DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Marigold
Infected plant (left) with yellowing and stunting.
Aster yellows | Marigold
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial stripe
HOST: Bird-of-Paradise
Bird-of-paradise with brownish black stripes along leaf veins and decay at midrib.
Bacterial stripe | Bird-of-Paradise
DISEASE: Bacterial stripe
HOST: Bird-of-Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia andropogonis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas andropogonis
SOURCE: T. Makino, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Bird-of-Paradise
Bird-of-paradise with wilted and dead leaves.
Bacterial wilt | Bird-of-Paradise
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Bird-of-Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: T. Saito, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Bird-of-Paradise
Bird-of-paradise (sliced section) with rotted stele in diseased rhizome. Note discolored vascular bundles of leaf petioles.
Bacterial wilt | Bird-of-Paradise
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Bird-of-Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: T. Saito, M. Goto
DISEASE: Olive knot
HOST: Olive
Multiple infections of young stems. The bacterium invades vascular tissues during certain times of the year and may be isolated from branches that appear healthy.
Olive knot | Olive
DISEASE: Olive knot
HOST: Olive (Olea europaea)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Olive knot
HOST: Olive
Tree with knots/galls on branches along with twig dieback, which is associated with knots. Fusarium and Diplodia spp. infect through knots and are thought to be main reason for dieback.
Olive knot | Olive
DISEASE: Olive knot
HOST: Olive (Olea europaea)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Olive knot
HOST: Olive
Multiple infections on olive branch. Knots at this stage begin to die from the outside in and are infected by several fungi.
Olive knot | Olive
DISEASE: Olive knot
HOST: Olive (Olea europaea)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold
Marigolds with yellow apical chlorosis attributed to toxin production by the pathogen.
Pseudomonas leaf spot | Marigold
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis
SOURCE: R. Durbin
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold
Chlorotic leaves with total loss of chlorophyll. Disease is also known as toxic chlorosis.
Pseudomonas leaf spot | Marigold
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis
SOURCE: R. Durbin