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 black leaf spot
HOST: Clover
White clover with brown necrotic spots.
Bacterial black leaf spot | Clover
DISEASE: Bacterial black leaf spot
HOST: Clover (Trifolium repens)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia andropogonis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas andropogonis
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial black leaf spot
HOST: Clover
White clover leaves with brownish spots and some yellowing occurring at the margins.
Bacterial black leaf spot | Clover
DISEASE: Bacterial black leaf spot
HOST: Clover (Trifolium repens)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia andropogonis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas andropogonis
SOURCE: R. Gitaitis
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Leaf spot)
HOST: Clover
Diseased leaf with elongated, reddish brown lesions, especially numerous on the margins.
Bacterial blight (Leaf spot) | Clover
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Leaf spot)
HOST: Clover (Trifolium alexandrinum)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial decline of papaya, historically called St. Croix decline, was thought to be caused by a fungus. This picture shows a papaya with dead top and side branches, a severe stage of the disease.
Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Water-soaked papaya stem in St. Croix. Dark, water-soaked, greasy lesions occur on stems and leaves. The causal agent differs somewhat from descriptions of Erwinia papayae D strains in Micronesia.
Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Bacterial invasion of leaf veins and adjacent tissues of papaya in Micronesia. This disease has also been called canker, dieback, and blight.
Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya
Complete destruction of papaya plantation in Micronesia. Only a severely damaged trunk remains.
Bacterial decline | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial decline
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia papayae
SOURCE: E. Trujillo
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Clover
Leafy gall on stem.
Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall) | Clover
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation (Leafy gall)
HOST: Clover (Melilotus officinalis)
PATHOGEN: Rhodococcus fascians
SOURCE: H. van Hoof, M. Geesteranus