Fungal and Bacterial Communities in Tuber melanosporum Plantations from Northern Spain

Tuber melanosporum (Ascomycota, Pezizales) is an ectomycorrhizal fungus that produces highly appreciated hypogeous fruiting bodies called black truffles. The aim of this paper was to research the composition ectomycorrhiza-associated fungal and bacterial communities in T. oak plantations. Results showed competitive effect on other species, especially mycorrhizal pathogenic species. shown be associated mainly with bacteria, some them important for their properties as helper bacteria. A dendrogram analysis co-occurrence tended co-occur following bacteria species: Singulisphaera limicola, Nannocistis excedens Sporosarcina globispora. In addition, it linked species such Mortierella elongata, M. minutissima, Cryptococcus uzbekistanensis, C. chernovii aerius. This study provides exhaustive diversity, structure enhance understanding biology, role these truffle