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
HOST: Geranium
Plant with proliferation of shoots at crown.
Bacterial fasciation | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium grandiflorum)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: M. Daughtrey
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation
HOST: Papaya
Fasciation symptoms of papaya. Causal agent is unknown.
Bacterial fasciation | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Gypsophila gall
HOST: Gypsophila (Baby's breath)
Gall on gypsophila stem.
Gypsophila gall | Gypsophila (Baby's breath)
DISEASE: Gypsophila gall
HOST: Gypsophila (Baby's breath) (Gypsophila elegans)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea agglomerans pv. agglomerans
SOURCE: S. Manulis
DISEASE: Gypsophila gall
HOST: Gypsophila (Baby's breath)
Gall 1 month after inoculation of stem.
Gypsophila gall | Gypsophila (Baby's breath)
DISEASE: Gypsophila gall
HOST: Gypsophila (Baby's breath) (Gypsophila elegans)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea agglomerans pv. agglomerans
SOURCE: S. Manulis
DISEASE: Gypsophila gall
HOST: Gypsophila (Baby's breath)
Brown gall on crown of gypsophila.
Gypsophila gall | Gypsophila (Baby's breath)
DISEASE: Gypsophila gall
HOST: Gypsophila (Baby's breath) (Gypsophila elegans)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea agglomerans pv. agglomerans
SOURCE: S. Manulis
DISEASE: Gypsophila gall
HOST: Gypsophila (Baby's breath)
Galls (left) caused by Pantoea agglomerans pv. agglomerans tend to be brownish, and those (right) caused by P. agglomerans pv. betae are white.
Gypsophila gall | Gypsophila (Baby's breath)
DISEASE: Gypsophila gall
HOST: Gypsophila (Baby's breath) (Gypsophila elegans)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea agglomerans pv. agglomerans
SOURCE: S. Manulis