Spatio-temporal dynamic of Tuber magnatum mycelium in natural truffle grounds.

Tuber magnatum produces the world's most expensive truffle. This fungus produces very rare ectomycorrhizas which are difficult or even impossible to detect in the field. A "real-time" PCR assay was recently developed to quantify and to track T. magnatum mycelium in soil. Here, this te...

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Main Authors: Mirco Iotti, Marco Leonardi, Enrico Lancellotti, Elena Salerni, Marilena Oddis, Pamela Leonardi, Claudia Perini, Giovanni Pacioni, Alessandra Zambonelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4275250?pdf=render