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: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Black, elongated necrotic areas, characteristic of stem rot.

Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Black necrotic stem; late stage of disease.

Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Infected stem with brown necrotic symptoms.

Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: R. Rowe
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Stems with severe blackleg symptoms.

Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: A. Paulus, M. Shurtleff