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 streak
HOST: Oat
Leaf with long, dark red streaks.

Bacterial leaf streak | Oat
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf streak
HOST: Oat (Avena sativa)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas translucens pv. cerealis
SOURCE: L. Claflin
DISEASE: Bacterial seedling blight
HOST: Rice
Brown, desiccated seedlings in nursery exhibiting basal chlorosis and withering of second and third leaves.

Bacterial seedling blight | Rice
DISEASE: Bacterial seedling blight
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia plantarii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas plantarii
SOURCE: H. Honma, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial seedling blight
HOST: Rice
Dead seedlings in half of nursery tray. Symptoms are basal chlorosis and withering of second and third leaves. Infected seedlings become reddish brown and desiccated in time.

Bacterial seedling blight | Rice
DISEASE: Bacterial seedling blight
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia plantarii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas plantarii
SOURCE: K. Azegami, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial seedling blight
HOST: Rice
Basal chlorosis and withering of second and third leaves. Seedlings become reddish brown with a dry appearance over time. Root growth is retarded and seedlings easily lodge.

Bacterial seedling blight | Rice
DISEASE: Bacterial seedling blight
HOST: Rice (Oryza sativa)
PATHOGEN: Burkholderia plantarii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Pseudomonas plantarii
SOURCE: K. Azegami
DISEASE: Black chaff (Bacterial leaf streak)
HOST: Wheatgrass
Lesions on leaves first appear as water-soaked, translucent, long, narrow streaks. They later turn brown and necrotic and often coalesce into blighted areas.

Black chaff (Bacterial leaf streak) | Wheatgrass
DISEASE: Black chaff (Bacterial leaf streak)
HOST: Wheatgrass (Elytrigia intermedia)
PATHOGEN: Xanthomonas translucens pv. cerealis
SOURCE: S. Mohan