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The Pecan Truffle (Tuber lyonii): A Gourmet Truffle Native to the Southeastern United States

EDIS, 2016
A truffle is a round, knobby, or lobed mushroom fruiting body that forms below ground. The “pecan truffle” (Tuber lyonii) is an edible truffle species, native to eastern North America.
Arthur C. Grupe, Timothy Brenneman, Gregory Bonito, Matthew E. Smith   +3 more
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Rapid detection of cultivated truffle fungi (<i>Tuber</i>) from truffles and ectomycorrhizal root tips using loop-mediated isothermal amplification. [PDF]

Appl Environ Microbiol
Truffle fungi, such as Tuber melanosporum and T. aestivum, are prized luxury food products that have been historically cultivated in Mediterranean regions of Europe.
Sow A, Cooper A, Meadows I, Bonito G, Smith ME.   +4 more
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Bacterial communities show distinctive spatial diversity patterns in productive truffle orchards amended with peat-based substrate. [PDF]

Environ Microbiome
As truffle cultivation expands, growers empirically develop new agronomic management practices aimed at promoting truffle growth such as “truffle nests”, localized peat amendments that are supplemented with truffle spore inoculum.
Marco P, Sánchez S, Garcia-Barreda S, Parladé J, Rondolini M, González V, Benucci GMN, Bonito G.   +7 more
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Metabolomics-based analysis of the effects of different storage temperatures on the post-harvest quality of truffles. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
To investigate the effects and mechanisms of different low-temperature storage conditions on the postharvest quality of truffles. This study used truffles from Huidong County, Sichuan Province as the research subject, setting four storage temperatures ...
Qing Y, Jiang J, Wang Y, Li Q, Yang D, Wu S, Dan X, Li H.   +7 more
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Mycorrhizal competition release and microbial dynamics in native and non-native <i>Tuber melanosporum</i> habitats. [PDF]

Appl Environ Microbiol
Truffles in the genus Tuber (Pezizales) are among the few ectomycorrhizal taxa successfully cultivated worldwide. Australia has recently become one of the top producers of Tuber melanosporum, a high-valued black truffle native to Europe.
Benucci GMN, Garcia-Barreda S, Sanchez S, Marco P, De Miguel AM, Le Tacon F, Marozzi G, Baciarelli Failini L, Eslick H, Elliott TF, Deveau A, Murat C, Donnini D, Bonito G.   +13 more
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Hunting dog behaviour is a key driver impacting harvest quantity and quality of truffles. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Truffles are an iconic food that have long held high regard. Here we explore the seasonality and eco-physiological interactions affecting truffle quality and quantity across time and space.
Thomas PW, Kothamasi D.
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Morphological, Genetic, and Microbiological Characterization of <i>Tuber magnatum</i> Picco Populations from "Alto Molise", Central-Southern Italy. [PDF]

Microorganisms
The Molise region in Central-Southern Italy is a major contributor to national truffle production, particularly of the highly prized Tuber magnatum Picco, accounting for approximately 40% of the country’s total output and hosting the highest density of ...
Bucci A, Monaco P, Caprari C, Di Pilla D, Mello A, Sferra G, Naclerio G.   +6 more
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In silico characterization of bacterial chitinase: illuminating its relationship with archaeal and eukaryotic cousins

Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2021
Background Chitin is one of the most abundant biopolymers on Earth, only trailing second after cellulose. The enzyme chitinase is responsible for the degradation of chitin.
Bhramar Dutta, Jan Deska, Rajib Bandopadhyay, Salem Shamekh   +3 more
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Serbian black truffle Tuber aestivum: Microbiota and effects of different freezing regimes on volatile aroma compounds during storage [PDF]

Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade), 2023
The use of truffles in food is based mainly on the addition of artificial flavors, aiming to achieve an intense aroma in the products. As truffle is a natural product with nutritional and functional properties, it is important to find an optimal method ...
Paunović Dušanka D., Mirković Milica M., Mirković Nemanja L., Tešević Vele V., Stanković-Jeremić Jovana M., Todosijević Marina M., Radulović Zorica T.   +6 more
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Role and potentialities of bacteria associated with Tuber magnatum: A mini-review

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Among the hypogeous ectomycorrhizal fungi, the white truffle Tuber magnatum Picco is the species of greatest interest, both from an ecological and economic point of view.
Pamela Monaco, Gino Naclerio, Antonietta Mello, Antonio Bucci   +3 more
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