DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Hazelnut
Diseased young tree with discoloration of the cambium. Dieback of young twigs and branches is characteristic. Other typical symptoms are bud and twig necrosis and small, angular or round, water-soaked leaf spots.

Bacterial blight | Hazelnut
DISEASE: Bacterial blight
HOST: Hazelnut (Corylus americana)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas arboricola pv. corylina
SOURCE: J. Pscheidt
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 ring rot
HOST: Potato
Stunted plant with withered leaves (right).

Bacterial ring rot | Potato
DISEASE: Bacterial ring rot
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial ring rot
HOST: Potato
Infected leaf with advanced stage of interveinal necrosis.

Bacterial ring rot | Potato
DISEASE: Bacterial ring rot
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Bacterial ring rot
HOST: Potato
Foliage symptoms are upward rolling of leaves and marginal necrosis of lower leaves.

Bacterial ring rot | Potato
DISEASE: Bacterial ring rot
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus
SOURCE: G. Franc