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 brown spot
HOST: Mallotus
Leaf with small, rustylike lesions.
Bacterial brown spot | Mallotus
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malloti
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Mallotus
Leaf with tiny, light brown spots surrounded by chlorotic zones.
Bacterial brown spot | Mallotus
DISEASE: Bacterial brown spot
HOST: Mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. malloti
SOURCE: M. Kobayashi, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot
HOST: Banana
Cross sections of fruit with internal discoloration and rot. This disease is also known as Mokillo disease.
Bacterial finger-tip rot | Banana
DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia cenocepacia
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas cenocepacia
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot
HOST: Banana
Longitudinal sections of fruit with internal discoloration and rot. Healthy (right).
Bacterial finger-tip rot | Banana
DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia cenocepacia
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas cenocepacia
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot
HOST: Banana
Diseased banana hand with external discoloration.
Bacterial finger-tip rot | Banana
DISEASE: Bacterial finger-tip rot
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia cenocepacia
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas cenocepacia
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Mallotus
Leaf with dark and water-soaked lesions along veins.
Bacterial leaf spot | Mallotus
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia mallotivora
SOURCE: M. Kobayashi, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Mallotus
Leaves with water-soaking, and one also with dark spots surrounded by chlorotic tissues.
Bacterial leaf spot | Mallotus
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia mallotivora
SOURCE: M. Kobayashi, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt (Moko disease)
HOST: Banana
Diseased young plant with wilted, yellowish leaves.
Bacterial wilt (Moko disease) | Banana
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt (Moko disease)
HOST: Banana (Musa sp.)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen