Recent Publications

 

Model pathosystem: Pseudomonas avellanae;

1) Scortichini M., Angelucci L. 1999. Phenotypic characterization of Pseudomonas avellanae (Psallidas) Janse et al. and occurrence of colony variants. Journal of Plant Pathology 81: 55-61. PDF.

2) Scortichini M., Marchesi U., Angelucci L., Rossi M.P., Dettori M.T. 2000. Occurrence of Pseudomonas avellanae (Psalidas) Janse et al. and related pseudomonads on wild Corylus avellana trees and genetic relationships with strains isolated from cultivated hazelnuts. Journal of Phytopathology 148:523-532. PDF.

3) Scortichini M. 2002. Bacterial canker and decline of European hazelnut. Plant Disease 86: 704-709. PDF.

4) Scortichini M., Marchesi U., Rossi M.P., Di Prospero P. 2002. Bacteria associated with hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) decline are of two groups: Pseudomonas avellanae and strains resembling P. syringae pv. syringae. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 68: 476-484. PDF.

5) Scortichini M., Marchesi U., Di Prospero P. 2002. Genetic relatedness among Pseudomonas avellanae, P. syringae pv. theae and P. s. pv. actinidiae, and their identification. European Journal of Plant Pathology 108: 269-278. PDF.

6) Scortichini M., Natalini E., Angelucci L. 2003. Clonal population structure of Pseudomonas avellanae strains from different origin based on multilocus enzyme electrophoresis. Microbiology 149: 2891-2900. PDF.

7) Scortichini M., Natalini E., Marchesi U. 2006. Evidence for separate origins of the two Pseudomonas avellanae lineages. Plant Pathology 55: 451-457. PDF.

8) Mastromarino P.N., De Mei C., Natalini E., Scortichini M. 2007. Occurrence in Pseudomonas avellanae strains of gene sequences partly identical to the phaseolotoxin tox gene cluster, present in P. syringae pv. phaseolicola and P. s. pv. actinidiae. Journal of Plant Pathology 89: 155-159. PDF.

9) Natalini E., Scortichini M. 2007. Variability of 16S-23S rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer in Pseudomonas avellanae strains. FEMS Microbiology Letters 271: 274-280. PDF.

10) Scortichini M., Loreti S. 2007. Occurrence of an endophytic, potentially pathogenic strain of Pseudomonas syringae in symptomless wild trees of Corylus avellana L. Journal of Plant Pathology 89: 431-434. PDF.

11) Wang P. W., Morgan R. L., Scortichini M. and Guttman D. S. 2007. Convergent evolution of phytopathogenic pseudomonads onto hazelnut. Microbiology, 153, 2067–2073. PDF.

12) Gervasi F., Scortichini M. 2009. Detection of Pseudomonas avellanae from hazelnut twigs by TaqMan real-time PCR. Journal of Plant Pathology 91: 561-566. PDF.

13) Grenga L., Gervasi F., Paolozzi L., Scortichini M. and Ghelardini P. 2012. Characterisation of the MutS and MutL Proteins from the Pseudomonas avellanae Mismatch Repair (MMR) System. The Open Microbiology Journal 6, 45-52.PDF1PDF2

14) O'Brien H., Thakur S., Gong Y., Fung P., Zhang J., Yuan L., Wang P., Yong C., Scortichini M., Guttman D. 2012. Extensive remodeling of the Pseudomonas syringae pv. avellanae type III secretome associated with two independent host shifts onto hazelnut. BMC Microbiology 12:141. PDF

15) Scortichini M. 2012. Detection and identification methods and new tests as developed and used in the framework of cost 873 for bacteria pathogenic to stone fruits and nuts. Journal of Plant Pathology (2012), 94 (1, Supplement), S1.115-S1.116. PDF

16) Scortichini M., Marcelletti S., Ferrante P., Firrao G. 2013. A Genomic Redefinition of Pseudomonas avellanae species. PLOS ONE 8(9): e75794. PDF

