DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Grass
Timothy grass with light-colored lesions caused by unidentified Xanthomonas sp.
Bacterial blight | Grass
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Grass (Phleum pratense)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas sp.
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff
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 (Blight)
HOST: Elderberry
Elderberry with dark brown to blackish angular leaf spots.
Bacterial leaf spot (Blight) | Elderberry
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Blight)
HOST: Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas sp.
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Grape
Grape with multiple galls on trunk resulting from systemic infection.
Crown gall | Grape
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Grape (Vitis vinifera)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium vitis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium vitus
SOURCE: H. Sawada, M. Goto
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Grape
Multiple small galls on trunk of systemically infected grape.
Crown gall | Grape
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Grape (Vitis vinifera)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium vitis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium vitus
SOURCE: D. Gabriel
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Grape
Gall on base of 'Zinfandel' grape in California, where aerial galls are less common because of dry, hot weather.
Crown gall | Grape
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Grape (Vitis vinifera 'Zinfandel')
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium vitis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium vitus
SOURCE: M. Schroth