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 spot of chard
HOST: Chard
Chard leaves with necrotic spots.

Bacterial leaf spot of chard | Chard
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot of chard
HOST: Chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas aptata
SOURCE: P. Brown
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot of chard
HOST: Chard
Chard with necrotic, irregular leaf spots.

Bacterial leaf spot of chard | Chard
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot of chard
HOST: Chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas aptata
SOURCE: P. Brown
DISEASE: Phony disease (Phony peach)
HOST: Peach
Tree with characteristic reduced growth. Foliage is dark green, then turns yellowish. Twigs become brittle and branches die back. Fruit are small.

Phony disease (Phony peach) | Peach
DISEASE: Phony disease (Phony peach)
HOST: Peach (Prunus persica)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: P. C. Anderson