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 spot of chard
HOST: Chard
Chard leaves with necrotic spots.

Bacterial leaf spot of chard | Chard
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot of chard
HOST: Chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas aptata
SOURCE: P. Brown
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot of chard
HOST: Chard
Chard with necrotic, irregular leaf spots.

Bacterial leaf spot of chard | Chard
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot of chard
HOST: Chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas aptata
SOURCE: P. Brown
DISEASE: Brown rot (Bacteral wilt)
HOST: Potato
Wilted, stunted plants with yellowing foliage.

Brown rot (Bacteral wilt) | Potato
DISEASE: Brown rot (Bacteral wilt)
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: D. P. Weingartner
DISEASE: Brown rot (Bacteral wilt)
HOST: Potato
External symptoms of the disease.

Brown rot (Bacteral wilt) | Potato
DISEASE: Brown rot (Bacteral wilt)
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: D. Thurston
DISEASE: Brown rot (Bacteral wilt)
HOST: Potato
Tubers with distinct grayish brown rings and bacterial ooze from vascular tissues.

Brown rot (Bacteral wilt) | Potato
DISEASE: Brown rot (Bacteral wilt)
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: A. Hayward