DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Marigold
Infected plant (left) with yellowing and stunting.
Aster yellows | Marigold
DISEASE: Aster yellows
HOST: Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial stem and root rot
HOST: Sweet potato
Collapse of stems and roots caused by systemic activity of the pathogen.
Bacterial stem and root rot | Sweet potato
DISEASE: Bacterial stem and root rot
HOST: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: N. Schaad
DISEASE: Bacterial stem and root rot
HOST: Sweet potato
Rot and collapse of stem, petioles, and leaves caused by systemic infection.
Bacterial stem and root rot | Sweet potato
DISEASE: Bacterial stem and root rot
HOST: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: N. Schaad
DISEASE: Bacterial stem and root rot
HOST: Sweet potato
Rot and internal discoloration of tuber.
Bacterial stem and root rot | Sweet potato
DISEASE: Bacterial stem and root rot
HOST: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
PATHOGEN: Dickeya sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia chrysanthemi
SOURCE: C. Clark
DISEASE: Bacterial stripe
HOST: Bird-of-Paradise
Bird-of-paradise with brownish black stripes along leaf veins and decay at midrib.
Bacterial stripe | Bird-of-Paradise
DISEASE: Bacterial stripe
HOST: Bird-of-Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia andropogonis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas andropogonis
SOURCE: T. Makino, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Bird-of-Paradise
Bird-of-paradise with wilted and dead leaves.
Bacterial wilt | Bird-of-Paradise
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Bird-of-Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: T. Saito, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Bird-of-Paradise
Bird-of-paradise (sliced section) with rotted stele in diseased rhizome. Note discolored vascular bundles of leaf petioles.
Bacterial wilt | Bird-of-Paradise
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Bird-of-Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: T. Saito, M. Goto
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold
Marigolds with yellow apical chlorosis attributed to toxin production by the pathogen.
Pseudomonas leaf spot | Marigold
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis
SOURCE: R. Durbin
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold
Chlorotic leaves with total loss of chlorophyll. Disease is also known as toxic chlorosis.
Pseudomonas leaf spot | Marigold
DISEASE: Pseudomonas leaf spot
HOST: Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis
SOURCE: R. Durbin