Truffles in the genus Tuber are hypogeus fungi that have a worldwide distribution. Despite
this, knowledge about their diversity in the Middle East is very limited. In recent years, large …

Five species of white truffle were classified using PCR-based techniques. RAPD (random
amplified polymorphic DNA) fingerprints and specific pairs of primers were used. A RAPD …

Chinese truffles serve as a good complement to the market for Tuber melanosporum
(Périgord black truffle). However, Chinese truffles could be introduced accidentally or …

Tuber petrophilum sp. nov., within the Tuber melanosporum lineage, is described from
Mount Tara (western Serbia) based on morphological and ITS molecular data. It is …

Different methodological tools have been developed to trace truffles in soil, from fruiting
body collections and mycorrhiza morphotyping to recent high-sensitive, molecular …

Abstract Aim The Mediterranean region is often regarded as a crossroads where species of
various origins meet. However, the biogeographical relationships between this region and …

Truffles are fungi belonging to the genus Tuber (Ascomycota), which form below-ground
ascocarps or fruiting bodies (hypogeous fungi). Some truffles are highly prized culinary …

The Tuber rufum clade is one of the most speciose of clades in the Tuberaceae and is found
in the Northern Hemisphere primarily in Asia, Europe, and North America. The species are …

Truffles are one of the most valuable edible fungi and have drawn extensive research
interests worldwide. In Taiwan, two species of truffle, Tuber formosanum and Tuber …

The truffle genus Tuber (Ascomycota, Pezizales, Tuberaceae) produces underground
mushrooms widely sought as edible fungi. Tuber species are distributed throughout …