Dr. Simone Prospero
Function
scientific staff member
Contact
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Site
Birmensdorf Bi PL B 41
Education
- 2007 - present: Researcher at WSL
- 2005 - 2007: Post Doc at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Team of Forest Pathology (Dr. B. Lung), Bordeaux, France
- 2003 - 2005: Post Doc at Oregon State University, Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology (Prof. E. Hansen), Corvallis, Oregon, USA
- 1999 - 2003: PhD at WSL (Prof. O. Holdenrieder, Dr. D. Rigling)
- 1991 - 1997: Studies of Forest Sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich
- 1972 born in Locarno, citizen of Malvaglia (TI, Switzerland)
Research interests
I am interested in the biology and ecology of fungal pathogens of forest trees in natural and artificial (plantations) ecosystems. My research activity has focused on three different model organisms:
1) Phytophthora ramorum (Oomycete), the causal agent of Sudden Oak Death
2) Cryphonectria parasitica (Ascomycete), the chestnut blight fungus
3) Armillaria ostoyae (Basidiomycete), the Armillaria root rot fungus
Hobbies
Playing accordion, hiking in Val Malvaglia, cultivating grapes (and enjoying vine …), reading, politics
FURTHER INFORMATION
Publications WSL
Scientific publication article peer reviewed
Rigling, D.; Robin, C.; Prospero, S., 2021: Mycovirus-mediated biological control. In: Bamford, D.H.; Zuckerman, M. (eds), 2021: Encyclopedia of virology. Amsterdam, Elsevier. 468-477. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.21516-1
Prospero, S.; Botella, L.; Santini, A.; Robin, C., 2021: Biological control of emerging forest diseases: How can we move from dreams to reality?. Forest Ecology and Management, 496: 119377 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119377
Ježić, M.; Schwarz, J.M.; Prospero, S.; Sotirovski, K.; Risteski, M.; Curkovic-Perica, M.; Nuskern, L.; Krstin, L.; Katanić, Z.; Maleničić, E.; Poljak, I.; Idžojtić, M.; Rigling, D., 2021: Temporal and spatial genetic population structure of Cryphonectria parasitica and its associated hypovirus across an invasive range of chestnut blight in Europe. Phytopathology, doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-09-20-0405-R
Stauber, L.; Badet, T.; Feurtey, A.; Prospero, S.; Croll, D., 2021: Emergence and diversification of a highly invasive chestnut pathogen lineage across southeastern Europe. eLife, 10: e56279 (27 pp.). doi: 10.7554/eLife.56279
Mizeriene, G.; Cerny, K.; Zyka, V.; Bakonyi, J.; Nagy, Z.Á.; Oliva, J.; Redondo, M.A.; Corcobado, T.; Martín-García, J.; Prospero, S., 2020: Patterns of genetic diversification in the invasive hybrid plant pathogen Phytophthora × alni and its parental species P. uniformis. Phytopathology, 110, 12: 1959-1969. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-12-19-0475-R
Stauber, L.; Prospero, S.; Croll, D., 2020: Comparative genomics analyses of lifestyle transitions at the origin of an invasive fungal pathogen in the genus Cryphonectria. mSphere, 5, 5: e00737-20 (17 pp.). doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00737-20
Franić, I.; Eschen, R.; Allan, E.; Hartmann, M.; Schneider, S.; Prospero, S., 2020: Drivers of richness and community composition of fungal endophytes of tree seeds. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 96, 9: fiaa166 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiaa166
Jactel, H.; Desprez-Loustau, M.; Battisti, A.; Brockerhoff, E.; Santini, A.; Stenlid, J.; Björkman, C.; Branco, M.; Dehnen-Schmutz, K.; Douma, J.C.; Drakulic, J.; Drizou, F.; Eschen, R.; Franco, J.C.; Gossner, M.M.; Green, S.; Kenis, M.; Klapwijk, M.J.; Liebhold, A.M.; ... Zalucki, M.P., 2020: Pathologists and entomologists must join forces against forest pest and pathogen invasions. NeoBiota, 58: 107-127. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.58.54389
Dennert, F.; Rigling, D.; Meyer, J.B.; Schefer, C.; Augustiny, E.; Prospero, S., 2020: Testing the pathogenic potential of Cryphonectria parasitica and related species on three common European Fagaceae. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 3: 52 (8 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2020.00052
Franić, I.; Allan, E.; Prospero, S.; Eschen, R., 2020: Risks of pest and disease movement via plant and seed exchanges. BGjournal: Journal of Botanic Gardens Conservation International, 17, 1: 30-32.
