DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape
Stem necrosis of grape.

Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis) | Grape
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape (Vitis vinifera)
PATHOGEN: Xylophilus ampelinus
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas ampelina
SOURCE: N. Schaad
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape
Stem with cankers and discolored external tissues.

Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis) | Grape
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape (Vitis vinifera)
PATHOGEN: Xylophilus ampelinus
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas ampelina
SOURCE: N. Schaad
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape
Severe infection in vineyard is noted by dead canes. Symptoms are most severe in spring; shoot blight, occasional spots on leaves, and cankers are common.

Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis) | Grape
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape (Vitis vinifera)
PATHOGEN: Xylophilus ampelinus
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas ampelina
SOURCE: C. Manceau, N. Schaad
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape
Leaf with necrotic spots and marginal necrosis. One-sided cracking of petiole tissue is common (not shown here).

Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis) | Grape
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape (Vitis vinifera)
PATHOGEN: Xylophilus ampelinus
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas ampelina
SOURCE: C. Panagopoulos
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial decline of papaya, historically called St. Croix decline, was thought to be caused by a fungus. This picture shows a papaya with dead top and side branches, a severe stage of the disease.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Water-soaked papaya stem in St. Croix. Dark, water-soaked, greasy lesions occur on stems and leaves. The causal agent differs somewhat from descriptions of Erwinia papayae D strains in Micronesia.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial invasion of leaf veins and adjacent tissues of papaya in Micronesia. This disease has also been called canker, dieback, and blight.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Complete destruction of papaya plantation in Micronesia. Only a severely damaged trunk remains.

Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Drippy gill
HOST: Mushroom
Drippy gill is characterized by small dark spots on gills with drops of bacterial ooze at the centers. Severe infection results in slimy areas and collapse of gills.

Drippy gill | Mushroom
DISEASE: Drippy gill
HOST: Mushroom (Agaricus campestris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas agarici
SOURCE: J. Young