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 leaf spot
HOST: Pothos
Leaf with black necrotic tissues with concentric rings of light and dark tissues.
Bacterial leaf spot | Pothos
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Pothos (Epipremnum pinnatum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: APS
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: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Pothos
Pothos with infected stem and petioles.
Bacterial wilt | Pothos
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: D. Norman
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Pothos
Plant with severely infected leaves and stems.
Bacterial wilt | Pothos
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: D. Norman
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Squash
Field with severe symptoms of wilt. Foliage often is chlorotic and leaf margins may be chlorotic and necrotic before plant death. Bacterial ooze may be seen streaming from the xylem when infected stems are cut.
Bacterial wilt | Squash
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Squash (Cucurbita maxima)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila
SOURCE: B. Jacobsen, M. Shurtleff