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Phylogeny and diversity of Japanese truffles (Tuber spp.) inferred from sequences of four nuclear loci.
Mycologia - 1 Jan 2000
Kinoshita Akihiko, Sasaki Hiromi, Nara Kazuhide
Abstract excerpt
The genus Tuber, which includes some highly valued truffles, comprises ascomycetous ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with ecologically important tree species. Although the genus is distributed over northern temperate regions, we know little about the phylogeny and diversity of Tuber species in Japan. We have collected 186 new Tuber ascoma samples in Japan over a 10 y period. The identities and phylogenies of the...
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