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DISEASE: Blood disease

HOST: Banana

Yellow leaves of dying plant.

DISEASE: Blood disease

HOST: Banana

Cross sections of diseased fruit with reddish discoloration and bacterial ooze.

DISEASE: Blood disease

HOST: Banana

Longitudinal sections (right) exposing reddish brown discoloration of infected fruit.

DISEASE: Blood disease

HOST: Banana

Diseased plant with wilt and yellowing of leaves. The disease occurs in Indonesia and is characterized by bright red discoloration of vascular tissues. It is caused by strains in the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex.

DISEASE: Pink disease

HOST: Pineapple

Infected pineapple slices; effect of heating (right) and not heating (left).

DISEASE: Pink disease

HOST: Pineapple

Two clones (A and D) showing different stages of infection. Second and fourth fruits (left to right) have been heated. Disease originally attributed to Gluconobacter oxydans and Enterobacter agglomerans and later to Pantoea citrea.

DISEASE: Purple stain

HOST: Papaya

Purple pigmentation of internal tissues near peduncle end of fruits. Pigmentation and yellow translucence of papaya flesh are more evident of fruit on right.

DISEASE: Purple stain

HOST: Papaya

Purple pigmentation of internal tissues.

DISEASE: Purple stain

HOST: Papaya

Another view of purple discoloration at peduncle end. Bacteria are found in vascular tissues and latex ducts.