Jesus Perez

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor at Colegio de Postgraduados

Social Impact Statement The preservation and revitalization of mycocultural heritage, developed over centuries of human‐mushroom interaction, contributes to safeguarding both natural ecosystems and the promotion of sustainable rural development, one of the biggest global challenges currently faced by humankind. This 10‐year study demonstrates that...

The impact of climate change and habitat destruction on insect diversity and survival is a critical area of study. These disruptions could severely affect the symbiotic relationships between insects and their microorganisms. Understanding how these interactions respond to such changes is essential for mitigating the decline of insect populations, w...

Xerocomellus piedracanteadensis sp. nov. is presented as a new species from Mexican oak-pine forests. Mexico has a great diversity of Boletaceae species. However, some genera, including those of the Xerocomellus, have been overlooked. This work presents a new species and a new record of Xerocomellus, together with a key to the Xerocomellus in Mexic...

January 2025. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 118(1), 2025, 1–15. The main function of symbiotic actinobacterias in fungus-farming ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini) is to protect the cultivated fungus against the pathogenic fungus Escovopsis spp. The microorganisms with the highest antimicrobial potential are actinobacterias, sp...

Introduction. We found two new records of Cantharellus species during surveys in the pine forests of Pico de Orizaba National Park. These wild fungi have consumption, economic and sociocultural value in the Mountain Region, Veracruz, Mexico.Objective. To identify and morphologically characterize the ectomycorrhizal Cantharellus species collected at...

Several species of Laccaria can be used in forest management as promoter of the growth and health for conifers and broadleaf trees by performing ectomycorrhizal symbiosis. In central Mexico, Laccaria trichodermophora occurs in forests dominated by Pinus, which include P. montezumae and P. teocote. It is an edible mushroom consumed traditionally, mo...

With the simultaneous growth in interest from the mycological community to discover fungal species and classify them, there is also an important need to assemble all taxonomic information onto common platforms. Fungal classification is facing a rapidly evolving landscape and organizing genera into an appropriate taxonomic hierarchy is central to be...

La solubilización de fosfatos es un proceso importante en la mayoría de los suelos de origen volcánico de México para aumentar su fertilidad. Por lo anterior, considerar la inoculación o favorecer la presencia de microorganismos solubilizadores de fosfatos desde el vivero puede ser una práctica que fomente el éxito de los árboles al ser llevados a...

La fijación de nitrógeno atmosférico (N2) en árboles se realiza de tres formas: la asociación con bacterias de vida libre, asociaciones con endófitos y la fijación de N2 con bacterias noduladoras. En el bosque tropical húmedo la fijación simbiótica de nódulos aporta el 55% de las nuevas demandas de N para sostener el cambio neto de biomasa aérea. A...

Se estima que la producción de 1 kg de Pleurotus sp. genera aproximadamente 6 kg de residuos orgánicos. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la calidad nutrimental de compostas elaboradas con residuos de sustrato del hongo y bacterias fijadoras de nitrógeno. Se establecieron cuatro tratamientos: compostas con residuos de sustrato, sin residuos,...

CITATION: Wang, R.;† Dong, G.†; Li, Y.; Wang, R.; Yang, S.; Yuan, J.; Xie, X.; Shi, X.; Yu, J.; Pérez-Moreno, J.; Fu-qiang Y.; Shanping, W. Three New Truffle Species (Tuber, Tuberaceae, Pezizales, and Ascomycota) from Yunnan, China, and Multigen Phylogenetic Arrangement within the Melanosporum Group. J. Fungi 2024, 10, 640. † These authors contribu...

Discinaceae holds significant importance within the Pezizales, representing a prominent group of macroascomycetes distributed globally. However, there is a dearth of genomic studies focusing on this family, resulting in gaps in our understanding of its evolution, development, and ecology. Here we utilized state-of-the-art genome assembly methodolog...

The review discuss how microbial metabolism in stingless bees contributes to their survival. Eight specific functions that support the survival of stingless bees were identified: (1) nutrient assimilation in larvae; (2) assimilation of nutrients in imagoes; (3) hormone synthesis; (4) food production; (5) food preservation; (6) resistance and resili...

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DISTRIBUTION OF MYCORRHIZAL COLONIZATION IN THE ROOTS OF THE NEOTROPICAL ORCHID LAELIA FURFURACEA LINDL. \DISTRIBUCIÓN DE LA COLONIZACIÓN MICORRÍZICA EN LAS RAÍCES DE LA ORQUÍDEA NEOTROPICAL LAELIA FURFURACEA LINDL. ABSTRACT: Laelia furfuracea Lindl. is an epiphytic orchid endemic to Mexico, of which, so far, there is no information related to its...

