DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Squash
Diagnostic characteristics for the disease are yellowing of young leaves, proliferation of secondary shoots, and rigid erect habit. Leaves are misshapen and smaller than normal and have stiff, thick laminae.

Aster yellows | Squash
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Squash (Cucurbita sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: S. Miller
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Dahlia
Dalhlia tubers with proliferation and leaf development.

Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Dahlia
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Dahlia (Dahlia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Dahlia
Bacterial fasciation of dahlia tubers.

Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Dahlia
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Dahlia (Dahlia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: H. van Hoof, M. Geesteranus
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage
Cabbage leaves with irregular, brownish lesions. The bacterium does not invade vascular tissues.

Bacterial leaf spot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. armoraciae
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage
Water-soaked lesions on underside of leaf (left), and water-soaked, large necrotic lesions on upper side (right).

Bacterial leaf spot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. armoraciae
SOURCE: R. Campbell
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage
Leaf with various stages of lesion development, including water-soaked lesions.

Bacterial leaf spot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. armoraciae
SOURCE: R. Campbell
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage
Cabbage leaves with many irregular, dark, water-soaked lesions.

Bacterial leaf spot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. armoraciae
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dahlia
Longitudinal section of dahlia with discolored, rotted tissues.

Bacterial rot | Dahlia
DISEASE: Bacterial rot
HOST: Dahlia (Dahlia sp.)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Cabbage
Soft rot of cabbage is characterized by water-soaked, rotted tissues and bad odor.

Bacterial soft rot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
SOURCE: L. Fucikovsky