Next Generation Sequencing of Ancient Fungal Specimens: The Case of the Saccardo Mycological Herbarium

Despite their essential role in the environment, the number of known fungal species is still low compared to the recent estimates of the fungal biodiversity (from 2.2 to 3.8 million species), principally because of their often cryptic or ambiguous morphological traits. Recent studies have reported t...

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Main Authors: Niccolò Forin, Sebastiano Nigris, Samuele Voyron, Mariangela Girlanda, Alfredo Vizzini, Giorgio Casadoro, Barbara Baldan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00129/full