Xylella fastidiosa
SPECIES OF GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA
Pierce's disease; Peach phony disease; Phony disease of peach; Pierce's Disease; Phoney peach disease; Pierce disease; Xylella; Citrus variegated chlorosis; XF-ACTORS; XFACTORS; M23 (Xylella fastidiosa); CFBP8071; Pierce's Disease resistance; Xylella fastidiosa EB92-1; EB92-1; Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa; Xylella fastidiosa subspecies sandyi
Xylella fastidiosa is an aerobic, Gram-negative bacterium of the monotypic genus Xylella. It is a plant pathogen, and is transmitted exclusively by xylem fluid-feeding sap insects.