DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
Longitudinal sections of diseased rhizomes with discolored vascular tissues.
Bacterial soft rot | Wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Wasabi (Japanese horseradish) (Wasabia japonica)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium wasabiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. wasabiae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
Longitudinal section of rhizome with discolored vascular bundles (left), and rhizome with external symptoms (right).
Bacterial soft rot | Wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Wasabi (Japanese horseradish) (Wasabia japonica)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium wasabiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. wasabiae
SOURCE: M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
Cross section of rhizome with dark, infected vascular bundles.
Bacterial soft rot | Wasabi (Japanese horseradish)
DISEASE: Bacterial soft rot
HOST: Wasabi (Japanese horseradish) (Wasabia japonica)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium wasabiae
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. wasabiae
SOURCE: G. Rodriguez
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
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce
Initial symptoms of disease are yellow lesions on taproot and main laterals. Greenish brown bands occur around roots. Root pith may become brown and hollow.
Corky root | Lettuce
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
PATHOGEN: Sphingomonas suberifaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizomonas suberifaciens
SOURCE: A. van Bruggen
DISEASE: Corky root
HOST: Lettuce
Differences in corky root symptoms between 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. Ryder
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