Tree roots are associated with a high diversity of microorganisms that play key roles in soil fertility and plant nutrition and health. Here we examine the composition and diversity of bacterial community in ectomycorrhizal root (ECR) and their ectomycorrhizosphere (EMR) of the Neotropical tree Pinus montezumae inoculated with Laccaria laccata and...

Background and Aims: The compatibility between mycorrhizal fungi and trees is a consequence of coevolutionary processes in response to selection pressures. The diversity and differentiation of morphotypes from ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECM) communities in natural populations of Pinus greggii var. australis were analyzed in two contrasting environments...

Microbial inoculation plays a significant role in promoting the efficiency of biowaste conversion. This study investigates the function of Streptomyces-Bacillus Inoculants (SBI) on carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) conversion, and microbial dynamics, during cow manure (10% and 20% addition) and corn straw co-composting. Compared to inoculant-free control...

Objective: To record the mycological lore related to wild edible mushrooms (WEM) in Santa Ana Jilotzingo, a mestizo rural community greatly influenced by the urban area of Mexico City. Design/Methodology/Approach: Unstructured and semi-structured interviews were conducted over the course of three years. Results: Sixty-six WEM species were recorded....

With more than 500 species consumed in the country Mexico is the second reservoir of edible wild mushrooms, just after China. However, only very few hypogeous fungi are consumed. In this paper we describe the first edible truffe with biocultural importance in the country. Tuber itzcuinzapotl is described as a new species to science. This species is...

The Global Consortium for the Classification of Fungi and fungus-like taxa is an international initiative of more than 550 mycologists to develop an electronic structure for the classification of these organisms. The members of the Consortium originate from 55 countries/regions worldwide, from a wide range of disciplines, and include senior, mid-ca...

Lactarius denudatus (Calonge & J.M. Vidal) P.M. Kirk is an hypogeous species characterized by the small, gasteroid basidiomata, exposed and anastomosed pale cream lamellae, large cystidia up to 90 µm in length, and small ellipsoid verrucose basidiospores. This species was described in 2005 and currently it is only known from the type collections in...

Boletes are one of the most common groups of fungi in temperate, subtropical, and tropical ecosystems. In Mexico, the northern region has mainly been explored in terms of bolete diversity. This study describes a new genus and seven new species based on macromorphological, micromorphological, molecular, phylogenetic, and ecological data. Garcileccin...

Wild mushrooms are a poorly explored resource for obtaining microbial germplasm. However, the recent perception of Dikarya sporomes as holobionts has gained attention for their potential as microbial germplasm source, with biotechnological potential in forestry. However, the ecophysiological insight into mushroom microbiome is still in its infancy....

Ants are considered as ecosystem engineers due to their ability to modify nutrient availability for other organisms, promote microbial activity, and enhance energy flow. In this study, we conducted a chemical characterization and estimated the microbial activity of the fungal garden residues of Atta mexicana, as well as the soils directly in contac...

Citation: Ayala-Vásquez, O.; Martínez-Reyes, M.; Pérez-Moreno, J.; Martínez-González, C.R.; Pinzón, J.P.; de la Fuente, J.I.; Castro-Rivera, R.; García-Jiménez, J.; Balbuena-Carrasco, S.; Ramírez-Carbajal, E.; et al. Five New Species of Aureoboletus and Chalciporus (Boletaceae, Boletales) and Their Ethnomycological Aspects. Abstract: Among Boletale...

El café es el producto que más se comercializa después del petróleo, además es la bebida no alcohólica de mayor consumo en el mundo, después del agua. Esté se cultiva en 15 estados, pero el 94.1 % de la producción se concentran únicamente en cuatro, donde la producción ha decrecido obligando a cafeticultores a modificar su manejo para reactivar la...

Wild edible Termitomyces mushrooms are popular in Southwest China and umami is important flavor qualities of edible mushrooms. This study aimed to understand the umami taste of Termitomyces intermedius and Termitomyces aff. bulborhizus. Ten umami peptides from aqueous extracts were separated using a Sephadex G-15 gel filtration chromatography. The...

During a study of fungal species with biocultural importance in the Sierra Mixe in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, specimens belonging to the genus Calostoma were collected in 2015. Morphological characteristics, electron micrographs and phylogenetic analyses of the collected specimens were used to identify the fungi at the species level. Herein we de...

