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: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom
Stunted fruit bodies, initial stage of disease.
Brown blotch | Mushroom
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas tolaasii
SOURCE: K. Suyama, M. Goto
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom
Fruit bodies at advanced stage of disease.
Brown blotch | Mushroom
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas tolaasii
SOURCE: K. Suyama, M. Goto
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom
Black discoloration of basal portions of fruit bodies. Healthy (left).
Brown blotch | Mushroom
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom (Flammulina velutipes)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas tolaasii
SOURCE: K. Suyama, M. Goto
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom
Black discoloration of basal portion of fruit bodies.
Brown blotch | Mushroom
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom (Flammulina velutipes)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas tolaasii
SOURCE: K. Suyama, M. Goto
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom
Mushrooms with rotted, brownish discoloration of infected areas.
Brown blotch | Mushroom
DISEASE: Brown blotch
HOST: Mushroom (Agaricus campestris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas tolaasii
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Almond
Multiple galls on almond roots (left). Roots of healthy plant (right). Severe galling on young trees causes stunting.
Crown gall | Almond
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium tumefaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium sp.
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Apple
Crown gall of apple.
Crown gall | Apple
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Apple (Malus domestica)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium tumefaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium sp.
SOURCE: H. Sawada, M. Goto