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.
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
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) 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
6) 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
7) 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
8) 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
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
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
1. Scortichini
M., Di Prospero P. 2002. Alterazioni del legno del nocciolo nel Viterbese.
L’Informatore Agrario LVIII(38): 65-67. PDF
2. Scortichini M., Di Prospero P., Rossi M.P. 2003. Le “macchie brune”
del nocciolo nel Viterbese: indagine sulla microflora batterica non anaerobica
associata. Informatore Fitopatologico LIII(6): 48-51. PDF
3. Gianetti G., Garofolo M.C., Morone C., Scortichini M. 2004. Primo rinvenimento
di Erwinia amylovora in Piemonte. L’Informatore Agrario
LX(5): 62-63. PDF
4. Scortichini M. 2005. Come riconoscere un attacco di Pseudomonas syringae. L’Informatore Agrario LXI(45): 63-66. 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
Atti del Convegno Nazionale: “Le avversità del Nocciolo in Italia”, Roma, 8 Novembre 2005
1) Me G., Valentini N. La corilicoltura in Italia e nel mondo; PDF
2) Mazzone P., Ragozzino A. Le principali avversità del nocciolo in Campania; PDF
3) Scortichini M. Le principali avversità del nocciolo nel Lazio; PDF
4) Tavella L., Gianetti G. Le principali avversità del nocciolo in Piemonte; PDF
5) Siscaro G., Longo S., Catara V., Cirvilleri G. Le principali avversità del nocciolo in Sicilia; PDF
6) Fiori M., Loru L., Marras P.M., Virdis S. Le principali avversità del nocciolo in Sardegna; PDF
7) Cirica B., Trucca L. La gestione della “moria” nel Viterbese; PDF
8) Bosco A., Gallelli A., Loreti S. Diagnosi e monitoraggio di Pseudomonas avellanae, agente della “moria” del nocciolo nel Viterbese; PDF
9) Rea E., Tullio M: “Moria” del nocciolo e caratterizzazione morfologica di funghi micorrizici arbuscolari; PDF
10) Librandi I., Galli M., Belisario A. Le patologie del frutto del nocciolo in Italia, con particolare riguardo alla zone di Viterbo; PDF
11) Pantaleoni R.A., Tavella L. Gli artropodi utili nei corileti italiani; PDF
12) Conte E. Il nocciolo come coltura minore: problematiche relative alla difesa fitosanitaria. PDF
© Scortichini 2006 - Webmaster: Simone Marcelletti-Davide De Luca