Tuber melanosporum Vittad. is the symbiotic ascomycete that produces the Périgord truffle,
one of the most expensive foods worldwide. Although basic research on symbiotic …

The 'black diamond', the 'mysterious product of the earth', the 'ultimate fungus' and 'la grande
mystique'are some of the common names describing the delectable Périgord black truffle …

The genus Tuber is one of ecologically and economically important ectomycorrhizal
ascomycetes that produced subterranean ascomata, known as a gourmet truffle in the world …

Major breakthroughs in our understanding of the life cycles of the symbiotic ascomycetes
belonging to the genus Tuber have occurred over the last several years. A number of Tuber …

Tuberaceae is one of the most diverse lineages of symbiotic truffle-forming fungi. To
understand the molecular underpinning of the ectomycorrhizal truffle lifestyle, we compared …

Filamentous fungi genome sequencing began in the early 2000s and there are currently
1204 fungal genomes deposited in the NCBI database. The mycorrhizal species genome …

The genome of the ectomycorrhizal ascomycete Tubermelanosporum has recently been
published and this has given researchers unique opportunities to learn more about the …

Truffles are the fruiting structures of ascomycetes in the genus Tuber. Because of their
economic importance, truffles have been cultivated for many years using artificially …

Truffles are ectomycorrhizal filamentous fungi belonging to genus Tuber naturally found
across a range of climates in the Northern Hemisphere. Some truffle species such as …

The life cycles and dispersal of edible fungi are still poorly known, thus limiting our
understanding of their evolution and domestication. The prized Tuber melanosporum …