Brussels, 31/03/2016 (Agence Europe) - A new study published on Tuesday 29 March confirms that the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium is responsible for the disease that is destroying olive trees in the south of Italy.
“Oleander and myrtle-leaf milkwort also succumb to the Apulian strain of the bacterium, but citrus, grapevine and holm oak appear to be resistant”, says EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), which prepared this new study of the olive tree-killing bacterium.
Its conclusions are...