DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton
Boll rot first appears as raised, water-soaked lesions, which become sunken and turn brown to black with time.
Bacterial blight (Boll rot) | Cotton
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
SOURCE: A. Hayward
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton
Infection of bolls causes premature opening and increased susceptibility to secondary, saprophytic microorganisms that cause rot. Note discolored cotton.
Bacterial blight (Boll rot) | Cotton
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Almond
Infected tissues with reddish necrotic spots, a key diagnostic symptom for the disease. Spots and streaks are commonly seen when bark is removed.
Bacterial canker | Almond
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: B. Teviotdale
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Almond
Diamond-shaped canker on infected limb. Such cankers are common on small limbs and spurs.
Bacterial canker | Almond
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: B. Teviotdale
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Avocado
Cankers on trunk.
Bacterial canker | Avocado
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Avocado (Persea americana)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris
SOURCE: H. Ohr
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Cherry
Cherry with necrotic internal tissues and external symptoms of ooze (gummosis) caused by systemic infection.
Bacterial canker | Cherry
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Cherry (Prunus avium)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. morsprunorum
SOURCE: D. Funk, A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Cherry
Systemic infection of petioles and leaves.
Bacterial canker | Cherry
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Cherry (Prunus avium)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. morsprunorum
SOURCE: D. Funk, A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Cherry
Blast stage of canker disease affects flowers, buds, and leaves. Necrotic lesions on fruit may cause distortion.
Bacterial canker | Cherry
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Cherry (Prunus avium)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Cherry
Cherry petioles with dark necrotic lesions. Premature fruit drop is associated with the disease.
Bacterial canker | Cherry
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Cherry (Prunus avium)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: S. Thomson