17) Marcelletti S., Scortichini M. 2015. Comparative Genomic Analyses of Multiple Pseudomonas Strains Infecting Corylus avellana Trees Reveal the Occurrence of Two Genetic Clusters with Both Common and Distinctive Virulence and Fitness Traits. PLoS ONE 10(7): e0131112. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0131112. PDF

 

 

 

Population structure:

1) Scortichini M., Marchesi U., Di Prospero P. 2001. Genetic diversity of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis (synonims: X. campestris pv. juglandis; X. juglandis pv. juglandis) strains from different geographical areas shown by repetitive polymerase chain reaction genomic fingerprinting. Journal of Phytopathology 149: 325-332. PDF

2) Scortichini M., Rossi M.P., Marchesi U. 2002. Genetic, phenotypic and pathogenic diversity of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. corylina strains question the representative nature of the type strain. Plant Pathology 51: 374-381. PDF

3) Scortichini M., Marchesi U., Dettori M.T., Rossi M.P. 2003. Genetic diversity, presence of syrB gene, host preference and virulence of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae strains from woody and herbaceous host plants. Plant Pathology 52: 277-286. PDF

4) Scortichini M., Rossi M.P. 2003. Genetic diversity of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. fragariae strains and comparison with some other X. arboricola pathovars using repetitive PCR genomic fingerprinting. Journal of Phytopathology 151: 113-119. PDF

5) Scortichini M., Rossi M.P., Salerno M. 2004. Relationship of genetic structure of Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi populations from Italian olive trees and patterns of host genetic diversity. Plant Pathology 53: 491-497. PDF

6) Scortichini M. 2005. The population structure of some plant pathogenic bacteria: an ecological and adaptive perspective. (Invited Review). Journal of Plant Pathology 87: 5-12. PDF

7) Cirvilleri G., Bonaccorsi A., Scuderi G., Scortichini M. 2005. Potential biological control activity and genetic diversity of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae strains. Journal of Phytopathology 153: 654-666. PDF

8) Natalini E., Rossi M.P., Barionovi D., Scortichini M. 2006. Genetic and pathogenic diversity of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae isolates associated with bud necrosis and leaf spot of pear in a single orchard. Journal of Plant Pathology 88: 219-223. PDF

9) Barionovi D., Giorgi S., Stoeger A.R., Ruppitsch W., Scortichini M. 2006. Characterization of Erwinia amylovora strains from different host plants using repetitive-sequences PCR analysis, and restriction fragment length polymorphism and short-sequence DNA repeats of plasmid pEA29. Journal of Applied Microbiology 100: 1084-1094. PDF

10) Cirvilleri G., Scuderi G., Bonaccorsi A., Scortichini M. 2006. Molecular characterization of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae strains from different host plants using fluorescent amplified length polymorphism. Journal of Plant Pathology 88: 327-331. PDF

11) Loreti S., Gervasi F., Gallelli A. and Scortichini M. 2008. Further Molecular characterization of Pseudomonas syringae pv coryli. Journal of Plant Pathology 90 (1), 57-64. PDF

12) Cirvilleri G., Scuderi G., Catara V. and Scortichini M. 2008. Typing of Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi strains by fluerescent AFLP Fingerprinting. Journal of Plant Pathology 89 (3), 421-425. PDF

13) Stöger A., Barionovi D., Calzolari A., Gozzi R., Ruppitsch W. and Scortichini M. 2008. Genetic Variability of Xanthomonas fragariae strinas obtained from field outbreaks and culture collections as revealed by repetitive-sequence PCR and AFLP. Journal of Plant Pathology 90 (3), 469-473. PDF

14) Marcelletti S., Ferrante P., Scortichini M. 2010. Multilocus Sequence Typing reveals relevant genetic variation and different evolutionary dynamics among strains of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis . Diversity 2, 1205-1222. PDF

15) Kaluzna M., Ferrante P., Sobiczewski P. and Scortichini M. 2010. Characterization and genetic diversity of Pseudomonas syringae from stone fruits and hazelnut using repetitive-PCR and MLST. Journal of Plant Pathology 92 (3), 781-787. PDF

