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 spot
HOST: Nephthytis
Leaf with concentric rings of dark tissues. There has been confusion of the causal agent with Dickeya sp., which also causes mushy leaf spots.
Bacterial leaf spot | Nephthytis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Nephthytis (Syngonium podophyllum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
SOURCE: A. Chase
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot (Cladode rot)
HOST: Cactus
Brown necrotic areas of cladodes of Christmas cactus.
Bacterial soft rot (Cladode rot) | Cactus
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot (Cladode rot)
HOST: Cactus (Schlumbergera × buckleyi)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Cabbage
Soft rot of cabbage is characterized by water-soaked, rotted tissues and bad odor.
Bacterial soft rot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
SOURCE: L. Fucikovsky
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Cactus
Soft rot of grafted cactus.
Bacterial soft rot | Cactus
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Cactus ()
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Cactus
Black, soft, decayed areas of Indian fig cladodes.
Bacterial soft rot | Cactus
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
SOURCE: L. Fucikovsky