DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Blackening of pith and cortex of rhizome.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Field of wilted ginger plants.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: A. Hayward
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Ginger plants with yellowing, marginal necrosis, and downward curling of infected leaves, in contrast to darker, fully expanded healthy leaves.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Paret, N. Joy
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Cupping and leaf necrosis precedes wilt and death of plants.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Paret, N. Joy
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Typical symptoms of bacterial wilt in ginger plantations, Kerala, India.
Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Paret, N. Joy
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom
Mushrooms with rotted, brownish discoloration of infected areas.
Brown blotch | Mushroom
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom (Agaricus campestris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas tolaasii
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Drippy gill
HOST: Mushroom
Drippy gill is characterized by small dark spots on gills with drops of bacterial ooze at the centers. Severe infection results in slimy areas and collapse of gills.
Drippy gill | Mushroom
DISEASE: Drippy gill
HOST: Mushroom (Agaricus campestris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas agarici
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Drippy gill
HOST: Mushroom
Close-up of infected gills with bacterial ooze.
Drippy gill | Mushroom
DISEASE: Drippy gill
HOST: Mushroom (Agaricus campestris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas agarici
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Drippy gill
HOST: Mushroom
Another view of small, dark spots on gills.
Drippy gill | Mushroom
DISEASE: Drippy gill
HOST: Mushroom (Agaricus campestris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas agarici
SOURCE: J. Young