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 leaf streak
HOST: Millet
Leaf with small, linear, water-soaked, reddish brown stripes.

Bacterial leaf streak | Millet
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak
HOST: Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. pennamericanum
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak
HOST: Millet
Advanced stage of disease.

Bacterial leaf streak | Millet
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak
HOST: Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. pennamericanum
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak
HOST: Oat
Leaf with long, dark red streaks.

Bacterial leaf streak | Oat
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak
HOST: Oat (Avena sativa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas translucens pv. cerealis
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak
HOST: Rice
Severely diseased leaves with light brown streaks.

Bacterial leaf streak | Rice
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola
SOURCE: H. Kaku, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak
HOST: Rice
Brownish lesions with tiny droplets of bacterial ooze, resulting from artificial inoculation of the pathogen.

Bacterial leaf streak | Rice
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola
SOURCE: H. Kaku, M. Goto