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 fruit rot
HOST: Tomato
Fruit with uneven ripening and internal decay.

Bacterial fruit rot | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial fruit rot
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: Y. Aysan
DISEASE: Bacterial fruit rot
HOST: Tomato
Fruit with external symptoms of water-soaking and translucence.

Bacterial fruit rot | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial fruit rot
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas viridiflava
SOURCE: Y. Aysan
DISEASE: Gypsophila gall
HOST: Gypsophila (Baby's breath)
Gall on gypsophila stem.

Gypsophila gall | Gypsophila (Baby's breath)
DISEASE: Gypsophila gall
HOST: Gypsophila (Baby's breath) (Gypsophila elegans)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea agglomerans pv. agglomerans
SOURCE: S. Manulis
DISEASE: Gypsophila gall
HOST: Gypsophila (Baby's breath)
Gall 1 month after inoculation of stem.

Gypsophila gall | Gypsophila (Baby's breath)
DISEASE: Gypsophila gall
HOST: Gypsophila (Baby's breath) (Gypsophila elegans)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea agglomerans pv. agglomerans
SOURCE: S. Manulis