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Common foliar and fruit symptoms of bacterial spot disease caused by Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans on tomatoes
This pathogen has become the most common cause of bacterial spot disease of tomato in hot and humid environments worldwide. Fruit symptoms consist of upraised, scabby lesions that become sunken as the fruit matures, while foliar symptoms consist of small necrotic lesions on leaves, stems, and petioles. When weather conditions favor rapid disease development, the necrotic tissues within the center of leaf lesions will often collapse, producing a distinct shot hole pattern. Timilsina et al. 2025
Image Credit: Gary E. Vallad
Citation: (2025) PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 21(4) May 2025. PLoS Pathog 21(4): ev21.i04. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v21.i04
Published: May 7, 2025
Copyright: © 2025 . This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
This pathogen has become the most common cause of bacterial spot disease of tomato in hot and humid environments worldwide. Fruit symptoms consist of upraised, scabby lesions that become sunken as the fruit matures, while foliar symptoms consist of small necrotic lesions on leaves, stems, and petioles. When weather conditions favor rapid disease development, the necrotic tissues within the center of leaf lesions will often collapse, producing a distinct shot hole pattern. Timilsina et al. 2025
Image Credit: Gary E. Vallad