The potato powdery scab agent Spongospora subterranea causes damage on the skin of tubers and induces root gall formation, precipitating considerable yield and quality losses. Currently, there are no effective chemical treatments for the control of powdery scabs. Understanding the inducible defence ...
Powdery scab of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), caused by Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea, is a devastating disease that causes substantial economic losses. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying tuber specific resistance remain poorly understood, largely due to phenotyping bottlenec...
Spongospora subterranea is a soil-borne plant pathogen responsible for economically significant root and powdery scab diseases of potato. However, Tthe obligate biotrophic nature of S. subterranea has made detailed study of the pathogen problematic. Here, we first compared the benefits of sporosori ...
For potato crops, host resistance is currently the most effective and sustainable tool to manage potato root and tuber diseases caused by the plasmodiophorid, Spongospora subterranea. Arguably, zoospore root attachment is the most critical phase of the pathogen infection, however, the mechanisms und...
The protozoan Spongospora subterranea is an obligate biotrophic soil-borne pathogen, causing powdery scab and root disease of potato. Spores of S. subterranea can remain in their dormant states for years, but exposure to germination stimulants can cause dormant spores to re-enter the mitotic cell cy...