Tsykun, T.; Javal, M.; Hölling, D.; Roux, G.; Prospero, S., 2019: Fine-scale invasion genetics of the quarantine pest, Anoplophora glabripennis, reconstructed in single outbreaks. Scientific Reports, 9: 19436 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-55698-3
Ježić, M.; Kolp, M.; Prospero, S.; Sotirovski, K.; Double, M.; Rigling, D.; Risteski, M.; Karin-Kujundžić, V.; Idžojtić, M.; Poljak, I.; Ćurković-Perica, M., 2019: Diversity of Cryphonectria parasitica in callused chestnut blight cankers on European and American chestnut. Forest Pathology, 49, 6: e12566 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1111/efp.12566
Cornejo, C.; Šever, B.; Kupper, Q.; Prospero, S.; Rigling, D., 2019: A multiplexed genotyping assay to determine vegetative incompatibility and mating type in Cryphonectria parasitica. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 155, 1: 81-91. doi: 10.1007/s10658-019-01751-w
Dennert, F.; Meyer, J.B.; Rigling, D.; Prospero, S., 2019: Assessing the phytosanitary risk posed by an intraspecific invasion of Cryphonectria parasitica in Europe. Phytopathology, 109, 12: 2055-2063. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-06-19-0197-R
Morales-Rodríguez, C.; Anslan, S.; Auger-Rozenberg, M.; Augustin, S.; Baranchikov, Y.; Bellahirech, A.; Burokienė, D.; Čepukoit, D.; Çota, E.; Davydenko, K.; Doğmuş Lehtijärvi, H.T.; Drenkhan, R.; Drenkhan, T.; Eschen, R.; Franić, I.; Glavendekić, M.; De Groot, M.; Kacprzyk, M.; Kenis, M.; ... Cleary, M., 2019: Forewarned is forearmed: harmonized approaches for early detection of potentially invasive pests and pathogens in sentinel plantings. NeoBiota, 95-123. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.47.34276
Eschen, R.; De Groot, M.; Glavendekić, M.; Lacković, N.; Matosević, D.; Morales‐Rodriguez, C.; O Hanlon, R.; Oskay, F.; Papazova, I.; Prospero, S.; Franić, I., 2019: Spotting the pests of tomorrow - Sampling designs for detection of species associations with woody plants. Journal of Biogeography, 46: 2159-2173. doi: 10.1111/jbi.13670
Franić, I.; Prospero, S.; Hartmann, M.; Allan, E.; Auger‐Rozenberg, M.; Grünwald, N.J.; Kenis, M.; Roques, A.; Schneider, S.; Sniezko, R.; Williams, W.; Eschen, R., 2019: Are traded forest tree seeds a potential source of nonnative pests?. Ecological Applications, 29, 7: e01971 (16 pp.). doi: 10.1002/eap.1971
Akilli Șımșek, S.; Katircioğlu, Y.Z.; Borst, N.; Çakar, D.; Prospero, S.; Rigling, D.; Maden, S., 2019: Identification and characterization of hypovirus-infected Cryphonectria parasitica isolates from biological control plots in İzmir, Kütahya, and Sinop. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 43: 527-537. doi: 10.3906/tar-1901-82
Meyer, J.B.; Chalmandrier, L.; Fässler, F.; Schefer, C.; Rigling, D.; Prospero, S., 2019: Role of fresh dead wood in the epidemiology and the biological control of the chestnut blight fungus. Plant Disease, 103, 3: 430-438. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-05-18-0796-RE
Javal, M.; Lombaert, E.; Tsykun, T.; Courtin, C.; Kerdelhué, C.; Prospero, S.; Roques, A.; Roux, G., 2019: Deciphering the worldwide invasion of the Asian long-horned beetle: a recurrent invasion process from the native area together with a bridgehead effect. Molecular Ecology, 28, 5: 951-967. doi: 10.1111/mec.15030
Heinzelmann, R.; Dutech, C.; Tsykun, T.; Labbé, F.; Soularue, J.; Prospero, S., 2019: Latest advances and future perspectives in Armillaria research. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 41, 1: 1-23. doi: 10.1080/07060661.2018.1558284
Lione, G.; Danti, R.; Fernandez-Conradi, P.; Ferreira-Cardoso, J.V.; Lefort, F.; Marques, G.; Meyer, J.B.; Prospero, S.; Radócz, L.; Robin, C.; Turchetti, T.; Vettraino, A.M.; Gonthier, P., 2019: The emerging pathogen of chestnut Gnomoniopsis castaneae: the challenge posed by a versatile fungus. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 153, 3: 671-685. doi: 10.1007/s10658-018-1597-2
Prospero, S., 2018: Émergence des phytophtohoras forestiers. Revue Forestiere Francaise, 70, 6: 607-612.
