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SPONGOSPORA COMPETENCE CENTER

All about Spongospora subterranea, member of the Plasmodiophorid family


This project has started in September 1995. The intention was to establish a site for INFORMATION and ORIENTATION on different aspects of the pathogen
Spongospora subterranea f.sp. subterranea and to encourage people to network with other researchers.

As the webmaster has retired, this site was moved in December 2020 from the URL www.spongospora.ethz.ch


Your host: U. Merz


General Description of the Genus Spongospora Members of the Genus Spongospora References Places and People Photo-Shop

Keynote Presentation 2nd Int. Sss Workshop, 2019

  • 1st European Powdery Scab Workshop, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, July 20-22, 2000
  • Powdery Scab Scoring Workshop, La Fretaz, CH, August 26-27, 2002
  • 1st International Spongospora Workshop:Scottsbluff, NE, USA, August 8-12, 2004
  • 2nd European Powdery Scab Workshop, Langnau, Switzerland, Aug. 29-31, 2007
  • 3rd European Powdery Scab Workshop, Boldern, Switzerland, July 11-13, 2011
  • 2nd International Powdery Scab Workshop, South Africa, July 29 - August 1, 2014
  • 2nd International Spongospora Workshop, Switzerland, September 5, 2019
    (after the EAPR Pathology & Pests Section Meeting, September 2-4, 2019)
  • 3rd International Spongospora Workshop, Oslo, July 6, 2024: Online and abstracts published


  • Useful links to other related sites:

    The Potato Tuber Blemishes identification Website

    Plasmodiophorid Home Page

    'Fungal vector of plant viruses' research at Warwick HRI, Wellesbourne, GB

    International Working Group on 'Plant Viruses with Fungal Vectors' Home Page

    Group action terminated (Aug 2018)

    Please make use of the Sss Draft Genome Resource:


    Please mail to Last update: Oktober, 2025

    Plant Pathology Group ETH Zurich


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