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 (Blight)
HOST: Poinsettia
Blighted leaves and stems.

Bacterial leaf spot (Blight) | Poinsettia
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Blight)
HOST: Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
PATHOGEN: Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. poinsettiae
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Blight)
HOST: Poinsettia
Poinsettia with diseased stem. Woody stems may have a yellowed cortex and dark vascular tissues. The stem tip may curve with deformed terminal leaves.

Bacterial leaf spot (Blight) | Poinsettia
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Blight)
HOST: Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
PATHOGEN: Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. poinsettiae
SOURCE: APS
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Blight)
HOST: Poinsettia
Leaves with small, dark spots, an early stage of disease.

Bacterial leaf spot (Blight) | Poinsettia
DISEASE: Bacterial leaf spot (Blight)
HOST: Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
PATHOGEN: Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. poinsettiae
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
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