Rigling, D.; Borst, N.; Cornejo, C.; Supatashvili, A.; Prospero, S., 2018: Genetic and Phenotypic characterization of Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 from Eurasian Georgia. Viruses, 10, 12: 687 (13 pp.). doi: 10.3390/v10120687
Schoebel, C.N.; Prospero, S.; Gross, A.; Rigling, D., 2018: Detection of a conspecific mycovirus in two closely related native and introduced fungal hosts and evidence for interspecific virus transmission. Viruses, 10, 11: 628 (13 pp.). doi: 10.3390/v10110628
Meyer, J.B.; Prospero, S., 2018: Il deperimento del frassino. Una malattia che in 25 anni si è diffusa in tutta Europa. Sherwood, 29-33.
Heinzelmann, R.; Prospero, S.; Rigling, D., 2018: Frequent diploidisation of haploid Armillaria ostoyae strains in an outdoor inoculation experiment. Fungal Biology, 122, 2-3: 147-155. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2017.12.005
Rigling, D.; Prospero, S., 2018: Cryphonectria parasitica, the causal agent of chestnut blight: invasion history, population biology and disease control. Molecular Plant Pathology, 19, 1: 7-20. doi: 10.1111/mpp.12542
Klopfenstein, N.B.; Stewart, J.E.; Ota, Y.; Hanna, J.W.; Richardson, B.A.; Ross-Davis, A.L.; Elías-Román, R.D.; Korhonen, K.; Keča, N.; Iturritxa, E.; Alvarado-Rosales, D.; Solheim, H.; Brazee, N.J.; Łakomy, P.; Cleary, M.R.; Hasegawa, E.; Kikuchi, T.; Garza-Ocañas, F.; Tsopelas, P.; ... Kim, M., 2017: Insights into the phylogeny of Northern Hemisphere Armillaria: neighbor-net and Bayesian analyses of translation elongation factor 1-α gene sequences. Mycologia, 109, 1: 75-91. doi: 10.1080/00275514.2017.1286572
Aghayeva, D.N.; Rigling, D.; Prospero, S., 2017: Low genetic diversity but frequent sexual reproduction of the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica in Azerbaijan. Forest Pathology, 47, 5: e12357 (7 pp.). doi: 10.1111/efp.12357
Tsykun, T.; Rellstab, C.; Dutech, C.; Sipos, G.; Prospero, S., 2017: Comparative assessment of SSR and SNP markers for inferring the population genetic structure of the common fungus Armillaria cepistipes. Heredity, 119, 5: 371-380. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2017.48
Meyer, J.B.; Trapiello, E.; Senn-Irlet, B.; Sieber, T.N.; Cornejo, C.; Aghayeva, D.; González, A.J.; Prospero, S., 2017: Phylogenetic and phenotypic characterisation of Sirococcus castaneae comb. nov. (synonym Diplodina castaneae), a fungal endophyte of European chestnut. Fungal Biology, 121, 8: 625-637. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2017.04.001
Prospero, S.; Cleary, M., 2017: Effects of host variability on the spread of invasive forest diseases. Forests, 8, 3: 80 (21 pp.). doi: 10.3390/f8030080
Heinzelmann, R.; Prospero, S.; Rigling, D., 2017: Virulence and stump colonization ability of Armillaria borealis on Norway spruce seedlings in comparison to sympatric Armillaria species. Plant Disease, 101, 3: 470-479. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-06-16-0933-RE
Lygis, V.; Prospero, S.; Burokiene, D.; Schoebel, C.N.; Marciulyniene, D.; Norkute, G.; Rigling, D., 2017: Virulence of the invasive ash pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus in old and recently established populations. Plant Pathology, 66, 5: 783-791. doi: 10.1111/ppa.12635
Prospero, S.; Rigling, D., 2016: Using molecular markers to assess the establishment and spread of a mycovirus applied as a biological control agent against chestnut blight. BioControl, 61, 3: 313-323. doi: 10.1007/s10526-015-9713-0
