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
HOST: Laurel (California laurel)
Leaf with dark brown, angular spots.

Bacterial leaf spot | Laurel (California laurel)
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Laurel (California laurel) (Umbellularia californica)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas lauracearum
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Peanut
The disease causes water-soaked lesions, particularly on upper leaf surfaces. Lesions enlarge and later display brown necrotic areas. Leaflets become chlorotic and shed prematurely.

Bacterial leaf spot | Peanut
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas sp.
SOURCE: P. Subrahmanyam
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Verbena
Leaf with purple-brown necrotic spots.

Bacterial leaf spot | Verbena
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot
HOST: Verbena (Verbena sp.)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas sp.
SOURCE: R. Raabe
DISEASE: Bacterial pustule
HOST: Soybean
Early symptoms are minute, pale green spots on young leaves. Later, small pustules form in the center of spots, best observed on underside of leaves. Spots vary in size and darken with age and lesions coalesce. Dead areas are torn away by wind.

Bacterial pustule | Soybean
DISEASE: Bacterial pustule
HOST: Soybean (Glycine max)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Xanthomonas campestris pv. glycines
SOURCE: APS