DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet
Cross section of sugar beet with reddish color in vascular bundles and adjacent tissues.

Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot | Beet
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium betavasculorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. betavasculorum
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet
Advanced stage of disease with extensive rot.

Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot | Beet
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium betavasculorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. betavasculorum
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet
Early stage of systemic infection of young plant noted by blackening of midribs and veins.

Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot | Beet
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium betavasculorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. betavasculorum
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet
Infected vascular bundles caused by systemic infection by the bacterium.

Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot | Beet
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium betavasculorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. betavasculorum
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet
Black discoloration of petioles resulting from systemic infection.

Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot | Beet
DISEASE: Bacterial vascular necrosis and rot
HOST: Beet (Beta vulgaris)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium betavasculorum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. betavasculorum
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Enterobacter bulb decay
HOST: Onion
Onion bulb with extensive soft, brown rot.

Enterobacter bulb decay | Onion
DISEASE: Enterobacter bulb decay
HOST: Onion (Allium cepa)
PATHOGEN: Enterobacter cloacae
SOURCE: H. Schwartz
DISEASE: Internal yellowing
HOST: Papaya
Yellow discoloration of flesh. The affected area is soft and has an acrid odor.

Internal yellowing | Papaya
DISEASE: Internal yellowing
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Enterobacter cloacae
SOURCE: K. Nishijima
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Healthy pear shoot (left) and diseased shoots (center and right). Leaves are reddish and growth is stunted.

Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear
Close-up of infected pear branch showing premature reddish coloration of leaves and cupped, stunted leaves.

Pear decline | Pear
DISEASE: Pear decline
HOST: Pear (Pyrus communis)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Apple proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson