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
HOST: Lilac
Blighted twig with shriveled leaves and dark brown streaks on stem.

Bacterial blight | Lilac
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Lilac
Lilac with blighted twigs.

Bacterial blight | Lilac
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Pepper
Leaves with necrotic spots. The bacterial spot xanthomonads are Xanthomonas euvesicatoria, X. vesicatoria, and X. gardneri.

Bacterial spot | Pepper
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Pepper (Capsicum annuum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas bacterial spot pathogens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Pepper
Leaves with water-soaked and brown necrotic lesions. Disease xanthomonads are Xanthomonas euvesicatoria, X. vesicatoria, and X. gardneri.

Bacterial spot | Pepper
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Pepper (Capsicum annuum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas bacterial spot pathogens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria
SOURCE: B. S. Kim
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Pepper
Leaves with broad necrotic lesions. Disease xanthomonads are Xanthomonas euvesicatoria, X. vesicatoria, and X. gardneri.

Bacterial spot | Pepper
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Pepper (Capsicum annuum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas bacterial spot pathogens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria
SOURCE: J. Jones
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Pepper
Infected fruit with brown, wartlike lesions. The bacterial spot xanthomonads are Xanthomonas euvesicatoria, X. vesicatoria, and X. gardneri.

Bacterial spot | Pepper
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Pepper (Capsicum annuum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas bacterial spot pathogens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Pepper
Close-up of fruit with enlarged lesions with cracked, roughened, wartlike appearance. Disease xanthomonads are Xanthomonas euvesicatoria, X. vesicatoria, and X. gardneri.

Bacterial spot | Pepper
DISEASE: Bacterial spot
HOST: Pepper (Capsicum annuum)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas bacterial spot pathogens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria
SOURCE: APS
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