A key component of biodiversity is the number and abundance of individuals (ie genotypes),
and yet such intraspecific diversity is rarely considered when investigating the effects of …

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi are major microbial components of boreal, temperate and
Mediterranean forests, as well as some tropical forest ecosystems. Nearly two decades of …

Abstract Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo (Orchidaceae) is a traditional Chinese
medicinal plant. The stem contains an alkaloid that is the primary bioactive component …

Serendipitous findings and studies on Tuber species suggest that some ectomycorrhizal
fungi, beyond their complex interaction with ectomycorrhizal hosts, also colonise roots of …

Background Microsatellite repeats are ubiquitous in organism genomes and play an
important role in the chromatin organization, regulation of gene activity, recombination and …

Hericium erinaceus is a well-known culinary and medicinal mushroom in China. The
biological and genetic studies on this mushroom is rare, thereby hindering the breeding of …

The genetic structure of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal populations results from both
vegetative and sexual propagation. In this study, we have analysed the spatial genetic …

Aroma variability in truffles has been attributed to maturation (Tuber borchii), linked to
environmental factors (Tuber magnatum), but the involvement of genetic factors has been …

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 …

Trollius, a genus in the Ranunculaceae family, has significant medicinal and ornamental
value. It is widely distributed in China with 16 different species accepted. However, due to …