DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Squash
Diagnostic characteristics for the disease are yellowing of young leaves, proliferation of secondary shoots, and rigid erect habit. Leaves are misshapen and smaller than normal and have stiff, thick laminae.
Aster yellows | Squash
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Squash (Cucurbita sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: S. Miller
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Dahlia
Dalhlia tubers with proliferation and leaf development.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Dahlia
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Dahlia (Dahlia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Dahlia
Bacterial fasciation of dahlia tubers.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Dahlia
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Dahlia (Dahlia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: H. van Hoof, M. Geesteranus
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dahlia
Longitudinal section of dahlia with discolored, rotted tissues.
Bacterial rot | Dahlia
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dahlia (Dahlia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia
Wilted and dying heliconia plant.
Bacterial wilt | Heliconia
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia (Heliconia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia
Heliconia spathes with wilt and leaf necrosis.
Bacterial wilt | Heliconia
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia (Heliconia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia
Heliconia stalk with discolored base.
Bacterial wilt | Heliconia
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia (Heliconia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia
Spathe of heliconia infected with bacterial wilt (right) compared with healthy spathe.
Bacterial wilt | Heliconia
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Heliconia (Heliconia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Squash
Field with severe symptoms of wilt. Foliage often is chlorotic and leaf margins may be chlorotic and necrotic before plant death. Bacterial ooze may be seen streaming from the xylem when infected stems are cut.
Bacterial wilt | Squash
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Squash (Cucurbita maxima)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila
SOURCE: B. Jacobsen, M. Shurtleff