16) Aiello D., Ferrante P., Vitale A., Polizzi G., Scortichini M. and Cirvilleri G. 2015. Characterization of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae isolated from mango in Sicily and occurrence of copper-resistant strains. Journal of Plant Pathology, 97 (2), 273-282. PDF



 

Molecular features:

1) Giorgi S., Scortichini M. 2005. Molecular characterization of Erwinia amylovora strains from different host plants through RFLP analysis and sequencing of hrpN and dspA/E genes. Plant Pathology 54: 789-798. PDF

2) Barionovi D., Giorgi S., Stoeger A.R., Ruppitsch W., Scortichini M. 2006. Characterization of Erwinia amylovora strains from different host plants using repetitive-sequences PCR analysis, and restriction fragment length polymorphism and short-sequence DNA repeats of plasmid pEA29. Journal of Applied Microbiology 100: 1084-1094. PDF

3) Barionovi D., Scortichini M. 2006. Assessment of integron gene cassette arrays in strains of Xanthomonas fragariae and X. arboricola pv fragariae and pruni. Journal of Plant Pathology 88: 279-284. PDF

4) Barionovi D., Scortichini M. 2008. Integron variability in Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis and Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni strains. FEMS Microbiol Lett 288 (2008) 19–24. PDF

5) Cirvilleri G., Scuderi G., Bonaccorsi A. and Scortichini M. 2008. Analysis of Pseudomonas syringae Populations
and Identification of Strains as Potential Biocontrol Agents Against Postharvest Rot of Different Fruits. Springer Pseudomonas syringae Pathovars and Related Pathogens - Identification, Epidemiology and Genomics 2008, pp 125-144. PDF

6) Ferrante P., Scortichini M. 2010. Molecular and phenotypic features of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae isolated during recent epidemics of bacterial canker on yellow kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) in central Italy. Plant Pathology PDF

7) Marcelletti S., Scortichini M., 2011. Clonal outbreaks of bacterial cancer caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae on Actinidia Chinensis and A. Deliciosa in Italy. Journal of Plant Pathology 93: 479-483. PDF

8) Marcelletti S., Ferrante P., Petriccione M., Firrao G. and Scortichini M. 2011. Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae draft genomes comparison reveal strain-specific features involved in adaptation and virulence to Actinidia species. Plos ONE 6(11): e27297. PDF

9) Ferrante P. and Scortichini M. 2011. Molecular and phenotypic variability among Pseudomonas avellanae, P. syringae pv.actinidiae and P. syringae pv. theae: the Genomospecies 8 sensu Garda et al. (1999). Journal of Plant Pathology 93(3), 659-666. PDF

10) Scortichini M., Marcelletti S., Ferrante P., Petriccione M. and Firrao G. 2012. Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae: a re-emerging, multi-faceted, pandemic pathogen. Molecular Plant Pathology , 1-10. PDF

11) Marcelletti S., Scortichini M. 2014. Definition of Plant-Pathogenic Pseudomonas Genomospecies of the Pseudomonas syringae Complex Through Multiple Comparative Approaches. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 104 (12), 1274-1282. PDF

12) Marcelletti S., Scortichini M. 2016. Genome‑wide comparison and taxonomic relatedness of multiple Xylella fastidiosa strains reveal the occurrence of three subspecies and a new Xylella species. Arch Microbiol. DOI 10.1007/s00203-016-1245-1. PDF

 

Diagnostic protocols:

1) Scortichini M., Marchesi U., 2001. Sensitive and specific detection of Pseudomonas avellanae using primers based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. Journal of Phytopathology 149: 527-532. PDF

2) Scortichini M. 2004. Diagnostic protocols for regulated pests Xylella fastidiosa. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 34: 187-192. PDF

3) Scortichini M. 2004. Diagnostic protocols for regulated pests. Xanthomonas arboricola pv. corylina. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 34: 179-181. PDF

 

Record of new, emerging and re-emerging bacterial diseases;

