DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Alfalfa
Longitudinal section of defined brown gum pockets on inner surface of root bark.

Bacterial wilt | Alfalfa
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
PATHOGEN: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosus
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Alfalfa
Infected plant (left) with typical symptoms of stunting and chlorosis. Other characteristic symptoms are spindly stems and small distorted leaflets. Healthy plant (right).

Bacterial wilt | Alfalfa
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
PATHOGEN: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosus
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Alfalfa
Diseased plant with chlorotic leaves.

Bacterial wilt | Alfalfa
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
PATHOGEN: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosus
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Alfalfa
Cross sections of diseased roots with defined brown gum pockets on inner surface of bark. Healthy root (upper left). Other sections represent increases in disease severity.

Bacterial wilt | Alfalfa
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
PATHOGEN: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosus
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Goss's bacterial wilt and blight
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Wilted, dying plants. Leaves have gray to light yellow stripes and irregular margins that follow leaf veins. Systemically infected plants usually have orange vascular bundles.

Goss's bacterial wilt and blight | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Goss's bacterial wilt and blight
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Corynebacterium nebraskense
SOURCE: A. Vidaver
DISEASE: Goss's bacterial wilt and blight
HOST: Corn (Maize)
The disease causes necrotic leaf lesions, which typically have dark flecks (freckles) within the lesions (not seen here).

Goss's bacterial wilt and blight | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Goss's bacterial wilt and blight
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Corynebacterium nebraskense
SOURCE: A. Vidaver
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Wilted seedlings resulting from systemic invasion.

Stewart's wilt | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia stewartii
SOURCE: D. White
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Leaf blight is the dominant symptom of this disease. Lesions begin as gray-green to yellow in color and turn brown in time.

Stewart's wilt | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia stewartii
SOURCE: D. White
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize)
Flea beetle and scars caused by feeding damage. The beetle is a vector and is an overwintering site for the bacterium.

Stewart's wilt | Corn (Maize)
DISEASE: Stewart's wilt
HOST: Corn (Maize) (Zea mays)
PATHOGEN: Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia stewartii
SOURCE: D. White