A quest for indigenous truffle helper prokaryotes

• Published in: Environmental microbiology reports Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 346 - 352
• Main Authors: Gryndler, Milan, Soukupová, Lucie, Hršelová, Hana, Gryndlerová, Hana, Borovička, Jan, Streiblová, Eva, Jansa, Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2013; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Actinomycetales - classification; Actinomycetales - genetics; Ascomycota - physiology; Bacteria; Cultivation; Ectomycorrhizas; Fungi; Fungiculture; Gene Expression Profiling; Genera; Host plants; Metagenome; Microorganisms; Mycorrhizae - genetics; Nutrients; Plant Roots - microbiology; Prokaryotes; Seedlings; Soil Microbiology; Soil microorganisms; Soil nutrients; Symbiosis

Summary Tuber aestivum is the most common European truffle with significant commercial exploitation. Its production originates from natural habitats and from artificially inoculated host tree plantations. Formation of Tuber ectomycorrhizae in host seedling roots is often inefficient. One possible re...