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 wilt
HOST: Grass
Initial symptom is a lime-green, yellow, or blue-green appearance of the grass. The next symptom is small, reddish brown spots on leaf blades.

Bacterial wilt | Grass
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass (Poa annua)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas translucens pv. poae
SOURCE: P. H. Dernoeden
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass
Infected turf grass with patches of yellowing, wilted, and dead grass.

Bacterial wilt | Grass
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass (Poa annua)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas translucens pv. poae
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass
Late stage of disease development. Dead grass has a light brown or bleached tan appearance.

Bacterial wilt | Grass
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass (Poa annua)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas translucens pv. poae
SOURCE: P. H. Dernoeden
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass
Wilted and dead patches of diseased creeping bent grass (Toronto grass) on golf green.

Bacterial wilt | Grass
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass (Agrostis stolonifera)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas translucens pv. poae
SOURCE: D. Roberts
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass
Irregular disease patterns on golf green. The cultivars Toronto, Cohansey, and Nimisilia are primary hosts of the disease.

Bacterial wilt | Grass
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Grass (Agrostis stolonifera)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas translucens pv. poae
SOURCE: D. Roberts