Laelia furfuracea Lindl., es una orquídea epífita endémica de México, de la cual no existen referencias sobre su interacción con los simbiontes micorrízicos orquidoides. Esta orquídea es recolectada en grandes cantidades, debido a la belleza de sus flores, por lo que existe el riesgo de una disminución dramática de sus poblaciones naturales. En est...

Morels are one of the most highly prized edible and medicinal mushrooms worldwide. Therefore, historically, there has been a large international interest in their cultivation. Numerous ecological, physiological, genetic, taxonomic, and mycochemical studies have been previously developed. At the beginning of this century, China finally achieved arti...

Objective: To evaluate whether or not the spores of the edible fungus Laccaria laccata (Scop.) Cooke encapsulated in a lyophilized biopolymeric matrix of chitosan-xanthan can cause ectomycorrhization in Pinus greggii Englem. trees under greenhouse conditions. Methodology: Spores of the edible ectomycorrhizal fungus L. laccata were encapsulated in b...

Background and Aims: Cantharellus species are traded in agricultural markets of the Mountain Region, Veracruz, Mexico, as an appreciated mushroom. The objective of this study was to analyze nutrients and nutraceutical properties in four Cantharellus species from Veracruz: antioxidant activity, total phenols, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, lycopene, and...

Worldwide, the fungus known as huitlacoche (Ustilago maydis (DC.) Corda) is a phy-topathogen of maize plants that causes important economic losses in different countries. Conversely, it is an iconic edible fungus of Mexican culture and cuisine, and it has high commercial value in the domestic market, though recently there has been a growing interes...

As part of our effort to study wild edible mushrooms from central Mexico, we collected specimens of Cystodermella. Cystodermella mazahuensis is described as a new species from Mexico. This species has biocultural importance as food for the Mazahua people of the State of Mexico located in Central Mexico. Cystodermella mazahuensis differs from other...

Antecedentes: Los estudios etnomicológicos realizados en la región mazateca, al norte del estado de Oaxaca, México, se han enfocado principalmente a especies del género Psilocybe por su importancia ceremonial y de sanación entre los mazatecos de la parte alta. En contraste, el conocimiento y las percepciones locales del uso de otras especies con im...

Elaphomyces readii is presented as a new species to science based on morphological and molecular evidence. The new species is characterized mainly by the pale brown rugose ascomata, yellowish to reddish brown hues in the proximity to the gleba, dark purple gleba and ascospores 20-57 µm in diameter. Elaphomyces readii is morphologically similar to E...

Aim of study: To document for the first-time the biocultural knowledge related to the use, nomenclature, and classification of wild mushrooms by the Mazatec culture, cradle of the ethnomycology. Area of study: Municipality of Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón and communities of San José Buena Vista and Agua Ancha, belonging to the state of Oaxaca, in s...

Morels, which belong to the Ascomycete genus Morchella, are highly valued edible fungi treasured by gourmet chefs worldwide. Some species are saprotrophic and others are able to form facultative mycorrhizal-like associations with plant roots without establishing true ectomycorrhizal symbioses. In general, it is considered that the formation of asex...

The genus Chroogomphus has scarcely been studied in Mexico, with only one species reported in the country despite its great biocultural importance in native cultures. In this study, two new species of Chroogomphus are presented based on genetic and morphological characterization. The phylogenetic analysis with DNA sequences from nrITS region confir...

The rhizosphere is the soil that surrounds, and is influenced by, the roots of a plant. It is considered one of the most complex ecosystems on the planet due to the intense interactions that occur between plants and microorganisms, as well as the competition that occurs among the microbial components. Due to this competition and beneficial interact...

Una de las especies forestales más utilizadas para aprovechamientos maderables es Pinus patula. Actualmente esta especie se encuentra bajo manejo forestal en los bosques del norte del estado de Puebla y en algunas localidades se aplican cortas de regeneración totales. Esta especie, como todos los pinos, depende para su supervivencia de las ectomico...

Background Yunnan is rich in fungal diversity and cultural diversity, but there are few researches on ethnomycology. In addition, extensive utilization of wild edible fungi (WEF), especially the ectomycorrhizal fungi, threatens the fungal diversity. Hence, this study aims to contribute to the ethnomycological knowledge in Pu’er Prefecture, Yunnan,...

Antecedentes y Objetivos: Las coníferas, como los pinos, establecen en sus raíces simbiosis obligadas con hongos ectomicorrízicos y con determinados grupos de bacterias. México posee una alta diversidad de especies del género Pinus, que en este país está representado por 72 taxa. Sin embargo, actualmente son escasas las investigaciones relacionadas...

Introduction: In the high mountain ranges of the Altiplano Potosino there are relict forests of Quercus spp., including shrubby species. The species of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with these ecosystems are so far unknown. Objective: To know the morphology of Astraeus aff. hygrometricus (Pers.) Morgan associated with shrubby Quercus species in...

Matsutake fungi include a complex of edible mushrooms highly prized worldwide, particularly in Japan where they are considered one of the most luxurious ingredients. These species establish ectomycorrhizal symbioses with angiosperms and gymnosperms in the Northern Hemisphere and in North America only three species are currently known. In the presen...

El libro se abordan de manera integral las principales técnicas para el aislamiento, estudio, producción, y conservación in vitro de hongos comestibles cultivados; hongos saprótrofos del suelo; hongos entomopatógenos, micoparásitos y mematófagos, hongos ectomicorrizicos; hongos micorrízicos arbusculares; y hongos endófitos.

El turismo constituye una fuente importante de ingreso a nivel internacional. Sin embargo, en términos generales, la derrama económica del turismo ha beneficiado principalmente a trasnacionales o grupos empresariales nacionales reducidos. Una rama del turismo de enorme relevancia denominado ecoturismo, incluye el denominado “mico turismo”, el cual...

Actualmente existe en el mundo un proceso de aculturación a una velocidad nunca vista. La UNESCO ha estimado que cada 14 días se pierde una lengua originaria en el mundo. México posee 68 grupos étnicos receptores de saberes tradicionales únicos, dentro de los que se incluyen más de 450 especies de hongos comestibles silvestres y 350 especies de hon...

Con más de 450 especies consumidas en México, el país constituye uno de los más importantes centros bioculturales de hongos comestibles silvestres a nivel internacional. Sin embargo, la comercialización de este importante recurso forestal no maderable se realiza en su mayoría en fresco, lo cual genera márgenes de ganancia reducidos dada la corta vi...

Background: Pinus (Coniferophyta) and Laccaria (Basidiomycota) establish ectomycorrhizal symbioses in natural forests. However, their detailed morphoanatomical and phylogenetic characterization have received little attention. Accurate identification of native host symbionts is of paramount relevance to the production of mycorrhized seedlings for su...

The extraradical mycelium (ERM) of ectomycorrhizal fungi is a network inhabited by soil mesofauna, mainly collembolans and mites, forming interactions during the fungal life-cycle, from grazing on hyphae to spore dispersal. However, it is still unknown if ERM of ectomycorrhizal fungi could influence the structure of mesofauna assemblages. Objective...

Truffles contribute to crucial soil systems dynamics, being involved in plentiful ecological functions important for ecosystems. Despite this, the interactions between truffles and their surrounding mycobiome remain unknown. Here, we investigate soil mycobiome differences between two truffle species, Tuber indicum (Ti) and Tuber pseudohimalayense (...

México se considera un país megadiverso ya que cuenta con aproximadamente 10% de la diversidad terrestre del planeta

Wild edible fungi (WEF), including mushrooms and truffles, comprise a natural source of nutritious and healthy food. The consumption of WEF began at least 18,700 years ago during the Stone Age. Current data from over 100 countries indicates the existence of more than 2,100 edible species, a figure that is continually growing, as vast regions and ma...

Cultivating macrofungi is an important management measure to develop economy in shady forest areas; however, its effect on soil ecology, especially microbial abundance and structure, remains insufficiently studied. Herein, in a subtropical forestland, soil chemical and enzyme analyses, metagenomic sequencing and quantitative real-time PCR were empl...

While forest management impacts the ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) community, most of the evidence regarding such effects has been obtained from temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere and little is known of their prevalence in highly diverse tropical habitats. This study analyzes the responses of the EMF community in managed tropical montane for...

Currently. the factors that drive the microbiome associated with truffles, the most highly prized fungi in the world, are largely unknown. We demonstrate for the first time here that truffle microbiome composition is strongly driven by associated compartments rather than by symbiotic host trees.

The uniquely compartmentalized fruiting body structure of the ectomycorrhizal fungus (EMF) Tricholoma matsutake, is a hotspot of microbial habitation and interaction. However, microbial diversity within this microniche structure of the EMF is rarely investigated. Furthermore, there is limited information concerning microbiomes associated with sporo...

