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: Grain rot
HOST: Rice
Close-up of diseased grain. Infected portions of lemma and palea are purplish to dark brown.
Grain rot | Rice
DISEASE: Grain rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia glumae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas glumae
SOURCE: A. Alvarez, D. Shakya
DISEASE: Grain rot
HOST: Rice
Discolored and withered hulls of infected panicles. A brown margin between the infected and healthy parts of the grain is a diagnostic feature.
Grain rot | Rice
DISEASE: Grain rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia glumae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas glumae
SOURCE: M. Goto