Field distribution of Sorosphaera viticola in commercial vineyards in Germany

Abstract

In the year 2000, resting spores of a previously undescribed plasmodiophorid were found in roots of Vitis spp. This plasmodiophorid was identified as a member of the genus Sorosphaera Schroeter and described as Sorosphaera viticola Kirchmair, Neuhauser, Huber. To attain information on the field distribution of Sorosphaera viticola, a selective screening was conducted in two commercial vineyards in Germany. A study to determine a correlation of Sorosphaera viticola infection to grapevine growth was also performed. © 2006 Federation of European Microbiological Societies Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.