DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Black leaf blight)
HOST: Canna
Canna with blighted shoots and leaves.

Bacterial blight (Black leaf blight) | Canna
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Black leaf blight)
HOST: Canna (Canna indica)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. cannae
SOURCE: D. Shoenweiss, M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Black leaf blight)
HOST: Canna
Canna with yellowing and blackened tissues.

Bacterial blight (Black leaf blight) | Canna
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Black leaf blight)
HOST: Canna (Canna sp.)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. cannae
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
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 blight and rot
HOST: Orchid
Leaves of Dendrobium orchid with necrosis, discoloration, and rot.

Bacterial leaf blight and rot | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid (Dendrobium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas gladioli pv. gladioli
SOURCE: L. Keith
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid
Orchid hybrid (Miltonia × Bert Field 'Eileen') with water-soaked, discolored area near base of leaf.

Bacterial leaf blight and rot | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid (Miltonia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas gladioli pv. gladioli
SOURCE: L. Keith
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid
Orchid hybrid (Odontoglossum × Memoria Martin Orenstein 'Lulu') with large, brown, infected area on leaves with water-soaking at margin between healthy and diseased tissues.

Bacterial leaf blight and rot | Orchid
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf blight and rot
HOST: Orchid (Odontoglossum sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas gladioli pv. gladioli
SOURCE: L. Keith