Traditionally, it is thought that arbuscular mycorrhizae establish a symbiosis with the roots of numerous angiosperm and some gymnosperm families. However, the mobilization and transfer of macro- and micronutrients to Pinaceae via arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) has not been reported so far. The present work evaluated whether arbuscular mycorrhi...

La simbiosis pino-hongo ectomicorrícico es de gran importancia ecológica debido a la interacción microbiana establecida en la micorrizósfera y a las condiciones edáficas favorables creadas por la descomposición de la materia orgánica. El objetivo de este trabajo fue estimar el efecto de la colonización del hongo ectomicorrícico Laccaria laccata sob...

Truffles are among the most highly prized edible fungi worldwide. They also constitute complex microhabitats harboring a high diversity of microorganisms. Our aim was to study whether Tuber pseudohimalayense ascomata-compartments selected their associated bacterial microbiome from that of the surrounding pine forest soil environment. We used high-t...

Societal Impact Statement Edible mycorrhizal fungi (EMF) have been consumed since ancestral times by humans either as food, medicine or for ceremonial use. Nowadays, they are a non‐timber forest product and a diverse genetic resource with great ecological, sociocultural, economic, medicinal and biotechnological relevance around the world. Therefore...

Thelephora ganbajun is a wild edible mushroom highly appreciated throughout China. The microbiomes of some fungal sporocarps have been studied, however, their potential functional roles currently remain uncharacterized. Here, functional gene microarrays (GeoChip 5.0) and amplicon sequencing were employed to define the taxonomic and functional attri...

March 2021. Food Science and Human Wellness 10 (2), 163-173 Aroma is central to the worldwide success of truffles as gourmet food and the high prices paid for these edible mushrooms. In this study, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from fruiting bodies of two Chinese truffles of commercial relevance, Tuber indicum and Tuber pseudohimalayense, were...

Objective: To determine the effect of mycelial disturbance on the formation of sporomesof two edible ectomycorrhizal fungi of great biocultural relevance in Mexico (Laccarialaccata and Hebeloma leucosarx) associated to two Neotropical pines with economicand ecological importance, Pinus greggii and P. montezumae.Design/Methodology/Approach: Spore in...

This is a facsimile version of the supplementary data that accompany the published article ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12708 ). The original version is available from Comprehensive Reviews in Food Safety and Food Security.

Wild mushrooms are a vital source of income and nutrition for many poor communities and of value to recreational foragers. Literature relating to the edibility of mushroom species continues to expand, driven by an increasing demand for wild mushrooms, a wider interest in foraging, and the study of traditional foods. Although numerous case reports h...

Purpose: Truffles contribute to crucial dynamics in the soil systems, being involved in plentiful ecological functions important for ecosystems. Despite this, the interactions between truffles and surrounding mycobiota remain unknown. Here, we aimed to shed light on how much truffle species could affect their surrounding soil mycobiota. Methods: Us...

A new Rhizopogon species associated with Pinus was discovered at local wild mushroom markets and Pinus armandii forests from March to July in Southwest China where it is considered a delicacy. Based on morphological and molecular phyloge-netic analyses, the collections were described as Rhizopogon songmaodan sp. nov. belonging to the subgenus Versi...

Wild mushrooms are a vital source of income and nutrition for many poor com-munities and of value to recreational foragers. Literature relating to the edibilityof mushroom species continues to expand, driven by an increasing demand forwild mushrooms, a wider interest in foraging, and the study of traditional foods.Although numerous case reports hav...

Wild mushrooms are a vital source of income and nutrition for many poor communities and of value to recreational foragers. Literature relating to the edibility of mushroom species continues to expand, driven by an increasing demand for wild mushrooms, a wider interest in foraging, and the study of traditional foods. Although numerous case reports h...

México ocupa el primer lugar en producción de tuna en el mundo y una de las principales zonas productoras del país está en el oriente del estado de México. El engrosamiento del cladodio es una de las enfermedades más importantes en esta región y afecta la producción de tuna. En México, las investigaciones para determinar la causa de la enfermedad h...

Truffles are included among the most expensive fungi around the world. Around 180 truffle species have been described worldwide, and more than 50 species have been recorded from China. However, so far, the influence of provenances on truffle morphology, phylogeny, and bacterial and fungal microbiome community structure of both peridium and gleba ha...

Antecedentes: Actualmente, el grupo originario chinanteco ha recibido escasa atención etnomicológica, a pesar del conocimiento tradicional preciso y profuso que posee dicha etnia relacionado con el recurso fúngico. Objetivo: Documentar los saberes tradicionales relacionados con el uso y aprovechamiento de los hongos silvestres por los chinantecos....