Jung, T.; Orlikowski, L.; Henricot, B.; Abad-Campos, P.; Aday, A.G.; Aguín Casal, O.; Bakonyi, J.; Cacciola, S.O.; Cech, T.; Chavarriaga, D.; Prospero, S.; Rigling, D.; Peréz-Sierra, A., 2016: Widespread Phytophthora infestations in European nurseries put forest, semi-natural and horticultural ecosystems at high risk of Phytophthora diseases. Forest Pathology, 46, 2: 134-163. doi: 10.1111/efp.12239
Dutech, C.; Prospero, S.; Heinzelmann, R.; Fabreguettes, O.; Feau, N., 2016: Rapid identification of polymorphic sequences in non-model fungal species: the PHYLORPH method tested in Armillaria species. Forest Pathology, 46, 4: 298-308. doi: 10.1111/efp.12256
Prospero, S.; Polomski, J.; Rigling, D., 2015: Occurrence and ITS diversity of wood-associated Bursaphelenchus nematodes in Scots pine forests in Switzerland. Plant Pathology, 64, 5: 1190-1197. doi: 10.1111/ppa.12356
Meyer, J.B.; Gallien, L.; Prospero, S., 2015: Interaction between two invasive organisms on the European chestnut: does the chestnut blight fungus benefit from the presence of the gall wasp?. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 91, 11: fiv122 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiv122
Burokiene, D.; Prospero, S.; Jung, E.; Marciulyniene, D.; Moosbrugger, K.; Norkute, G.; Rigling, D.; Lygis, V.; Schoebel, C.N., 2015: Genetic population structure of the invasive ash dieback pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus in its expanding range. Biological Invasions, 17, 9: 2743-2756. doi: 10.1007/s10530-015-0911-6
Bryner, S.F.; Prospero, S.; Rigling, D., 2014: Dynamics of Cryphonectria hypovirus infection in chestnut blight cankers. Phytopathology, 104, 9: 918-925. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-03-13-0069-R
Osswald, W.; Fleischmann, F.; Rigling, D.; Coelho, A.C.; Cravador, A.; Diez, J.; Dalio, R.J.; Horta Jung, M.; Pfanz, H.; Robin, C.; Sipos, G.; Solla, A.; Cech, T.; Chambery, A.; Diamandis, S.; Hansen, E.; Jung, T.; Orlikowski, L.B.; Parke, J.; ... Werres, S., 2014: Strategies of attack and defence in woody plant–Phytophthora interactions. Forest Pathology, 44, 3: 169-190. doi: 10.1111/efp.12096
Peters, F.S.; Busskamp, J.; Prospero, S.; Rigling, D.; Metzler, B., 2014: Genetic diversification of the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasiticaY and its associated hypovirus in Germany. Fungal Biology, 118, 2: 193-210. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2013.11.009
Schoebel, C.N.; Stewart, J.; Gruenwald, N.J.; Rigling, D.; Prospero, S., 2014: Population history and pathways of spread of the plant pathogen Phytophthora plurivora. PLoS One, 9, 1: e85368 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085368
Tsykun, T.; Rigling, D.; Prospero, S., 2013: A new multilocus approach for a reliable DNA-based identification of armillaria species. Mycologia, 105, 4: 1059-1076. doi: 10.3852/12-209
Prospero, S.; Vercauteren, A.; Heungens, K.; Belbahri, L.; Rigling, D., 2013: Phytophthora diversity and the population structure of Phytophthora ramorum in Swiss ornamental nurseries. Plant Pathology, 62: 1063-1071. doi: 10.1111/ppa.12027
Prospero, S.; Lutz, A.; Tavadze, B.; Supatashvili, A.; Rigling, D., 2013: Discovery of a new gene pool and a high genetic diversity of the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica in Caucasian Georgia. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 20: 131-139. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.08.009
