Suspicions of two bridgehead invasions of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex in France

Affiliations

Enora Dupas: Univ Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV
Karine Durand: Univ Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV
Adrien Rieux: CIRAD, UMR PVBMT
Martial Briand: Univ Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV
Olivier Pruvost: CIRAD, UMR PVBMT
Amandine Cunty: French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, Plant Health Laboratory
Nicolas Denancé: Univ Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV
Cécile Donnadieu: INRAE, US 1426, GeT-PlaGe, Genotoul
Bruno Legendre: French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, Plant Health Laboratory
Céline Lopez-Roques: INRAE, US 1426, GeT-PlaGe, Genotoul
Sophie Cesbron: Univ Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV
Virginie Ravigné: CIRAD, UMR PHIM
Marie-Agnès Jacques: Univ Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV

Abstract

A genomic investigation into strains of the plant pathogen, Xylella fastidiosa, in France indicate an American origin with two waves of invasion.