João Roberto Spotti Lopes

Best Publications

• The biology of xylem fluid-feeding insect vectors of Xylella fastidiosa and their relation to disease epidemiology.

  Richard A. Redak;Alexander H. Purcell;João R.S. Lopes;Matthew J. Blua

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• Vector Transmission of Xylella fastidiosa: Applying Fundamental Knowledge to Generate Disease Management Strategies

  Rodrigo P. P. Almeida;Matthew J. Blua;João R. S. Lopes;Alexander H. Purcell

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• Characterization of electrical penetration graphs of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, in sweet orange seedlings.

  J. P. Bonani;Alberto Fereres;E. Garzo;M. P. Miranda

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• Multiplication and Movement of a Citrus Strain of Xylella fastidiosa Within Sweet Orange.

  R. P. P. Almeida;E. F. Pereira;A. H. Purcell;J. R. S. Lopes

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• Detection and diversity assessment of Xylella fastidiosa in field-collected plant and insect samples by using 16S rRNA and gyrB sequences.

  Jorge L. M. Rodrigues;M. E. Silva-Stenico;J. E. Gomes;J. R. S. Lopes

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• Tomato Infection by Whitefly-Transmitted Circulative and Non-Circulative Viruses Induce Contrasting Changes in Plant Volatiles and Vector Behaviour

  Alberto Fereres;Maria Fernanda G. V. Peñaflor;Carla F. Favaro;Carla F. Favaro;Kamila E. X. Azevedo

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• Update of the Scientific Opinion on the risks to plant health posed by Xylella fastidiosa in the EU territory.

  Claude Bragard;Katharina Dehnen‐Schmutz;Francesco Di Serio

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• Phytoplasma SAP11 effector destabilization of TCP transcription factors differentially impact development and defence of Arabidopsis versus maize.

  Pascal Pecher;Gabriele Moro;Maria Cristina Canale;Maria Cristina Canale;Sylvain Capdevielle

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• Insect-borne plant pathogenic bacteria: getting a ride goes beyond physical contact

  Zigmunds Orlovskis;Maria C. Canale;Vera Thole;Pascal Pecher

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• Oral delivery of double-stranded RNAs induces mortality in nymphs and adults of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri.

  Diogo Manzano Galdeano;Michèle Claire Breton;João Roberto Spotti Lopes;Bryce W. Falk

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• Weeds as Alternative Hosts of the Citrus, Coffee, and Plum Strains of Xylella fastidiosa in Brazil.

  S. A. Lopes;S. Marcussi;S. C. Z. Torres;V. Souza

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• Leaf symptoms on plum, coffee and citrus and the relationship with the extent of xylem vessels colonized by Xylella fastidiosa

  E. Alves;C. R. Marucci;J. R. S. Lopes;B. Leite

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• Temporal progression of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' infection in citrus and acquisition efficiency by Diaphorina citri.

  Helvecio D Coletta-Filho;Matthew P Daugherty;Cléderson Ferreira;João R S Lopes

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• Context-dependent transmission of a generalist plant pathogen: host species and pathogen strain mediate insect vector competence

  João R. S. Lopes;Matthew P. Daugherty;Rodrigo P. P. Almeida

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• Vector within-host feeding preference mediates transmission of a heterogeneously distributed pathogen

  Matthew P. Daugherty;Joao Lopes;Rodrigo P. P. Almeida

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• First report of olive leaf scorch in Brazil, associated with Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca

  Helvécio Della Coletta-Filho;Carolina Sardinha Francisco;João Roberto Spotti Lopes;Adelson Francisco De Oliveira

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• Characterization of electrical penetration graphs of Bucephalogonia xanthophis, a vector of Xylella fastidiosa in citrus

  M. P. Miranda;Alberto Fereres;B. Appezzato-da-Gloria;João Roberto S. Lopes

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• Survival strategies of Dalbulus maidis during maize off-season in Brazil

  Charles M. Oliveira;João R.S. Lopes;Lowell R. Nault

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• A few sequence polymorphisms among isolates of Maize bushy stunt phytoplasma associate with organ proliferation symptoms of infected maize plants

  Zigmunds Orlovskis;Maria Cristina Canale;Maria Cristina Canale;Mindia Haryono;João Roberto Spotti Lopes

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• Citrus Variegated Chlorosis: an Overview of 30 Years of Research and Disease Management

  Helvecio Della Coletta-Filho;Andreina I. Castillo;Francisco Ferraz Laranjeira;Eduardo Chumbinho de Andrade

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