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 fasciation
HOST: Papaya
Fasciation symptoms of papaya. Causal agent is unknown.

Bacterial fasciation | Papaya
DISEASE: Bacterial fasciation
HOST: Papaya (Carica papaya)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Common scab (Potato scab)
HOST: Potato
Symptoms of common scab vary depending upon the cultivar. The lesions can be shallow or deep, erumpent and corky, and vary in color.

Common scab (Potato scab) | Potato
DISEASE: Common scab (Potato scab)
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Streptomyces scabiei
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Streptomyces scabies
SOURCE: A. Secor
DISEASE: Common scab (Potato scab)
HOST: Potato
White-skinned tuber with sunken and superficial scab lesions.

Common scab (Potato scab) | Potato
DISEASE: Common scab (Potato scab)
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Streptomyces scabiei
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Streptomyces scabies
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Common scab (Potato scab)
HOST: Potato
Red-skinned tuber with lesions that usually penetrate less than 1 mm.

Common scab (Potato scab) | Potato
DISEASE: Common scab (Potato scab)
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Streptomyces scabiei
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Streptomyces scabies
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Foamy canker
HOST: Almond
White, macerated tissues near cambium region is characteristic of disease. Foam is usually associated with cankers. The disease is suspected to be bacterial but the causal agent has not been identified.

Foamy canker | Almond
DISEASE: Foamy canker
HOST: Almond (Prunus dulcis)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: B. Teviotdale