DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Petunia
Note hyperplasia and leafy galls.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Petunia
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Petunia (Petunia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Petunia
Leaf proliferation at crown region.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Petunia
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Petunia (Petunia hybrida)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Tobacco
Bacterial fasciation of tobacco.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Tobacco
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Viola (Horned violet)
The disease causes distortion and overgrowth of axillary buds.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Viola (Horned violet)
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Viola (Horned violet) (Viola cornuta)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: M. Putnam
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Healthy pear shoot (left) and diseased shoots (center and right). Leaves are reddish and growth is stunted.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Close-up of infected pear branch showing premature reddish coloration of leaves and cupped, stunted leaves.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Reduced growth of infected trees in center of image.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Psylla pyricola, the psyllid vector of pear decline phytoplasma.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: J. Clark, A. Purcell, M. Davis
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
'Bartlett' pears were grafted onto tolerant rootstock. All trees are infected. Note yellowish, diseased branches.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis 'Bartlett')
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: C. Smart