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Nature 407, 559 (5 October 2000) | doi:10.1038/35036751
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The cover of the issue reporting the landmark genome sequencing of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa (Nature 406, 151–157; 2000) shows a vector, but we are not told what sort of insect it is. Michael Bevan's accompanying News and Views article (Nature 406, 140; 2000) reveals that the vectors are xylem-feeding leafhoppers, but no names are mentioned.
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