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 stripe
HOST: Millet
Leaf with long reddish stripes, usually vein delimited.

Bacterial leaf stripe | Millet
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax avenae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Millet
Leaf with reddish stripes delimited by veins.

Bacterial leaf stripe | Millet
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax avenae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Sorghum
Diseased leaf with linear, interveinal stripes that are purplish red. They also can be yellow, tan, or purple depending upon host reaction.

Bacterial leaf stripe | Sorghum
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia andropogonis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas andropogonis
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Sorghum
Leaf with reddish brown stripes between veins.

Bacterial leaf stripe | Sorghum
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf stripe
HOST: Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia andropogonis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas andropogonis
SOURCE: L. Claflin