DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial decline of papaya, historically called St. Croix decline, was thought to be caused by a fungus. This picture shows a papaya with dead top and side branches, a severe stage of the disease.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Water-soaked papaya stem in St. Croix. Dark, water-soaked, greasy lesions occur on stems and leaves. The causal agent differs somewhat from descriptions of Erwinia papayae D strains in Micronesia.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial invasion of leaf veins and adjacent tissues of papaya in Micronesia. This disease has also been called canker, dieback, and blight.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Complete destruction of papaya plantation in Micronesia. Only a severely damaged trunk remains.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Bacterial stripe
HOST: Bird-of-Paradise
Bird-of-paradise with brownish black stripes along leaf veins and decay at midrib.

Bacterial stripe | Bird-of-Paradise
DISEASE: Bacterial stripe
HOST: Bird-of-Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia andropogonis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas andropogonis
SOURCE: T. Makino, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial stripe
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Early stage of bacterial stripe.

Bacterial stripe | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Bacterial stripe
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia andropogonis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas andropogonis
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial stripe
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Corn leaves with amber- to olive-colored, water-soaked translucent stripes.

Bacterial stripe | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Bacterial stripe
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia andropogonis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas andropogonis
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial stripe
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Corn leaves with yellow-brown to reddish stripes, 2 to 3 mm wide.

Bacterial stripe | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Bacterial stripe
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia andropogonis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas andropogonis
SOURCE: APS