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 blight and rot
HOST: Orchid
Leaves of Dendrobium orchid with necrosis, discoloration, and rot.

Bacterial leaf blight and rot | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid (Dendrobium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas gladioli pv. gladioli
SOURCE: L. Keith
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid
Orchid hybrid (Miltonia × Bert Field 'Eileen') with water-soaked, discolored area near base of leaf.

Bacterial leaf blight and rot | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid (Miltonia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas gladioli pv. gladioli
SOURCE: L. Keith
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid
Orchid hybrid (Odontoglossum × Memoria Martin Orenstein 'Lulu') with large, brown, infected area on leaves with water-soaking at margin between healthy and diseased tissues.

Bacterial leaf blight and rot | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid (Odontoglossum sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas gladioli pv. gladioli
SOURCE: L. Keith
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid
Orchid hybrid (Vuyl × Melissa Brianne 'Kai's Choice') with diseased leaves.

Bacterial leaf blight and rot | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid (Vuylstekeara sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas gladioli pv. gladioli
SOURCE: L. Keith
DISEASE: Strawberry yellows
HOST: Strawberry
Symptoms of disease are stunting and marginal chlorosis of younger leaves and purple or bronze pigmentation of older leaves. Infected plants usually die.

Strawberry yellows | Strawberry
DISEASE: Strawberry yellows
HOST: Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: R. S. Greber