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: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower
Leaves with tiny lesions surrounded by large halos.

Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot) | Cauliflower
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola
SOURCE: R. Campbell
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower
Section of a cauliflower head with discolored, infected tissues.

Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot) | Cauliflower
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Head rot)
HOST: Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola
SOURCE: R. Campbell
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Collard
Leaf with several kinds of spots. Small necrotic lesions with yellow halos, brown lesions, and large, brown necrotic areas caused by coalescing of lesions.

Bacterial leaf spot | Collard
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Collard (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola
SOURCE: S. Miller
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Radish
Leaf with brown lesions, some with a water-soaked appearance.

Bacterial leaf spot | Radish
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola
SOURCE: J. Togashi, M. Goto
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