DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Geranium
Close-up of upper side of leaf with dark brown spots.
Bacterial blight | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas hortorum pv. pelargonii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii
SOURCE: M. Daughtrey
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Geranium
Close-up of lower side of leaf with dark brown lesions.
Bacterial blight | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas hortorum pv. pelargonii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii
SOURCE: M. Daughtrey
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Geranium
Disease begins as water-soaked lesions that become brown to black and may coalesce, forming large necrotic areas.
Bacterial leaf spot | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Geranium
Leaves with varying degrees of disease severity.
Bacterial leaf spot | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Verbena
Leaf with purple-brown necrotic spots.
Bacterial leaf spot | Verbena
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Verbena (Verbena sp.)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas sp.
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial seed and seedling rot
HOST: Geranium
Cotyledons with water-soaked spots.
Bacterial seed and seedling rot | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial seed and seedling rot
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Paenibacillus sp.
SOURCE: A. Magyarosy, D. Thomas
DISEASE: Bacterial seed and seedling rot
HOST: Geranium
Rotted and discolored seeds (right). Healthy seeds (left).
Bacterial seed and seedling rot | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial seed and seedling rot
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Paenibacillus sp.
SOURCE: A. Magyarosy, D. Thomas
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Geranium
Necrotic, umbrella-like appearance of infected leaves, an early stage of disease. Lower leaves become yellow and necrosis develops as the disease progresses. V-shaped necrosis is typical of other systemic diseases.
Bacterial wilt | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Daughtrey
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Geranium
Cross section of wilted geranium with infected vascular tissues and bacterial ooze.
Bacterial wilt | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Daughtrey