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' …