distribution is usually by xylem sap-feeding insects. Until now, the presence of X. fastidiosa has not been reported or studied in Poland. During our study, over 500 individuals from the four families: Cicadellidae, Aphrophoridae, Delphacidae and Membracidae were collected in different geographical regions of Poland. Real-time PCR with primers for rimM gene and nested PCR to detect X. fastidiosa, using DNA extracted directly from selected insects known as potential vectors of X. fastidiosa, did not confirm the bacterium's presence in these insects.

Keywords: xylem-limited bacterium; insects; detection; real-time PCR; nested PCR (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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