Soil Metabarcoding Offers a New Tool for the Investigation and Hunting of Truffles in Northern Thailand

Soil Metabarcoding Offers a New Tool for the Investigation and Hunting of Truffles in Northern Thailand

Truffles (<i>Tuber</i> spp.) are well-known as edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms, and some species are one of the most expensive foods in the world. During the fruiting process, truffles produce hypogeous ascocarps; a trained pig or dog is needed to locate the ascocarps under the ground....

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Main Authors: Nakarin Suwannarach, Jaturong Kumla, Ammarin In-on, Saisamorn Lumyong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
environmental DNA
hypogeous fungi
next-generation sequencing
soil fungal community
<i>Tuber</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/4/293

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