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 (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower
Leaves with tiny lesions surrounded by large halos.
Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot) | Cauliflower
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola
SOURCE: R. Campbell
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower
Section of a cauliflower head with discolored, infected tissues.
Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot) | Cauliflower
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola
SOURCE: R. Campbell
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Lettuce
Leaf with black, greasy spots that tend to be vein delimited. Lesions begin as small, angular, water-soaked lesions that coalesce, resulting in large necrotic areas.
Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot) | Lettuce
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vitians
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. vitians
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Strawberry lethal decline
HOST: Strawberry
Diseased plant with bronzing of older leaves and upward rolling or cupping of younger leaves. Leaves are chlorotic on upper surfaces and reddish or purplish on lower surfaces. In time, the entire plant dies.
Strawberry lethal decline | Strawberry
DISEASE: Strawberry lethal decline
HOST: Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: H. Schwartz