DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Geranium
Close-up of upper side of leaf with dark brown spots.
Bacterial blight | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas hortorum pv. pelargonii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii
SOURCE: M. Daughtrey
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Geranium
Close-up of lower side of leaf with dark brown lesions.
Bacterial blight | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas hortorum pv. pelargonii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. pelargonii
SOURCE: M. Daughtrey
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Geranium
Disease begins as water-soaked lesions that become brown to black and may coalesce, forming large necrotic areas.
Bacterial leaf spot | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Geranium
Leaves with varying degrees of disease severity.
Bacterial leaf spot | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Bacterial seed and seedling rot
HOST: Geranium
Cotyledons with water-soaked spots.
Bacterial seed and seedling rot | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial seed and seedling rot
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Paenibacillus sp.
SOURCE: A. Magyarosy, D. Thomas
DISEASE: Bacterial seed and seedling rot
HOST: Geranium
Rotted and discolored seeds (right). Healthy seeds (left).
Bacterial seed and seedling rot | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial seed and seedling rot
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Paenibacillus sp.
SOURCE: A. Magyarosy, D. Thomas
DISEASE: Bacterial stalk and top rot
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Corn exhibiting symptoms at early stage of disease. Note water-soaked external stalk tissues.
Bacterial stalk and top rot | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Bacterial stalk and top rot
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays 'Pukekohe')
PATHOGEN: Dickeya zeae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. zeae
SOURCE: J. Young
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Geranium
Necrotic, umbrella-like appearance of infected leaves, an early stage of disease. Lower leaves become yellow and necrosis develops as the disease progresses. V-shaped necrosis is typical of other systemic diseases.
Bacterial wilt | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Daughtrey
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Geranium
Cross section of wilted geranium with infected vascular tissues and bacterial ooze.
Bacterial wilt | Geranium
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Geranium (Pelargonium sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Daughtrey