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 rot
HOST: Dahlia
Longitudinal section of dahlia with discolored, rotted tissues.

Bacterial rot | Dahlia
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dahlia (Dahlia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dracaena
Rot at base of leaves.

Bacterial rot | Dracaena
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dracaena (Dracaena deremensis)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dracaena
Systemic rot throughout central stems.

Bacterial rot | Dracaena
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dracaena (Dracaena deremensis)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: A. Chase
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Fennel
Soft rot of fennel.

Bacterial rot | Fennel
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: R. Davis
DISEASE: Hairy root
HOST: Rose
Hairy root symptoms of many fibrous roots (right). Noninfected root (left).

Hairy root | Rose
DISEASE: Hairy root
HOST: Rose (Rosa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium rhizogenes
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Hairy root
HOST: Apple
Crown gall (left) and hairy root (right) caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens and A. rhizogenes, respectively.

Hairy root | Apple
DISEASE: Hairy root
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium rhizogenes
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium sp.
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Hairy root
HOST: Rose
Crown gall (left) and hairy root (right) caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens and A. rhizogenes, respectively. Healthy root (center).

Hairy root | Rose
DISEASE: Hairy root
HOST: Rose (Rosa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium rhizogenes
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium sp.
SOURCE: M. Schroth