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 pustule
HOST: Soybean
Early symptoms are minute, pale green spots on young leaves. Later, small pustules form in the center of spots, best observed on underside of leaves. Spots vary in size and darken with age and lesions coalesce. Dead areas are torn away by wind.
Bacterial pustule | Soybean
DISEASE: Bacterial pustule
HOST: Soybean (Glycine max)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. glycines
SOURCE: APS
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
DISEASE: Bacterial speck
HOST: Tomato
Green fruit with small, sunken, black lesions. Raised centers are surrounded by dark green halos.
Bacterial speck | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial speck
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato
SOURCE: S. Thomson