1) Janse J.D., Rossi M.P., Gorkink R.F.J., Derks J.H.J., Swings J., Janssens D., Scortichini M. 2001. Bacterial leaf blight of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) caused by a pathovar of Xanthomonas arboricola, not similar to Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy and King. Description of the causal organism as Xanthomonas arboricola pv. fragariae (pv. nov.; comb. nov.). Plant Pathology 50: 653-665. PDF

2) D’Ascenzo D., Janse J.D., Scortichini M. 2001. Leaf blight of Impatiens caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. Journal of Plant Pathology 83: 147. PDF

3) Scortichini M., Di Prospero P., Marchesi U. 2001 First record of Burkholderia andropogonis on Bouganvillea in Italy. Journal of Plant Pathology 83: 148. PDF

4) Stravato V.M., Carannante G., Scortichini M. 2004. Occurrence of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. poinsetticola on Euphorbia pulcherrima in Italy. Journal of Plant Pathology 86: 177. PDF

5) Scortichini M., D’Ascenzo D., Rossi M.P. 2005. A black rot of broad bean leaves and stems caused by a fluorescent Pseudomonas species. Journal of Plant Pathology 87: 143. PDF

6) Scortichini M., Rossi M.P., Loreti S., Bosco A., Fiori M., Jackson R.W., Stead D.E., Aspin A., Marchesi U., Zini M., Janse J.D. 2005. Pseudomonas syringae pv. coryli (pv. nov.), the causal agent of bacterial twig dieback of Corylus avellana L.. Phytopathology 95: 1316-1324. PDF

7) Scortichini M., D'Ascenzo D., Rossi M.P. 2005. New record of Acidovorax avenae subsp. cattleyae on orchid in Italy. Journal of Plant Pathology 87: 244. PDF

8) Scortichini M. 2006. Severe outbreak of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae on new Apricot coultivars in Central Italy. Journal of Plant Pathology, 88 (3, Supplement) S65-S70. PDF

9) Cirvilleri G., Scuderi G.,, Bonaccorsi A. and Scortichini M. 2007. Occurrence of Pseudomonas syringae pv. coryli on hazelnut orchards in Sicily, Italy and characterization by fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism. J. Phytopathology 155, 397–402. PDF.

10) Scortichini M. and Janse J.D. 2008. Nectarine fruit scab caused by Pseudomonas sy ringae pv. syringae. Journal of Plant Pathology, 90 (2), 397-400. PDF

11) Minuto A., Minuto G ., Martini P., Odasso M., Biondi E., Mucini S. and Scortichini M. 2008. First report of Pseudomonas viridiflava in basil seedlings and plants in soilless crop in Italy. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 3, 165. PDF

12) Ferrante P., and Scortichini M. 2009. Identification of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae as causal agent of bacterial canker of yellow kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planchon) in central Italy. J Phytopathol, 157, 768–770. PDF

 

 

Various

1) M. Scortichini. The population structure of some plant pathogenic bacteria: an ecological and adaptive perspective. Journal of Plant Pathology (2005), 87 (1), 1-8. PDF

2) C.T. Bull, S.H. De Boer, T.P. Denny, G. Firrao, M. Fischer-Le Saux, G.S. Saddler, M. Scortichini,
D.E. Stead and Y. Takikawa. Demystifying the nomenclature of bacterial plant pathongens. Journal of Plant Pathology (2008), 90 (3), 403-417. PDF

3) J. M. Young, C. Allen, T. Coutinho, T. Denny, J. Elphinstone, M. Fegan, M. Gillings, T. R. Gottwald,
J. H. Graham, N. S. Iacobellis, J. D. Janse, M.-A. Jacques, M. M. Lopez, C. E. Morris, N. Parkinson,
P. Prior, O. Pruvost, J. Rodrigues Neto, M. Scortichini, Y. Takikawa, and C. D. Upper. Plant-pathogenic bacteria as biological weapons – real threats? Phytopathology 98:1060-1065. PDF

4) C.T. Bull, S.H. De Boer, T.P. Denny, G. Firrao, M. Fischer-Le Saux, G.S. Saddler, M. Scortichini,
D.E. Stead and Y. Takikawa. Comprehensive list of names of plant pathogenic bacteria, 1980-2007. Journal of Plant Pathology (2010), 92 (3), 551-592. PDF

