02/09/2016 (Agence Europe) – There is no evidence that multiple types of Xylella fastidiosa are present in Apulia, southern Italy, where the bacterium has been causing the death of olive trees, states the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in an opinion on 18 August. The only strain present in this area of Italy is the one known as CoDiRo, and it is this strain which is responsible for the dieback of the olive trees, unlike other types, such as the one in France, which does not present...