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Blackleg, black quarter, quarter evil, or quarter ill (Latin: gangraena emphysematosa) is an infectious bacterial disease most commonly caused by Clostridium chauvoei, a Gram-positive bacterial species. It is seen in livestock all over the world, usually affecting cattle, sheep, and goats.
Blackleg is a plant disease of potato caused by pectolytic bacteria that can result in stunting, wilting, chlorosis of leaves, necrosis of several tissues, a decline in yield, and at times the death of the potato plant. The term "blackleg" originates from the typical blackening and decay of the lower stem portion, or "leg", of the plant. [1]
Leptosphaeria maculans (anamorph Phoma lingam) is a fungal pathogen of the phylum Ascomycota that is the causal agent of blackleg disease on Brassica crops. Its genome has been sequenced, [2] and L. maculans is a well-studied model phytopathogenic fungus. Symptoms of blackleg generally include basal stem cankers, small grey lesions on leaves ...
The deadly infection – that turns muscle to mush – has only been seen in humans two other times, Australian doctors said.
Blackleg (disease), in sheep and cattle; Blackleg in rapeseed and other mustard-and-cabbage-family plants, caused by fungus Leptosphaeria maculans; Blackleg (potatoes), caused by Pectobacterium carotovorum; Blackleg (geraniums), caused by a form of the quasi-fungus Pythium; Scurvy, vitamin deficiency in primates and some other animals
A Florida man nearly lost his leg from a flesh-eating bacterial infection, which he thinks developed after a relative bit him as he broke up a family fight.
Fungal diseases; Alternaria diseases: black spot (leaf, stem, or pod spots) Alternaria spp. Alternaria brassicae Alternaria brassicicola Alternaria raphani. Anthracnose: Colletotrichum higginsianum: Black leg and Phoma root rot Leptosphaeria maculans Phoma lingam [anamorph] Black mold rot Rhizopus stolonifer: Black root (Aphanomyces ...
The disease gets its name because dust inhalation causes scarring in the lung tissue, which turns black as the condition worsens.