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: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom
Stunted fruit bodies, initial stage of disease.

Brown blotch | Mushroom
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas tolaasii
SOURCE: K. Suyama, M. Goto
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom
Fruit bodies at advanced stage of disease.

Brown blotch | Mushroom
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas tolaasii
SOURCE: K. Suyama, M. Goto
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom
Black discoloration of basal portions of fruit bodies. Healthy (left).

Brown blotch | Mushroom
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom (Flammulina velutipes)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas tolaasii
SOURCE: K. Suyama, M. Goto
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom
Black discoloration of basal portion of fruit bodies.

Brown blotch | Mushroom
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom (Flammulina velutipes)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas tolaasii
SOURCE: K. Suyama, M. Goto