Elisa Zampieri

TL;DR: The sequence of the haploid genome of T. melanosporum is reported, which at ∼125 megabases is the largest and most complex fungal genome sequenced so far and results from a proliferation of transposable elements accounting for ∼58% of the genome.

TL;DR: The impact of all these introductions on the overall native resident fungal communities is not well understood, and scant attention has been paid to the ecological impact of transporting nonpathogenic fungi across continents.

TL;DR: The aim of this work was to set up a protocol to detect T. magnatum in soil and to assess its distribution in a natural truffle-ground, and to identify a new haplotype - never described from fruiting body material - was identified.

TL;DR: A metaproteomics analysis on the soil of a characterized truffle-ground and cross-referenced the resulting proteins with a database, incorporating the metagenomics data for the organisms previously identified in this soil, found that the soil inside the brûlé contained a larger number of proteins and, surprisingly, more proteins from plants, compared with the soil outside the brâlé.

TL;DR: It is hypothesized that these differentially expressed genes may help the truffle to adapt to low temperatures and/or perceive environmental signals that regulate the fructification.