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 gall
HOST: Cherry
Small gall on twig.

Bacterial gall | Cherry
DISEASE: Bacterial gall
HOST: Cherry (Prunus avium)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. cerasicola
SOURCE: H. Kamiunten, M. Goto
DISEASE: Citrus canker
HOST: Citrus (Grapefruit)
Grapefruit with corky, raised lesions.

Citrus canker | Citrus (Grapefruit)
DISEASE: Citrus canker
HOST: Citrus (Grapefruit) (Citrus paradisi)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas citri
SOURCE: T. Gottwald
DISEASE: Citrus canker
HOST: Citrus (Lemon)
Lower leaf with raised, corkylike lesions surrounded by dark brown halos, one of the diagnostic symptoms of citrus canker.

Citrus canker | Citrus (Lemon)
DISEASE: Citrus canker
HOST: Citrus (Lemon) (Citrus limon)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas citri
SOURCE: T. Gottwald
DISEASE: Citrus canker
HOST: Citrus (Orange)
Leaf with leaf miner tunnels and numerous cankerlike lesions.

Citrus canker | Citrus (Orange)
DISEASE: Citrus canker
HOST: Citrus (Orange) (Citrus sinensis)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas citri
SOURCE: T. Gottwald
DISEASE: Citrus canker
HOST: Citrus (Orange)
Upper side of leaves with corky, raised lesions surrounded by yellow halos, a late stage of disease. Such infections usually are visible on lower sides of leaves first and soon after on upper sides.

Citrus canker | Citrus (Orange)
DISEASE: Citrus canker
HOST: Citrus (Orange) (Citrus sinensis)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas citri
SOURCE: J. H. Graham