DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton
Boll rot first appears as raised, water-soaked lesions, which become sunken and turn brown to black with time.
Bacterial blight (Boll rot) | Cotton
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
SOURCE: A. Hayward
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton
Infection of bolls causes premature opening and increased susceptibility to secondary, saprophytic microorganisms that cause rot. Note discolored cotton.
Bacterial blight (Boll rot) | Cotton
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Boll rot)
HOST: Cotton (Gossypium barbadense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Bean
Bean with water-soaked and necrotic lesions on pods and leaves.
Bacterial brown spot | Bean
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: H. Schwartz
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Bean
Common bean with necrotic lesions on upper and lower surfaces of leaves. Lesions often are surrounded by bright yellow zones (not shown).
Bacterial brown spot | Bean
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: H. Schwartz
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Bean
Leaves of common bean with shot-holes, a late stage of disease.
Bacterial brown spot | Bean
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: H. Schwartz
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Bean
Leaves of dwarf bean exhibiting late stage of disease.
Bacterial brown spot | Bean
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Mallotus
Leaf with small, rustylike lesions.
Bacterial brown spot | Mallotus
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malloti
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Mallotus
Leaf with tiny, light brown spots surrounded by chlorotic zones.
Bacterial brown spot | Mallotus
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malloti
SOURCE: M. Kobayashi, M. Goto
DISEASE: Marginal leaf blight
HOST: Lettuce
Marginal leaf blight first appears as slimy wilting of leaf margins. Small, reddish lesions may be seen on leaf blades. Infected tissues turn brown to black in time.
Marginal leaf blight | Lettuce
DISEASE: Marginal leaf blight
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas marginalis
SOURCE: L. Fucikovsky