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: Cabbage
Cabbage leaves with irregular, brownish lesions. The bacterium does not invade vascular tissues.

Bacterial leaf spot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. armoraciae
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage
Water-soaked lesions on underside of leaf (left), and water-soaked, large necrotic lesions on upper side (right).

Bacterial leaf spot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. armoraciae
SOURCE: R. Campbell
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage
Leaf with various stages of lesion development, including water-soaked lesions.

Bacterial leaf spot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. armoraciae
SOURCE: R. Campbell
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage
Cabbage leaves with many irregular, dark, water-soaked lesions.

Bacterial leaf spot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. armoraciae
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage
Necrotic, light tan leaf spots, a late stage in disease development.

Bacterial leaf spot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica pekinensis)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. armoraciae
SOURCE: R. Campbell
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Nephthytis
Leaf with concentric rings of dark tissues. There has been confusion of the causal agent with Dickeya sp., which also causes mushy leaf spots.

Bacterial leaf spot | Nephthytis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Nephthytis (Syngonium podophyllum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
SOURCE: A. Chase
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Nephthytis
Water-soaked tissues and large, dark brown necrotic areas at leaf margins. Healthy (center leaf).

Bacterial leaf spot | Nephthytis
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Nephthytis (Syngonium podophyllum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas cichorii
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Cabbage
Soft rot of cabbage is characterized by water-soaked, rotted tissues and bad odor.

Bacterial soft rot | Cabbage
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium carotovorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
SOURCE: L. Fucikovsky