Truffle ecology: genetic diversity, soil interactions and functioning

A Mello, E Zampieri, A Zambonelli - … -Function, Diversity, State of the Art, 2017 - Springer
Truffles are fungi producing hypogeous fruiting bodies belonging to at least 13
phylogenetically distant orders. The most studied are “true truffles” belonging to the genus …

Tools to trace truffles in soil

J Parlade, H De la Varga, J Pera - True Truffle (Tuber spp.) in the World …, 2016 - Springer
Different methodological tools have been developed to trace truffles in soil, from fruiting
body collections and mycorrhiza morphotyping to recent high-sensitive, molecular …

Truffle-associated bacteria: extrapolation from diversity to function

E Barbieri, P Ceccaroli, D Agostini, SD Zeppa… - True Truffle (Tuber spp.) …, 2016 - Springer
A third partner in the symbiosis between the fungus and plant root is represented by natural
bacterial communities, which seem to play pivotal role in the complex biological processes …

Truffle-inhabiting fungi

G Pacioni, M Leonardi - True truffle (Tuber spp.) in the world: soil ecology …, 2016 - Springer
The fruiting bodies of truffles are a microhabitat for the growth of bacteria, yeasts, fungi, and
viruses, which all together represent its “microbiome”. In this review, the mycological …

General systematic position of the truffles: evolutionary theories

GM Bonito, ME Smith - True Truffle (Tuber spp.) in the World: Soil Ecology …, 2016 - Springer
In the very broadest sense, truffles are fungi that sequester their spores within differentiated
fruiting structures and produce these fruiting bodies below the soil or leaf litter. However, for …

Truffles: much more than a prized and local fungal delicacy

A Mello, C Murat, P Bonfante - FEMS Microbiology Letters, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Truffles are hypogeous fungi which live in symbiosis with plant host roots in order to
accomplish their life cycle. Some species, such as Tuber magnatum Pico, the 'white truffle' …

Ectomycorrhizal fungus diversity and community structure with natural and cultivated truffle hosts: applying lessons learned to future truffle culture

AM De Miguel, B Águeda, S Sánchez, J Parladé - Mycorrhiza, 2014 - Springer
Since the first truffle plantations were established in France, Italy and other parts in the
world, many studies have been carried out to improve their productivity and sustainability …

The continuous story of truffle-plant interaction

GM Daba, WA Elkhateeb, TC Wen… - Microbiome in Plant …, 2019 - Springer
Truffles are symbiotic, ectomycorrhizal fungi that grow in the specific climates over a wide
range of host plants. Truffles belong to genus Tuber and some species are famous for their …

Tuber 2013: scientific advances in sustainable truffle culture

B Águeda, A Zambonelli, R Molina - Mycorrhiza, 2014 - Springer
Since the 3rd International Truffle Conference in Spoleto (2008), researchers have made
considerable progress in advancing understanding of the biology and ecology of Tuber …

Fungal and Bacterial Diversity in the Tuber magnatum Ecosystem and Microbiome

M Giorgio, BGM Niccolò, T Benedetta, M Luisa… - Microbial ecology, 2023 - Springer
Fungi belonging to the genus Tuber produce edible ascocarps known as truffles. Tuber
magnatum Picco may be the most appreciated truffle species given its peculiar aroma. While …