Truffles contribute to crucial dynamics in the soil systems, being involved in plentiful ecological functions important for ecosystems. Despite this, the interactions between truffles and surrounding mycobiota remain unknown. Here, we aimed to shed light on how much truffle species could affect its surrounding soil mycobiota. Using traditional chem...

Background: Truffles are some of the among the most expensive edible fungi worldwide whose value in international markets is worth billions of US dollars annually. They form ectomycorrhiza which is a symbiotic relationship with host trees and produce hypogeous ascomata. Their whole life-cycle is closely related to their associated microbiome. Howev...

ABSTRACT Cortez-Hernández, M. A., R. I. Rojas-Martínez, J. Pérez-Moreno, V. Ayala-Escobar, M. Silva-Valenzuela, and E. Zavaleta-Mejía. 2019. Biological control of Nacobbus aberrans by antagonistic fungi. Nematropica 49:140-151. Nacobbus aberrans (Thorne) Thorne and Allen, is considered one of the 10 most important plantparasitic nematodes around t...

RESUMEN México ocupa el primer lugar en producción de tuna en el mun-do y una de las principales zonas productoras del país está en el oriente del estado de México. El engrosamiento del cladodio es una de las enfermedades más importantes en esta región y afecta la producción de tuna. En México, las investigaciones para deter-minar la causa de la en...

México se considera un país megadiverso ya que cuenta con aproximadamente 10% de la diversidad terrestre del planeta

Fungi are a keystone component of all ecosystems on earth and have shaped the structure and functioning of nature for eons. Their body is made up of an interwoven mass of threadlike filaments, individually called hyphae and altogether known as mycelium. When fungi form spore-forming structures, the so-called mushrooms, these are also built up of hy...

The ecological relationships between soil organisms are the result of the diversity present in a determined space and time, forming functional networks of biological activity. The mesofauna–fungal sporome interactions link the ecology of the mesofauna with the biology and function of the sporomes, allowing the sporome to be viewed as a reservoir of...

Currently, the greatest environmental challenge faced by humankind is climate change. With certainty, we can state that there is no spot on the planet that has remained unaffected by the human being. We live in a geological era that can be accurately called the Anthropocene, from the Greek ἄνθρωπος anthropos = human being and καινός kainos = new. T...

Antecedentes: Pese a su amplia distribución y ubicuidad en diferentes ambientes, Cenococcum geophilum ha sido poco estudiado en México, en particular su asociación con especies en peligro de extinción, como es el caso de Pinus maximartinezii. Objetivo: Caracterizar morfológica y anatómicamente a Cenococcum geophilum asociado en condiciones natural...

This book focuses on recent advances in our understanding of wild edible mycorrhizal fungi, truffle and mushrooms and their cultivation. In addition to providing fresh insights into various topics, e.g. taxonomy, ecology, cultivation and environmental impact, it also demonstrates the clear but fragile link between wild edible mushrooms and human so...

The mycorrhizal symbiosis is optimal when the plant and the fungi are sympatric. However, in forest plantations the inoculum typically belongs to exotic or allopatric fungi. In this paper, the efficiency of mycorrhization was determined by evaluating the effect of 2 sympatric fungi species (Laccaria trichodermophora and L. bicolor s.l. ) and 2 allo...

Laccaria is a genus which includes more than 70 species distributed in both temperate and tropical regions of the world. They establish ectomycorrhizal symbioses with a range of host trees including species of Quercus. However, only few works have documented the morphoanatomical and molecular characterization of their mycorrhizas under natural cond...

The knowledge of Chinese truffles is far to be complete. Tuber pseudobrumale is an excavated black truffle known so far only from its type collection in southwestern China. By studying in detail collections, a conspicuous macro- and micromorphological variation in this marketed species, wart shape and size, peridium colour and spore sizes was detec...

The microbiome associated with truffles play a key role in the complex processes of forest nutrient cycling and signalling from the soil hyphae through ectomycorrhizas and in the truffle’s life history. However, less work has been carried out on the changes of structure and function of bacterial and fungal communities during different truffle matur...

Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) is one of the most important agricultural products in the world, since more than 56 countries are dedicated to its cultivation and it is the main agricultural commodity since the period 1962-1989 and coffee orange rust (Hemileia vastatrix Berkeley & Broome) is the most devastating disease for this crop. In Central America...