Detection of Tuber melanosporum DNA in soil
Our objectives were (i) to develop a molecular method to detect mycelia of Tuber melanosporum (black truffle) in soil and (ii) to test for mycelial distribution around two truffle-bearing Quercus ilex trees in a truffle orchard. Isolation of total DNA from soil was performed, followed by PCR amplifi...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat de Lleida (UdL) |
| Repository: | Repositori Obert UdL |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/57131 |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2005.00029.x http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/57131 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Tuber melanosporum PCR-RFLP Soil mycelium Truffle orchard |
| Summary: | Our objectives were (i) to develop a molecular method to detect mycelia of Tuber melanosporum (black truffle) in soil and (ii) to test for mycelial distribution around two truffle-bearing Quercus ilex trees in a truffle orchard. Isolation of total DNA from soil was performed, followed by PCR amplification with T. melanosporum-specific primers and restriction analysis. To address the detection sensitivity level, soil samples were inoculated with known amounts of gleba of T. melanosporum. The detection limit was Z11.4 mg of hyphae g 1 of soil. Mycelium was detected primarily within the area defined by the truffle burn and within the top 35 cm of the soil in all directions from the trees. |
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