Diseases caused by pathogens
A pathogen is a living organism or virus directly capable of causing disease. The term “disease” is defined as a harmful deviation from the normal functioning of physiological processes. Many taxonomically diverse organisms become phytopathogenic (cause plant diseases) under suitable conditions. Plant pathogens can be categorized by their formal biological classification (taxonomy).
Index of disease names and scientific names of their causal pathogens
The entries for diseases caused by pathogens have sections containing nomenclature and taxonomy; general information and importance; distribution and hosts; symptoms and signs; disease cycle; damage; prevention and management; selected references; and photographs depicting various stages of the pathogen and the damage caused.
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Eastern dwarf mistletoe
Pathogen name: Arceuthobium pusillum Peck
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Echinodontium tinctorium
(Ellis & Everh.) Ellis & Everh.
Disease name: Brown stringy trunk rot
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Elytroderma disease
Pathogen name: Elytroderma deformans (Weir) Darker
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Entoleuca mammata
(Wahlenb.) J.D. Rogers & Y.M. Ju
Disease name: Hypoxylon canker
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Erethizon dorsatum
(Linnaeus)
Disease name: Porcupine
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Erwinia amylovora
(Burrill) Winslow. et al.
Disease name: Fire blight
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European larch canker
Pathogen name: Lachnellula willkommii (Hartig) Dennis
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Eutypella canker
Pathogen name: Eutypella parasitica R.W. Davidson & R.C. Lorenz