“…As a consequence of these efforts, one X. fastidiosa strain (9a5c), associated with CVC in Brazil, was the first plant bacterium to have its complete genome elucidated (Simpson et al, 2000). Sequencing efforts have been extended to other X. fastidiosa strains and, currently, draft or complete genomic sequences have been obtained for a variety of strains, obtained from different hosts, including almond trees (strains M12, M23 and Dixon), oleander (strain Ann-1), grapevine (strains Temecula1 and GB514), elderberry (strain EB92-1), oak (strain Griffin-1), mulberry (strain Mul-MD), sycamore (strain Sy-VA) and pear trees (strain PLS229) (Zhang et al, 2011;Varani et al, 2012;Chen et al, 2013;Guan et al, 2014a, b;Su et al, 2014).…”