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: Drippy nut disease
HOST: Oak
Ooze from young twig inoculated with Brenneria quercina.

Drippy nut disease | Oak
DISEASE: Drippy nut disease
HOST: Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
PATHOGEN: Brenneria quercina
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia quercina
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Drippy nut disease
HOST: Oak
Ooze from infected acorn. Copious ooze drips from infected acorns, leaving sticky spots on objects under tree canopy. Infections are associated with insect oviposit wounds.

Drippy nut disease | Oak
DISEASE: Drippy nut disease
HOST: Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
PATHOGEN: Brenneria quercina
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia quercina
SOURCE: M. Schroth