Périgord black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Périgord black truffle (Tuber melanosporum)

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The Périgord black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) was the first truffle to have its genome sequenced. Its genome was used in a comparative analysis of truffle-forming fungal species reported in Nature Ecology & Evolution from an international team including JGI researchers.

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Francis Martin

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