DISEASE: Angular leaf spot
HOST: Strawberry
Early stage of disease begins as water-soaked, angular lesions, often with yellow ooze. There also are blight and vascular collapse stages.
Angular leaf spot | Strawberry
DISEASE: Angular leaf spot
HOST: Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas fragariae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Angular leaf spot
HOST: Strawberry
Advanced stage of disease with dry, brownish necrotic lesions on upper leaf surface.
Angular leaf spot | Strawberry
DISEASE: Angular leaf spot
HOST: Strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas fragariae
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Angular leaf spot
HOST: Strawberry
Diseased sepals.
Angular leaf spot | Strawberry
DISEASE: Angular leaf spot
HOST: Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas fragariae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Angular leaf spot
HOST: Strawberry
Vascular collapse stage occurs from systemic invasion of crown region.
Angular leaf spot | Strawberry
DISEASE: Angular leaf spot
HOST: Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas fragariae
SOURCE: M. Schroth
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: Drippy gill
HOST: Mushroom
Drippy gill is characterized by small dark spots on gills with drops of bacterial ooze at the centers. Severe infection results in slimy areas and collapse of gills.
Drippy gill | Mushroom
DISEASE: Drippy gill
HOST: Mushroom (Agaricus campestris)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas agarici
SOURCE: J. Young