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 blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape
Stem necrosis of grape.

Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis) | Grape
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape (Vitis vinifera)
PATHOGEN: Xylophilus ampelinus
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas ampelina
SOURCE: N. Schaad
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape
Stem with cankers and discolored external tissues.

Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis) | Grape
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape (Vitis vinifera)
PATHOGEN: Xylophilus ampelinus
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas ampelina
SOURCE: N. Schaad
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape
Severe infection in vineyard is noted by dead canes. Symptoms are most severe in spring; shoot blight, occasional spots on leaves, and cankers are common.

Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis) | Grape
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape (Vitis vinifera)
PATHOGEN: Xylophilus ampelinus
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas ampelina
SOURCE: C. Manceau, N. Schaad
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape
Leaf with necrotic spots and marginal necrosis. One-sided cracking of petiole tissue is common (not shown here).

Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis) | Grape
DISEASE: Bacterial blight (Bacterial necrosis)
HOST: Grape (Vitis vinifera)
PATHOGEN: Xylophilus ampelinus
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas ampelina
SOURCE: C. Panagopoulos
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Blackening of pith and cortex of rhizome.

Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Field of wilted ginger plants.

Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: A. Hayward
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger
Ginger plants with yellowing, marginal necrosis, and downward curling of infected leaves, in contrast to darker, fully expanded healthy leaves.

Bacterial wilt | Ginger
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PATHOGEN: Ralstonia solanacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas solanacearum
SOURCE: M. Paret, N. Joy