Schoebel, C.N.; Jung, E.; Prospero, S., 2013: Development of new polymorphic microsatellite markers for three closely related plant-pathogenic Phytophthora species using 454-pyrosequencing and their potential application. Phytopathology, 103, 10: 1020-1027. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-01-13-0026-R
Heinzelmann, R.; Rigling, D.; Prospero, S., 2012: Population genetics of the wood-rotting basidiomycete Armillaria cepistipes in a fragmented forest landscape. Fungal Biology, 116, 9: 985-994. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2012.07.002
Tsykun, T.; Rigling, D.; Nikolaychuk, V.; Prospero, S., 2012: Diversity and ecology of Armillaria species in virgin forests in the Ukrainian Carpathians. Mycological Progress, 11, 2: 403-414. doi: 10.1007/s11557-011-0755-0
Prospero, S.; Rigling, D., 2012: Invasion genetics of the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica in Switzerland. Phytopathology, 102, 1: 73-82. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-02-11-0055
Grünwald, N.J.; Garbelotto, M.; Goss, E.M.; Heungens, K.; Prospero, S., 2012: Emergence of the sudden oak death pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. Trends in Microbiology, 20, 3: 131-138. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2011.12.006
Prospero, S.; Forster, B., 2011: Chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus) infestations: new opportunities for the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica?. New Disease Reports, 23: 35. doi: 10.5197/j.2044-0588.2011.023.035
Tsykun, T.; Nikolaychuk, V.I.; Prospero, S., 2011: Characterization of Armillaria species in virgin beech forests of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve. Scientific Bulletin of the Uzhgorod University. Series Biology, 30: 38-43.
Tsykun, T.; Rigling, D.; Nikolaychuk, V.I.; Prospero, S., 2010: Identification and characterization of Armillaria tabescens from the Transcarpathia of Ukraine. Scientific Bulletin of the Uzhgorod University. Series Biology, 29: 195-203.
Prospero, S.; Jung, E.; Tsykun, T.; Rigling, D., 2010: Eight microsatellite markers for Armillaria cepistipes and their transferability to other Armillaria species. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 127, 2: 165-170. doi: 10.1007/s10658-010-9594-0
Prospero, S.; Grünwald, N.J.; Winton, L.M.; Hansen, E.M., 2009: Migration patterns of emerging plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum on the West Coast of the United States of America. Phytopathology, 99, 6: 739-749. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-99-6-0739
Prospero, S.; Holdenrieder, O.; Rigling, D., 2006: Rhizomorph production and stump colonization by co-occuring Armillaria cepistipes and Armillaria ostoyae: an experimental study. Forest Pathology, 36, 1: 21-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2006.00426.x
Prospero, S.; Conedera, M.; Heiniger, U.; Rigling, D., 2006: Saprophytic activity and sporulation of Cryphonectria parasitica on dead chestnut wood in forests with naturally established hypovirulence. Phytopathology, 96, 12: 1337-1344. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-96-1337
Prospero, S.; Holdenrieder, O.; Rigling, D., 2004: Comparison of the virulence of Armillaria cepistipes and Armillaria ostoyae on four Norway spruce provenances. Forest Pathology, 34, 1: 1-14. doi: 10.1046/j.1437-4781.2003.00339.x
Prospero, S.; Holdenrieder, O.; Rigling, D., 2004: Interazioni fra Armillaria cepistipes e Armillaria ostoyae in foreste montane di abete rosso nel Canton Ticino. Bollettino della Società Ticinese di Scienze Naturali, 92, 1-2: 67-72.
