DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Lettuce
Leaf with black, greasy spots that tend to be vein delimited. Lesions begin as small, angular, water-soaked lesions that coalesce, resulting in large necrotic areas.
Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot) | Lettuce
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vitians
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. vitians
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
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 wilt
HOST: Carnation
Carnation stem with cankers and cracks. Yellow sticky bacterial slime is often seen.
Bacterial wilt | Carnation
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia caryophylli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas caryophylli
SOURCE: E. Hellmers, Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Carnation
Severely diseased and withered plants.
Bacterial wilt | Carnation
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia caryophylli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas caryophylli
SOURCE: T. Saito, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Carnation
Sliced stem with discolored vascular bundles.
Bacterial wilt | Carnation
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia caryophylli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas caryophylli
SOURCE: T. Saito, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Carnation
Systemic infection caused cracking and necrosis of the stem.
Bacterial wilt | Carnation
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia caryophylli
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas caryophylli
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce
Corky root causes a reduction in size of lettuce heads and root systems; susceptible cultivar (right) and resistant cultivar (left).
Corky root | Lettuce
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Sphingomonas suberifaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizomonas suberifaciens
SOURCE: E. J. Ryder
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce
Close-up of root with malformed, corky appearance and longitudinal ridges of brown tissues.
Corky root | Lettuce
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Sphingomonas suberifaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizomonas suberifaciens
SOURCE: A. van Bruggen