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 blight
HOST: Anthurium
Leaf with necrotic lesions surrounded by chlorotic zones, indicative of stomatal invasion.
Bacterial blight | Anthurium
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Anthurium
Chlorosis of leaf margins, an early stage of disease.
Bacterial blight | Anthurium
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Anthurium
Necrotic lesions surrounded by chlorotic zones, indicative of hydathode invasion.
Bacterial blight | Anthurium
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae
SOURCE: W. Nishijima
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Anthurium
Leaves with necrotic margins.
Bacterial blight | Anthurium
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae
SOURCE: W. Nishijima
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Anthurium
Chlorotic leaf with signs of water stress caused by infection of vascular system.
Bacterial blight | Anthurium
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae
SOURCE: W. Nishijima
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Anthurium
Sliced petiole with discolored cortical tissues, indicative of systemic infection.
Bacterial blight | Anthurium
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae
SOURCE: W. Nishijima
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Anthurium
Decayed central stalk, indicative of systemic infection.
Bacterial blight | Anthurium
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae
SOURCE: W. Nishijima