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Truffle Hunting, Genome Sequencing & Gastronomic Delicacies
To gain insight into the evolution of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis, as well as truffle lifestyle, within the Pezizomycetes, we sequenced symbiotic truffle-forming species and compared their genomes to saprotrophic fungal species.