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 fasciation (Shoot proliferation)
HOST: Campanula
Overproduction of new shoots and short, thickened, distorted stems.
Bacterial fasciation (Shoot proliferation) | Campanula
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Shoot proliferation)
HOST: Campanula (Campanula sp.)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: M. Putnam
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Shoot proliferation)
HOST: Candytuft
The disease causes production of multiple shoots.
Bacterial fasciation (Shoot proliferation) | Candytuft
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Shoot proliferation)
HOST: Candytuft (Iberis sp.)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: M. Putnam
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight
HOST: Barley
Diseased barley plants with typical bleaching of flag leaves. Initial symptoms are water-soaked lesions that later coalesce. Eventually, the entire leaf becomes necrotic and edges roll inward.
Bacterial leaf blight | Barley
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight
HOST: Barley (Hordeum vulgare)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: D. Sands
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight
HOST: Carrot
Blight of flower parts.
Bacterial leaf blight | Carrot
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight
HOST: Carrot (Daucus carota)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas hortorum pv. carotae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. carotae
SOURCE: N. Schaad
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight
HOST: Carrot
Leaf lesions begin as water-soaked spots that progress to small, yellow, angular spots and later expand to necrotic lesions with yellow halos.
Bacterial leaf blight | Carrot
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight
HOST: Carrot (Daucus carota)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas hortorum pv. carotae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. carotae
SOURCE: N. Schaad