DISEASE: Bacterial brown rot
HOST: Orchid
Phalaenopsis orchid with yellowish brown spot on leaf (left), an early stage of disease.
Bacterial brown rot | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial brown rot
HOST: Orchid (Phalaenopsis sp.)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax cattleyae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Acidovorax avenae subsp. cattleyae
SOURCE: R. McMillan
DISEASE: Bacterial brown rot
HOST: Orchid
Leaves of Phalaenopsis orchid with advanced stage of decay.
Bacterial brown rot | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial brown rot
HOST: Orchid (Phalaenopsis sp.)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax cattleyae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Acidovorax avenae subsp. cattleyae
SOURCE: R. McMillan
DISEASE: Bacterial bud and petal blight
HOST: Orchid
Miltonia orchid with brownish necrotic areas around edges of flower petals.
Bacterial bud and petal blight | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial bud and petal blight
HOST: Orchid (Miltonia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax cattleyae
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial bud and petal blight
HOST: Orchid
Miltonia orchid with diseased water-soaked flower buds.
Bacterial bud and petal blight | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial bud and petal blight
HOST: Orchid (Miltonia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax cattleyae
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Orchid
Diseased leaf of Phalaenopsis orchid with large, dark necrotic area.
Bacterial leaf spot | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Orchid (Phalaenopsis sp.)
PATHOGEN: Acidovorax cattleyae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Acidovorax avenae subsp. cattleyae
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe field with severe destruction from bacterial wilt (left), less on right.
Bacterial wilt | Cantaloupe
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Muskmelon
Severely diseased plants as noted by dying runners.
Bacterial wilt | Muskmelon
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Muskmelon
Wilt-devastated muskmelon field.
Bacterial wilt | Muskmelon
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
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