DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Blight)
HOST: Poinsettia
Blighted leaves and stems.
Bacterial leaf spot (Blight) | Poinsettia
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Blight)
HOST: Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
PATHOGEN: Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. poinsettiae
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Blight)
HOST: Poinsettia
Poinsettia with diseased stem. Woody stems may have a yellowed cortex and dark vascular tissues. The stem tip may curve with deformed terminal leaves.
Bacterial leaf spot (Blight) | Poinsettia
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Blight)
HOST: Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
PATHOGEN: Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. poinsettiae
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Blight)
HOST: Poinsettia
Leaves with small, dark spots, an early stage of disease.
Bacterial leaf spot (Blight) | Poinsettia
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Blight)
HOST: Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
PATHOGEN: Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. poinsettiae
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe field with severe destruction from bacterial wilt (left), less on right.
Bacterial wilt | Cantaloupe
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Muskmelon
Severely diseased plants as noted by dying runners.
Bacterial wilt | Muskmelon
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Muskmelon
Wilt-devastated muskmelon field.
Bacterial wilt | Muskmelon
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt
HOST: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)
PATHOGEN: Erwinia tracheiphila
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
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
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce
Corky root causes a reduction in size of lettuce heads and root systems; susceptible cultivar (right) and resistant cultivar (left).
Corky root | Lettuce
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Sphingomonas suberifaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizomonas suberifaciens
SOURCE: E. J. Ryder
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce
Close-up of root with malformed, corky appearance and longitudinal ridges of brown tissues.
Corky root | Lettuce
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Sphingomonas suberifaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizomonas suberifaciens
SOURCE: A. van Bruggen