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: Sweet potato scab
HOST: Sweet potato
Tubers with large, dark scabs.

Sweet potato scab | Sweet potato
DISEASE: Sweet potato scab
HOST: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
PATHOGEN: Streptomyces ipomoeae
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Sweet potato scab
HOST: Sweet potato
Black and necrotic decay of fibrous roots.

Sweet potato scab | Sweet potato
DISEASE: Sweet potato scab
HOST: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
PATHOGEN: Streptomyces ipomoeae
SOURCE: W. Martin
DISEASE: Xanthomonas wilt
HOST: Banana
Cross sections exposing discoloration of infected fruit.

Xanthomonas wilt | Banana
DISEASE: Xanthomonas wilt
HOST: Banana (Musa × paradisiaca 'Pisang Awak')
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Xanthomonas wilt
HOST: Banana
Sliced diseased stem exposing discolored vascular tissues and bacterial ooze.

Xanthomonas wilt | Banana
DISEASE: Xanthomonas wilt
HOST: Banana (Musa × paradisiaca 'Pisang Awak')
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen
DISEASE: Xanthomonas wilt
HOST: Banana
Longitudinal sections of fruit exposing brownish red diseased tissues.

Xanthomonas wilt | Banana
DISEASE: Xanthomonas wilt
HOST: Banana (Musa × paradisiaca 'Pisang Awak')
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris
SOURCE: I. Buddenhagen