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 (Leafy gall)
HOST: Begonia
Leafy gall on stem.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Begonia
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Begonia (Begonia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: M. Geesteranus, J. van der Wolf
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Chrysanthemum
Fasciation of chrysanthemum.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Chrysanthemum
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Clover
Leafy gall on stem.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Clover
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Clover (Melilotus officinalis)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: H. van Hoof, M. Geesteranus
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Coreopsis
Bacterial fasciation of coreopsis.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Coreopsis
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Coreopsis (Coreopsis sp.)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: M. Putnam
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Dahlia
Dalhlia tubers with proliferation and leaf development.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Dahlia
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Dahlia (Dahlia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff