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Rodrigo P. P. Almeida is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Plant Science, Insect Science, and Horticulture. Their work encompasses several subfields including Cell Biology and Endocrinology.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics related to plant and insect interactions, particularly those involving pathogens. Their main areas of study include:

  • Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
  • Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Rodrigo P. P. Almeida has published in frequent venues such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Phytopathology, each with four publications. Other venues they have contributed to include arXiv (Cornell University), Microbial Genomics, and Environmental Entomology.

Their recent papers illustrate the scope and interdisciplinary nature of their work. These include:

  • Bacterial Vector-Borne Plant Diseases: Unanswered Questions and Future Directions, 2020, Molecular Plant
  • Citrus Variegated Chlorosis: an Overview of 30 Years of Research and Disease Management, 2020, Tropical Plant Pathology
  • Population structure and adaptation of a bacterial pathogen in California grapevines, 2020, Environmental Microbiology
  • Introduction and adaptation of an emerging pathogen to olive trees in Italy, 2021, Microbial Genomics
  • Seasonal Abundance and Infectivity of Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae), a Vector of Xylella fastidiosa in California Vineyards, 2020, Environmental Entomology

Rodrigo works collaboratively with frequent co-authors including Andreína I. Castillo, A Kahn, Anne Sicard, Monica L. Cooper, and Helvécio Della Coletta-Filho. Their partnerships have contributed to advances in understanding the interactions between insects, bacterial pathogens, and plants within agricultural ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Living in two worlds: the plant and insect lifestyles of Xylella fastidiosa.

    Subhadeep Chatterjee;Rodrigo P P Almeida;Steven Lindow

  • Cell-cell signaling controls Xylella fastidiosa interactions with both insects and plants

    Karyn L. Newman;Rodrigo P. P. Almeida;Alexander H. Purcell;Steven E. Lindow

  • Use of a green fluorescent strain for analysis of Xylella fastidiosa colonization of Vitis vinifera.

    Karyn L. Newman;Rodrigo P. P. Almeida;Alexander H. Purcell;Steven E. Lindow

  • 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

  • Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3

    Hans J. Maree;Rodrigo P. P. Almeida;Rachelle Bester;Kar Mun Chooi

  • Transmission of Xylella fastidiosa to Grapevines by Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

    Rodrigo P. P. Almeida;Alexander H. Purcell

  • Biology and Management of Mealybugs in Vineyards

    Kent M. Daane;Rodrigo P. P. Almeida;Vaughn A. Bell;James T. S. Walker

  • Ecology and management of grapevine leafroll disease.

    Rodrigo P. P. Almeida;Kent M. Daane;Vaughn A. Bell;G. Kai Blaisdell

  • Xylella fastidiosa: Insights into an Emerging Plant Pathogen.

    Anne Sicard;Anne Sicard;Adam R. Zeilinger;Mathieu Vanhove;Tyler E. Schartel

  • How Do Plant Diseases Caused by Xylella fastidiosa Emerge

    Rodrigo P P Almeida;Leonard Nunney

  • Mealybug transmission of Grapevine leafroll viruses: an analysis of virus-vector specificity.

    Chi-Wei Tsai;Adib Rowhani;Deborah A. Golino;Kent M. Daane

  • Spittlebugs as vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in olive orchards in Italy

    Daniele Cornara;Maria Saponari;Adam R. Zeilinger;Angelo de Stradis

  • Biological traits of Xylella fastidiosa strains from grapes and almonds.

    Rodrigo P. P. Almeida;Alexander H. Purcell

  • Transmission of grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 by the vine mealybug (Planococcus ficus).

    C.-W. Tsai;J. Chau;L. Fernandez;D. Bosco

  • Vertical Transmission of a Pentatomid Caeca-Associated Symbiont

    Simone S. Prado;Daniel Rubinoff;Rodrigo P. P. Almeida

  • Transmission of Xylella fastidiosa by naturally infected Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera, Aphrophoridae) to different host plants.

    D. Cornara;V. Cavalieri;C. Dongiovanni;G. Altamura

  • Genetic Structure and Biology of Xylella fastidiosa Strains Causing Disease in Citrus and Coffee in Brazil

    Rodrigo Piacentini Paes de Almeida;Fernanda E. Nascimento;John Chau;Simone S. Prado

  • Xylella fastidiosa Afimbrial Adhesins Mediate Cell Transmission to Plants by Leafhopper Vectors

    Nabil Killiny;Rodrigo P. P. Almeida

  • 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

  • Patterns of Xylella fastidiosa Colonization on the Precibarium of Sharpshooter Vectors Relative to Transmission to Plants

    Rodrigo P. P. Almeida;Alexander H. Purcell

Frequent Co-Authors

João Roberto Spotti Lopes
João Roberto Spotti Lopes Universidade de São Paulo
Kent M. Daane
Kent M. Daane University of California, Berkeley
Alexander H. Purcell
Alexander H. Purcell University of California, Berkeley
Nabil Killiny
Nabil Killiny University of Florida
Domenico Bosco
Domenico Bosco University of Geneva
Steven E. Lindow
Steven E. Lindow University of California, Berkeley
Jean-Claude Grégoire
Jean-Claude Grégoire Université Libre de Bruxelles
Claude Bragard
Claude Bragard Université Catholique de Louvain
Blanca B. Landa
Blanca B. Landa Spanish National Research Council
José Roberto Postali Parra
José Roberto Postali Parra Universidade de São Paulo

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