Prospero, S.; Rigling, D.; Holdenrieder, O., 2003: Population structure of Armillaria species in managed Norway spruce stands in the Alps. New Phytologist, 158, 2: 365-373. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00731.x
Prospero, S.; Holdenrieder, O.; Rigling, D., 2003: Primary resource capture in two sympatric Armillaria species in managed Norway spruce forests. Mycological Research, 107, 3: 329-338. doi: 10.1017/S0953756203007275
Further scientific publications
Die Erhebungen zum Vorkommen von besonders gefährlichen Schadorganismen für den Wald wurden 2020 gemäss dem neuen Pflanzengesundheitsrecht des Bundes (PGesV, PGesV-WBF-UVEK, VpM-BAFU) durchgeführt. Dabei wird neu zwischen prioritären Quarantäneorganismen, Quarantäneorganismen und geregelten Nicht-Quarantäneorganismen (GNQOs) unterschieden. Eine gezielte Gebietsüberwachung ist für prioritäre und weitere, überwachungspflichtige Quarantäneorganismen vorgesehen, während die GNQOs primär in den Jungpflanzenbetrieben überwacht werden. Zusätzlich werden Warenimporte mit Verpackungsholz kontrolliert und Verdachtsproben aus dem Meldewesen von Waldschutz Schweiz untersucht.
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Die jährlichen Erhebungen zum Vorkommen von waldrelevanten Quarantäneschädlingen in der Schweiz wurden in Jungpflanzenbetrieben, in privaten und öffentlichen Grünflächen und im Wald durchgeführt. Zusätzlich wurden Warenimporte mit Verpackungsholz kontrolliert.
Rigling, D.; Buser, C.; Cornejo, C.; Dubach, V.; Hölling, D.; Meyer, J.B.; Prospero, S.; Schneider, S.; Queloz, V., 2019: Überwachung von besonders gefährlichen Schadorganismen für den Wald – Jahresbericht 2018. 53 p.
Conedera, M.; Grüner, J.; Delb, H.; Gehring, E.; Prospero, S., 2018: Die wichtigsten Krankheiten und Schädlinge der Edelkastanie. In: 2018: Beiträge zur Edelkastanie. Freising, Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft. 71-89.
Rigling, D.; Prospero, S.; Hölling, D.; Schöbel, C.; Cornejo, C.; Schneider, S.; Meier, F.; Dubach, V.; Queloz, V., 2017: Überwachung von besonders gefährlichen Schadorganismen für den Wald – Jahresbericht 2016. 53 p.
Prospero, S.; O'Hanlon, R.; Vannini, A., 2017: Pathogen sampling and sample preservation for future analysis. In: Roques, A.; Cleary, M.; Matsiakh, I.; Eschen, R. (eds), 2017: Field guide for the identification of damage on woody sentinel plants. Wallingford, CABI. 14-18. doi: 10.1079/9781786394415.0014
Kacprzyk, M.; Matsiakh, I.; Musolin, D.L.; Selikhovkin, A.V.; Baranchikov, Y.N.; Burokiene, D.; Cech, T.; Talgø, V.; Vettraino, A.M.; Vannini, A.; Zambounis, A.; Prospero, S., 2017: Damage to stems, branches and twigs of broadleaf woody plants. In: Roques, A.; Cleary, M.; Matsiakh, I.; Eschen, R. (eds), 2017: Field guide for the identification of damage on woody sentinel plants. Wallingford, CABI. 104-134. doi: 10.1079/9781786394415.0104
Matsiakh, I.; Kacprzyk, M.; Musolin, D.L.; Selikhovkin, A.V.; Baranchikov, Y.N.; Vannini, A.; Talgø, V.; Prospero, S., 2017: Damage to stems, branches and twigs of coniferous woody plants. In: Roques, A.; Cleary, M.; Matsiakh, I.; Eschen, R. (eds), 2017: Field guide for the identification of damage on woody sentinel plants. Walllingford, CABI. 224-247. doi: 10.1079/9781786394415.0224
Plüss, T.; Prospero, S.; Röthlisberger, T.; Schwarzwälder, B.; Lellig, C., 2015: Leitfaden zum Umgang mit dem Kiefernholznematoden. (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus). Umwelt-Vollzug, 1504. Bern, Eidgenössischer Pflanzenschutzdienst EPSD. 42 p.
