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A study led by Carlos Gonzalez and colleagues at the Center for Phage Technology at Texas A&M has led to the development of the first curative and preventive phage treatment against Xylella fastidiosa, which causes Pierce’s disease in grapevines. This is the world's first organic treatment for Pierce's disease in grapevines, and has been approved by the US EPA, registered as a pesticide in California, and approved for use in organic farming.