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 gall
HOST: Carrot
Root with many galls of different sizes.
Bacterial gall | Carrot
DISEASE: Bacterial gall
HOST: Carrot (Daucus carota)
PATHOGEN: Rhizobacter dauci
SOURCE: H. Kuwata
DISEASE: Bacterial gall
HOST: Carrot
Galls caused from inoculation of injured roots (left two) and uninjured roots (center two). Uninjured, noninoculated root (right).
Bacterial gall | Carrot
DISEASE: Bacterial gall
HOST: Carrot (Daucus carota)
PATHOGEN: Rhizobacter dauci
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial gall
HOST: Cherry
Small gall on twig.
Bacterial gall | Cherry
DISEASE: Bacterial gall
HOST: Cherry (Prunus avium)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. cerasicola
SOURCE: H. Kamiunten, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial gall
HOST: Wisteria (Japanese wisteria)
Multiple galls on trunk.
Bacterial gall | Wisteria (Japanese wisteria)
DISEASE: Bacterial gall
HOST: Wisteria (Japanese wisteria) (Wisteria floribunda)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea agglomerans pv. millettiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia herbicola pv. millettiae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial gall
HOST: Wisteria (Japanese wisteria)
Gall on branch.
Bacterial gall | Wisteria (Japanese wisteria)
DISEASE: Bacterial gall
HOST: Wisteria (Japanese wisteria) (Wisteria floribunda)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea agglomerans pv. millettiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia herbicola pv. millettiae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Almond
Leaves exhibiting different stages of disease. Spots begin as water-soaked lesions, mostly at leaf tips and margins, and later turn brown.
Bacterial spot | Almond
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Apricot
Fruit with black scabs and cracks, and leaves with brown lesions, some coalescing to form large necrotic areas.
Bacterial spot | Apricot
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark')
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni
SOURCE: J. Young