Prospero, S.; Rigling, D., 2013: Chestnut blight. In: Gonthier, P.; Nicolotti, G. (eds), 2013: Infectious Forest Diseases. Wallingford, CABI Publishing. 318-339. doi: 10.1079/9781780640402.0318
Prospero, S.; Vannini, A.; Vettraino, A.M., 2012: Phytophthora on Castanea sativa Mill. (sweet chestnut). JKI Data Sheets, 6: (13 pp.). doi: 10.5073/jkidspdd.2012.006
Grünwald, N.J.; Goss, E.M.; Ivors, K.; Garbelotto, M.; Martin, F.N.; Prospero, S.; Hansen, E.; Bonants, P.J.M.; Hamelin, R.C.; Chastagner, G.; Werres, S.; Rizzo, D.M.; Abad, G.; Beales, P.; Bilodeau, G.J.; Blomquist, C.L.; Brasier, C.; Brière, S.C.; Chandelier, A.; ... Widmer, T.L., 2009: Standardizing the nomenclature for clonal lineages of the sudden oak death pathogen, Phytophtora ramorum. Phytopathology, 99, 7: 792-795. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-99-7-0792
Prospero, S.; Dutech, C.; Lung-Escarmant, B., 2008: Genetic structure of Armillaria ostoyae in Landes de Gascogne forest in south-western France. In: Garbelotto, M.; Gonthier, P. (eds), 2008: Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Root and Butt Rots of Forest Trees. 12th international conference on root and butt rots of forest trees, Berkeley, August 12-19,2007. 70-74.
Rigling, D.; Bendel, M.; Prospero, S., 2008: Ecology and population biology of root-rot fungi in mountain pine forests in the Alps. In: Garbelotto, M.; Gonthier, P. (eds), 2008: Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Root and Butt Rots of Forest Trees. 12th international conference on root and butt rots of forest trees, Berkeley, August 12-19,2007. 127-128.
Prospero, S.; Holdenrieder, O.; Rigling, D., 2003: Virulence of Armillaria cepistipes and Armillaria ostoyae isolates on Norway spruce seedlings. In: Laflamme, G.; Bérubé, J.A.; Bussières, G. (eds), 2003: Root and Butt Rots of Forest Trees. Proceedings of the IUFRO Working Party 7.02.01. 370-374.
Prospero, S., 2000: Recherches sur les Armillaires réalisées à l'Institut fédéral de recherches sur la forêt, la neige et le paysage (WSL). In: Delatour, C. (eds), 2000: Exposés de la 5ème Réunion du Group Français de Pathologie Forestière. 5ème Réunion du Group Français de Pathologie Forestière, Super-Lioran, Cantal (France), September 18-21, 2000. 3-4.
Prospero, S.; Rigling, D.; Giudici, F.; Jermini, M., 1998: Détermination des espèces d'armillaire responsable du pourridié-agiric de la vigne au Tessin. Revue Suisse de Viticulture Arboriculture Horticulture, 30, 5: 315-319.
Magazine article and brochures
Auf der Maur, B.; Brännhage, J.; Prospero, S.; Gross, A., 2021: Plötzlicher Eichentod. Phytophthora ramorum Werres, De Cock & Man in 't Veld (Familie: Peronosporaceae). Factsheet Neomyceten. 4 p.
Auf der Maur, B.; Brännhage, J.; Gross, A.; Prospero, S., 2021: Wurzelhalsfäule der Erle. Phytophthora ×alni (Brasier & S.A. Kirk) Husson, Ioos & Marçais (Familie: Peronosporaceae). Phytophthora ×multiformis (Brasier & S.A. Kirk) Husson, Ioos & Frey (Familie: Peronosporaceae). Phy. Factsheet Neomyceten. 5 p.
Prospero, S., 2019: Mal dell'inchiostro e cambiamenti climatici: una nuova sfida. Forestaviva, 74: 22-23.
