DISEASE: Bacterial blast and black pit
HOST: Citrus (Lemon)
The term "black pit" refers to black lesions on fruit, which may be specks or large, sunken pits as seen here. They also may be light tan, later becoming reddish brown to black.

Bacterial blast and black pit | Citrus (Lemon)
DISEASE: Bacterial blast and black pit
HOST: Citrus (Lemon) (Citrus limon)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: J. Menge
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: Bacterial fasciation
HOST: Papaya
Fasciation symptoms of papaya. Causal agent is unknown.

Bacterial fasciation | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial mushy canker
HOST: Papaya
This disease (Micronesia) differs from bacterial decline by causing blackish, water-soaked, mushy cankers near or in leaf axils or on young stems.

Bacterial mushy canker | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial mushy canker
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia sp.
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Black chaff (Bacterial leaf streak)
HOST: Wheatgrass
Lesions on leaves first appear as water-soaked, translucent, long, narrow streaks. They later turn brown and necrotic and often coalesce into blighted areas.

Black chaff (Bacterial leaf streak) | Wheatgrass
DISEASE: Black chaff (Bacterial leaf streak)
HOST: Wheatgrass (Elytrigia intermedia)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas translucens pv. cerealis
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Black chaff (Bacterial leaf streak)
HOST: Wheatgrass
Close-up of leaf with brown necrotic streaks.

Black chaff (Bacterial leaf streak) | Wheatgrass
DISEASE: Black chaff (Bacterial leaf streak)
HOST: Wheatgrass (Elytrigia intermedia)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas translucens pv. cerealis
SOURCE: S. Mohan