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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 fasciation (Shoot proliferation)

HOST: Campanula

Overproduction of new shoots and short, thickened, distorted stems.

Bacterial fasciation (Shoot proliferation) | Campanula

DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Shoot proliferation)

HOST: Campanula (Campanula sp.)

PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians

SOURCE: M. Putnam

DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Shoot proliferation)

HOST: Candytuft

The disease causes production of multiple shoots.

Bacterial fasciation (Shoot proliferation) | Candytuft

DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Shoot proliferation)

HOST: Candytuft (Iberis sp.)

PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians

SOURCE: M. Putnam

DISEASE: Slippery skin

HOST: Onion

Rot progresses from the top of infected scales and eventually internal tissues rot. In early stages, the only external symptoms may be softening of the neck.

Slippery skin | Onion

DISEASE: Slippery skin

HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)

PATHOGEN: Burkholderia gladioli pv. alliicola

PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas gladioli pv. alliicola

SOURCE: H. Schwartz