Host Shift Speciation of the Ectomycorrhizal Genus (Suillineae, Boletales) and Biogeographic Comparison With Its Host Pinaceae.

is a genus of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated almost exclusively with Pinaceae. Lack of sample collections in East Asia and unresolved basal phylogenetic relationships of the genus are the major obstacles for better understanding the evolution. A resolved phylogeny of representing global diversity was achieved by sequencing multiple nuclear ribosomal and protein coding genes and extensive samples collected in East Asia.

Chinese Black Truffle-Associated Bacterial Communities of From Different Geographical Regions With Nitrogen Fixing Bioactivity.

It is well known that the microbes associated with truffle fruiting bodies play a very important role during the truffle lifecycle. , commonly called Chinese black truffle, is a species endemic to Eastern Asia and in the genus of . Here, we reported the bacterial communities of from different geographical regions and described the bacterial diversity from three compartments (soil, ectomycorrhizae and ascocarps) of using high-throughput sequencing combined tissue culture.

Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Tuber indicum from Different Geographical Regions of China.

Tuber indicum, an endemic truffle species in eastern Asian, is an edible mushroom that is both an important export and widely distributed across China. Many existing studies on truffles focus on analyzing their taxonomy, population genetics, volatile organic compounds and artificial cultivation of the truffles, while little information is available about their nutrient composition and pharmacological activity, especially the relationship between chemical composition in ascocarps and their geographic distributions. This study presents a comprehensive investigation of the chemical composition of T.

Two new species in the Suillus spraguei complex from China.

Suillus spraguei, synonym S. pictus, has been reported from eastern North America and eastern Asia associated with Pinus subgenus Strobus. Published phylogenetic analyses of rRNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence and population genetic studies indicated that S.

Ectomycorrhizae of Tuber huidongense and T. liyuanum with Castanea mollissima and Pinus armandii.

Tuber huidongense and T. liyuanum are common commercial white truffles in China that belong to the Rufum and Puberulum groups of the genus Tuber, respectively. Their mycorrhizae were successfully synthesized with two native trees--Castanea mollissima and Pinus armandii--under greenhouse conditions.

A note on the lichen genus ramalina (ramalinaceae, ascomycota) in the hengduan mountains in china.

On the basis of extensive field investigation and a series of herbarium specimen identifications, we present and discuss the descriptions and distribution of 22 species of Ramalina found in the Hengduan Mountains of southwestern China. In this revisionary study, representatives of the Ramalina genus, including R. americana, R.

Species recognition and cryptic species in the Tuber indicum complex.

Morphological delimitation of Asian black truffles, including Tuber himalayense, T. indicum, T. sinense, T.

Mycorrhizal synthesis of Tuber indicum with two indigenous hosts, Castanea mollissima and Pinus armandii.

Tuber indicum is one of the most renowned commercialized fungi in China. Mycorrhizal investigations, however, have been carried out mainly with exotic trees. Up to now there is no detailed description of morphology of the mycorrhizae formed with the indigenous hosts of T.

Tuber latisporum sp. nov. and related taxa, based on morphology and DNA sequence data.

A new species of white truffles, Tuber latisporum, is described from southwestern China. This species can be distinguished from other species in the genus by its white and pubescent ascomata, pseudoparenchymatous peridium and broadly ellipsoid ascospores with alveolate reticulum. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of this and morphologically similar species using ITS sequences demonstrated that it is significantly different from other white truffles such as T.