Bacterial wilt (Moko disease) | Banana

HOST:Banana

HOST (LATIN):Musa sp. 'Bluggoe'

PATHOGEN:Ralstonia solanacearum

SYNONYM:Pseudomonas solanacearum

SOURCE:I. Buddenhagen

'Bluggoe' banana infected by small fluidal round (SFR) strain. Bacterial ooze from bracts attracts insects that transmit the disease to other inflorescences.