Queloz, V.; Buser, C.; Dubach, V.; Hölling, D.; Meyer, J.B.; Schneider, S.; Prospero, S.; Cornejo, C.; Rigling, D., 2018: Überwachung von besonders gefährlichen Schadorganismen für den Wald – Jahresbericht 2017. 48 p.
Prospero, S., 2017: Il mal dell’inchiostro del castagno: una malattia in espansione?. Forestaviva, 68: 26-27.
Prospero, S.; Rigling, D., 2016: Parasitischer Fadenwurm aus Nordamerika. Eine Gefahr für Europas Föhrenwälder. Wald und Holz, 97, 11: 35-37.
Prospero, S.; Rigling, D., 2016: Santé des forêts. Un nématode d'Amérique du Nord menace les pinèdes européennes. Forêt, 69, 11: 19-21.
Meyer, J.B.; Prospero, S., 2016: Edelkastaniengallwespe fördert den Kastanienrindenkrebs. Pilz profitiert von neuem Schädling. Wald und Holz, 97, 2: 34-36.
Meyer, J.B.; Prospero, S., 2016: Le cynips favorise le chancre de l'écorce. Forêt, 69, 2: 16-18.
Il cancro corticale del castagno è una pericolosa malattia del castagno. E stato diffuso in tutto il mondo e negli Stati Uniti ha portato alla pressoché totale scomparsa del castagno americano. In Europa, fortunatamente, questa malattia si diffonde in modo meno drammatico.
Prospero, S., 2015: Il „deperimento del frassino“ è arrivato anche in Ticino. Forestaviva, 60: 16-17.
Prospero, S.; Conedera, M.; Rigling, D., 2014: Der Kastanienrindenkrebs: Haben wir die Krankheit im Griff?. Bündnerwald, 67, 3: 28-31.
Le chancre de l’écorce du châtaignier est une dangereuse maladie corticale du châtaignier, causée par le champignon Cryphonectria parasitica. Introduite dans le monde entier, la maladie a quasiment fait disparaître le châtaignier d’Amérique des États-Unis. Aujourd’hui, elle affecte aussi presque toutes les châtaigneraies d’Europe. L’apparition de souches de champignon à la virulence atténuée se traduit toutefois par une évolution de la maladie nettement plus bénigne dans les peuplements européens. Cette hypo virulence est due à une infection du champignon par un virus. Ce dernier peut se transmettre de champignon à champignon, et est ainsi utilisé dans la lutte biologique contre le chancre de l’écorce du châtaignier
Der Kastanienrindenkrebs ist eine gefährliche Rindenkrankheit der Edelkastanie. In Europa ist die Krankheit heute in fast allen Kastanienbeständen vorhanden. Ein Virus wird in der biologischen Bekämpfung des Kastanienrindenkrebses eingesetzt.
Prospero, S., 2013: Due nuovi insetti voraci alle porte del Canton Ticino. Forestaviva, 53: 14-15.
Prospero, S.; Heiniger, U.; Fürst, E., 2011: Les maladies fongiques dangereuses pour les espèces ligneuses: Comment les pépiniéristes peuvent-ils les combattre ou les endiguer?. Horticulture romande, 20-23.
Prospero, S.; Fürst, E.; Heiniger, U., 2011: Gefährliche Pilzkrankheiten: Was können Baumschulen tun?. Gartenbau: Schweizer Fachmagazin, 2-5.
Prospero, S.; Forster, B., 2011: Infestazioni da cinipide galligeno: nuove opportunità per il cancro corticale del castagno?. Forestaviva, 26-27.
Prospero, S.; Rigling, D., 2010: Le chancre de l'écorce du châtaignier au nord des Alpes: la maladie est-elle contrôlable?. Forêt, 63, 6: 14-17.
Prospero, S., 2009: Evoluzione storica e situazione attuale del cancro corticale del castagno in Svizzera. Forestaviva, 18-19.
Prospero, S., 2009: Nuovi indirizzi nella ricerca sul cancro corticale del castagno in Svizzera. Forestaviva, 24-25.
Prospero, S.; Conedera, M.; Heiniger, U.; Rigling, D., 1998: Sopravvivenza e sporulazione di Cryphonectria parasitica su legna di Castanea sativa depositata in bosco. Monti e boschi, 49, 3–4: 44-50.