5) C.T. Bull (Convener), S.H. De Boer, T.P. Denny, G. Firrao, M. Fischer-Le Saux, G.S. Saddler, M. Scortichini, D.E. Stead and Y. Takikawa. List of new names of plant pathogenica bacteria (2008-2010). Journal of Plant Pathology (2012), 94 (1), 21-27. PDF

6) Petriccione M., Di Patre D., Ferrante P., Papa S., Bartoli G., Fioretto A., Scortichini M. Effects of Pseudomonas fluorescens Seed Bioinoculation on Heavy Metal Accumulation for Mirabilis jalapa Phytoextraction in Smelter-Contaminated Soil. Water Air Soil Pollut (2013) 224:1645. PDF

7) Bull C.T., Coutinho T.A., Denny T.P., Firrao G., Fischer-Le Saux M., Li X., Saddler G.S., Scortichini M., Stead D.E. and Takikawa Y. List of new names of plant pathogenic bacteria (2011-2012). Journal of Plant Pathology (2014), 96 (2), 223-226. PDF

5. Scortichini M. 2006. Una nuova malattia del pesco, la scabbia batterica dei frutti. L’Informatore Agrario LXII(40): 70-71. PDF

6. Scortichini M. 2006. Tonda Rossa e Barcelona, noccioli resistenti alla moria del nocciolo. L’Informatore Agrario LXII(25): 51-52. PDF

7. Scortichini M. 2007. Elevata suscettibilità di albicocco a Pseudomonas syringae. L'Informatore Agrario. PDF

8. Scortichini M. 2007. Le malattie batteriche delle Drupacee. Informatore Fitopatologico LVII(5):10-14. PDF

9. Scortichini M., Ferrante P. 2008. Il kiwi a polpa gialla ha già un nemico: Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. Terra e vita. PDF

10. Scortichini M. 2009. Scelta e tempestività dei trattamenti per la difesa delle malattie batteriche. Frutticoltura LXXI (3): 34-37. PDF

11. Scortichini M., Ferrante P., Marocchi F., Simeoni S. 2009. Il cancro batterico del kiwi giallo: verso una soluzione? Frutticoltura 2009/11: 24-27. PDF

12. Zaccardelli M., Scortichini M., Campanile F., Sigillo L., Loreti S. 2010. Metodi avanzati di diagnosi fitobatteriologica. Protezione delle Colture, 1:5-14. PDF

13. Scortichini M., Ferrante P., Marcelletti S. 2010. Difesa in due periodi distinti per il cancro batterico del kiwi. L'informatore Agrario. 53-55. PDF

14. Scortichini M., Marcelletti S., Ferrante P. 2010. Cancro batterico del kiwi: la prevenzione è fondamentale. L'informatore Agrario. 39-41. PDF

15. Scortichini M. 2011. Epidemia di cancro batterico del kiwi in Italia e relative strategie di difesa. PDF

16. Scortichini M. 2011. Riconoscere e combattere la batteriosi del pesco. 11/2011: 41-43. PDF

17. Scortichini M., Marcelletti S., Ferrante P., Fiorillo E., D'Alessio A., Marocchi F., Mastroleo M., Simeoni S., Nastri A. 2011. Cancro del kiwi: tecniche di controllo a confronto. L'informatore Agrario. 39-44. PDF

18. Scortichini M. 2012. Cancro batterico del kiwi: genoma svelato, difesa più facile. L'informatore Agrario. 72-74. PDF

19. Scortichini M. 2012. Momenti chiave per contrastare la batteriosi del kiwi. L'informatore Agrario. 44-47. PDF

20. Scortichini M., Cipriani G. 2012. Struttura genomica, epidemiologia e miglioramento genetico per la resistenza. Frutticoltura - Supplemento al n. 9 - 2012. 26-31. PDF

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

© Scortichini 2006 - Webmaster: Simone Marcelletti-Davide De Luca