DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Tomato
Close-up of bird's-eye spots on green fruit.
Bacterial canker | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Corynebacterium michiganense
SOURCE: A. Hayward
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Tomato
Ripe tomato infected with Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, which causes light brown lesions surrounded by white halos, and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, which causes small, black, raised lesions.
Bacterial canker | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial canker
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Corynebacterium michiganense
SOURCE: M. Schroth
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Tomato
Stem with long necrotic lesions. The pathogen often enters plants following pruning injuries.
Bacterial stem rot | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Ewinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: A. Alvarez
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Tomato
Wilt is first symptom of disease. Later, the pith usually disintegrates, causing hollow and blackened stems.
Bacterial stem rot | Tomato
DISEASE: Bacterial stem rot
HOST: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: M. Stanghelllini
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Black, elongated necrotic areas, characteristic of stem rot.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Black necrotic stem; late stage of disease.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: S. Mohan
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Infected stem with brown necrotic symptoms.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: R. Rowe
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Stems with severe blackleg symptoms.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: A. Paulus, M. Shurtleff
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato
Diseased plant with stunted, yellowish foliage.
Blackleg | Potato
DISEASE: Blackleg
HOST: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
PATHOGEN: Pectobacterium atrosepticum
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica
SOURCE: M. Shurtleff