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 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