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 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: 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