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 foot rot
HOST: Rice
The disease causes sheaths to turn dark brown and rot; dead leaves droop. Nodes, culms, and crowns also decay, and infected tillers are easily detached from the crown. Culms and internodes turn black.
Bacterial foot rot | Rice
DISEASE: Bacterial foot rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya zeae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. zeae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial foot rot
HOST: Rice
Decayed culms (right) and healthy culms (left). Leaf sheaths of infected plants exhibit dark brown decay and attached leaves turn yellow and wilt.
Bacterial foot rot | Rice
DISEASE: Bacterial foot rot
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya zeae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. zeae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial speck
HOST: Tomato
Leaf with typical brown to black lesions without halos, an early stage of disease.
Bacterial speck | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial speck
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Bacterial speck
HOST: Tomato
Leaves with spots, some surrounded by chlorotic zones.
Bacterial speck | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial speck
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial speck
HOST: Tomato
Curling leaves with large, blackish lesions. Later, yellowing occurs around lesions.
Bacterial speck | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial speck
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial speck
HOST: Tomato
Infection of flowers, peduncles, and stems.
Bacterial speck | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial speck
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato
SOURCE: D. Cupples
DISEASE: Bacterial speck
HOST: Tomato
Field view of severely diseased plants.
Bacterial speck | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial speck
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato
SOURCE: M. Schroth