Vector-borne plant diseases have significant ecological and economic impacts, affecting farm profitability and forest composition throughout the world. Bacterial vector-borne pathogens have evolved sophisticated strategies to interact with their hemipteran insect vectors and plant hosts. These pathogens reside in plant vascular tissue, and their study represents an excellent opportunity to uncover novel biological mechanisms regulating intracellular pathogenesis and to contribute to the control of some of the world's most invasive emerging diseases. In this perspective, we highlight recent advances and major unanswered questions in the realm of bacterial vector-borne disease, focusing on liberibacters, phytoplasmas, spiroplasmas, and Xylella fastidiosa.

媒介传播的植物病害对生态和经济产生重大影响，影响了全世界的农场盈利能力和森林组成。细菌媒介传播的病原体已经进化出复杂的策略，可以与其半昆虫昆虫媒介和植物宿主相互作用。这些病原体存在于植物的维管组织中，他们的研究为揭示调节细胞内发病机制的新生物学机制以及为控制某些世界上最具侵入性的新兴疾病提供了极好的机会。从这个角度出发，我们重点介绍细菌载体传播疾病领域的最新进展和主要未解决的问题，重点是liberibacter细菌，phytoplasmas，spiroplasmas和xylella fastidiosa。