DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pear
Close-up of bacterial strands on fruit. These strands detach and drift with the wind.
Fire blight | Pear
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: M. Schroth, S. Thomson
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pear
Cankers on trunk often serve as overwintering sites for the pathogen.
Fire blight | Pear
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pear
Diseased twig with typical crook neck. Note yellowish orange bacterial ooze.
Fire blight | Pear
DISEASE: Fire blight
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Halo blight
HOST: Bean
Leaves of highly susceptible 'Red Kidney' dry bean with typical water-soaked lesions with halos.
Halo blight | Bean
DISEASE: Halo blight
HOST: Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris 'Red Kidney')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. phaseolicola
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Halo blight
HOST: Bean
'Red Kidney' (dry bean) exhibiting tolerant reaction after inoculation with a halo blight strain. The small, dark lesions dry up in a few days and disease does not progress further.
Halo blight | Bean
DISEASE: Halo blight
HOST: Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris 'Red Kidney')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. phaseolicola
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Halo blight
HOST: Bean
Pods of 'Red Kidney' (dry bean) with brown lesions, a late stage of disease.
Halo blight | Bean
DISEASE: Halo blight
HOST: Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris 'Red Kidney')
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. phaseolicola
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Healthy pear shoot (left) and diseased shoots (center and right). Leaves are reddish and growth is stunted.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Close-up of infected pear branch showing premature reddish coloration of leaves and cupped, stunted leaves.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Reduced growth of infected trees in center of image.
Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair