块菌名实考证及其资源保护

块菌是指Tuber属的真菌种类,属于子囊菌门(Ascomycota),生在地下,其中包含着世界上最美味和价值最昂贵的食用菌.中国食与药用真菌文化悠久,历代本草都不乏各种菌类的记载,但在本草中记载的与块菌有关系的菌类唯有1245年陈仁玉编撰的“菌谱”中称之为“麦蕈”和俗名为“麦丹蕈”的一种地下真菌.日本本草对“麦蕈”也屡有记载,并把“麦蕈”叫“地肾”和“松露”.这是“松露”一名的最早记载,“麦蕈”或“松露”可能是被现代菌物学称之为须腹菌(Rhizopogon spp.)的真菌种类.因而,“松露”一名虽是汉字,但是所指并非真正的块菌,应是须腹菌(Rhizopogon spp.),也称“假块菌”(false truffle),所以松露和块菌寓意各异.产于我国西南地区的食用黑块菌主要是印度块菌(Tuber indi-cum)或中华块菌(T.sinernse)、夏块菌(T.aestivum=T.uncinatu)和拟喜马拉雅块菌(T.pseudohimalayense=T.pseudoexcavatum),近年来身价倍增,成为中国野生食用菌出口种类中名列前三甲的菌类,在世界块菌市场上也颇受欢迎.喜马拉雅块菌(T.himalayense)在我国尚未发现它的踪迹.印度块菌和中华块菌形态上有差异,若把中国产的类似黑孢块菌的黑块菌统称为印度块菌(T.indicum)尚值得商榷.中华块菌或印度块菌形态和遗传变异多样,尚需进一步研究.2010年在云南和四川相继发现的大型香味浓郁的白块菌,近似于波氏块菌(T.borchii)组的块菌,颇具研究和巨大的商业价值,表明我国块菌资源比原有记载的要丰富的多.由于利益之驱动和疏于管理,掠夺式的采收方法造成了块菌产区生态环境毁灭性的破坏,一些商业化采集区的块菌已濒临灭绝,中国西南地区的块菌资源的保护问题迫在眉睫.本文对产自欧洲、美洲的块菌、沙漠块菌,以及块菌的生态意义和种植作了简要介绍和讨论.     

亚洲黑松露(块菌)系统分类和地理分布研究进展

亚洲黑松露指天然分布于亚洲的大型黑色商业块菌,基于DNA数据研究结合地理分布特征分析显示亚洲黑松露物种群包含6个物种,即中国块菌Tuber sinense、台湾块菌T. formosanum、易贡块菌T. yigongense、长刺块菌T. longispinosum、喜马拉雅块菌T. himalayense和印度块菌T. indicum,其中前4个物种有DNA分子数据支持。中国分布有3个物种即中国块菌、台湾块菌和易贡块菌。地理分布分析显示,中国块菌分布区限制在中国的西南地区;易贡块菌生长在西藏东南部;台湾块菌广布于东亚温带森林区;长刺块菌仅分布于日本列岛的中南部地区,可能是日本特有物种;印度块菌和喜马拉雅块菌在中国的分布记录建立在对中国相似样本的形态学鉴定,没有来自印度原产地样本的分子数据支持,基于黑松露物种群存在物种间单独形态学特征无法识别和多数物种分布区狭小的事实,印度块菌和喜马拉雅块菌可能是限制在印度北部的本土物种。     

中国块菌属多样性

在中国特别是西南地区块菌属Tuber资源调查的基础上,本文综合形态特征、生态特征以及分子系统学分析,对比研究了欧洲和北美的部分块菌属标本,对中国块菌属已知种类进行了分类订正和系统的总结.研究确认我国分布有17种块菌,其中3/4的种类分布于西南地区.尚有6种因未观察到可靠的标本而存疑,3种排除在我国分布.文中对该属在我国...     

植物菌根块菌分子鉴定及菌丝培养基优化的研究

块菌属(Tuber)是由真菌感染其适宜植物根系形成,部分块菌如法国黑孢块菌(T. melanosporum)和中国印度块菌(T. indicum)等为珍稀药食两用菌,具有很高的经济价值。对块菌的过度挖掘造成野生块菌资源匮乏,块菌人工栽培技术则是实现块菌产业可持续性发展的重要基础。目前国内外人工栽培主要采用块菌子实体匀浆制成的子囊孢子悬浮液,与人工种植苗木根系共生。利用块菌菌丝替代子实体孢子悬浮液进行接种,具有减少对块菌子实体的依赖性和生产成本、保护林下块菌野生资源、促进块菌人工繁育进程的积极意义,但需要成熟高效的菌丝培养技术。该研究从云南、陕西等地林下采取块菌样品,在ITS分子鉴定并纯化得到纯种菌丝的基础上,以菌丝直径为指标,经单因素实验和4因素3水平正交实验L9(34),筛选得出最适宜的菌丝生长培养基。结果表明:(1)形态和ITS分子鉴定得到的13份块菌样品分属印度块菌(T. indicum)和假凹陷块菌(T. pseudoexcavatum)两种。(2)纯化的印度块菌菌丝培养基的最佳碳源为马铃薯浸出液,最佳氮源为酵母膏,VB1对印度块菌菌丝生长并无显著性促进作用。(3)最佳的碳源、氮源、无机盐组合为马铃薯浸出液150 g·L~(-1)、酵母膏3 g·L~(-1)、MgSO_42 g·L~(-1)、KH2PO42 g·L~(-1)。25℃,自然pH下培养8 d菌丝直径可达49.44 mm。     

不同块菌的系统发育分析和对小鼠的免疫调节作用

研究分析夏块菌(Tuber aestivum)、印度块菌(Tuber indicum)和白块菌(Tuber panzhihuanense)对小鼠免疫功能的调节作用。将三种新鲜块菌制成匀浆液,按照高剂量(125 g/kg)、低剂量(2.5 g/kg)的块菌经灌胃不同剂量的块菌匀浆,每天灌胃一次,连续2周,以生理盐水为对照组。分别通过中性红的吞噬实验来检测小鼠巨噬细胞的吞噬能力,MTT法测定ConA诱导的小鼠脾淋巴细胞增值指数,SRBC免疫小鼠后检测其半数溶血值(HC50),测定小鼠的体液免疫功能。结果显示夏块菌、印度块菌和白块菌实验组都能显著提高小鼠巨噬细胞的吞噬能力,其中低剂量组的白块菌效果最显著,三种块菌匀浆都显著增强了小鼠脾淋巴细胞的增殖作用,高剂量组的印度块菌效果最好,同时都大幅提高小鼠血清溶血素的含量,各实验组之间的差异不显著(P0.05)。研究表明这三种新鲜块菌匀浆能够显著增强机体的免疫力,综合分析得出印度块菌的高剂量组效果更显著。     

HS-SPME-GC-MS法分析3种块菌子囊果主要挥发性成分

本研究采用顶空-固相微萃取结合气相色谱-质谱联用技术(HS-SPME-GC-MS)比较分析了假喜马拉雅块菌Tuber pseudohimalayense、中华夏块菌T. sinoaestivum和印度块菌T. indicum子囊果主要挥发性有机化合物(volatile organic compounds,VOCs)组成与含量。结果表明,在3种块菌子囊果中共鉴定到173种VOCs,其中假喜马拉雅块菌、中华夏块菌和印度块菌子囊果中分别检测到79、63和71种挥发性成分,3种块菌子囊果中共有成分11种,其中1-辛烯-3-醇是含量最高的共有化合物(39.52%、38.98%和8.46%)。利用挥发性成分对3种块菌种类进行判别分析,结果表明2-丁酮、庚醛、苯乙烯、1-辛烯-3-醇和环十四烷能100.0%地将3种块菌样品按照种类正确分类。本研究初步确定了3种块菌子囊果VOCs组成和含量的差异,并探究了用VOCs相对含量区分3种块菌种类的可行性,为我国块菌质量评价,尤其是加工的块菌商品的鉴别提供了重要的理论依据。     

中国地下子囊菌新记录属——史蒂芬块菌属

文中首次报道了史蒂芬块菌属Stephensia在中国的分布.史蒂芬块菌发现于滇中地区呈贡县,生于l株栽培的天麻旁边,附近长有云南松和榛属植物.标本的特征与文献中对于该种的描述一致,即子囊果表面具褐色绒毛,产孢组织有曲折的脉沟,脉沟向中心辐聚,中心有时形成空腔,孢子球形,直径18～25 μm,无油滴,包被(外囊盘被)角胞组织.中国标本的ITS序列与北美和欧洲样品有99％的相似性,其LSU序列仅有3个碱基与北美样品不同.史蒂芬块菌在分子系统上与腔囊块菌属Hydnocystis和地杯菌属Geopxyis近缘.     

印度块菌(Tuber indicum)菌根促生细菌的研究

【目的】筛选对印度块菌菌根量和菌根苗长势有促进作用的菌根促生细菌(Mycorrhization helper bacteria,MHB)。【方法】选择华山松为宿主植物,自块菌菌根根际土壤中分离得到的11种细菌为供试菌株,将印度块菌菌剂与不同浓度的细菌混合于特定基质中后接种于华山松上,并通过对印度块菌与华山松形成的菌根数、华山松的株高和地径三方面的统计与分析,确认MHB。【结果】Pseudomonas sp. JCM 5481 (P143)、Streptomyces sp. EN31 (S191)、Variovorax paradoxus (V633)在浓度为2.4×109 CFU/mL时对印度块菌菌根数、株高和地径均有极显著促进作用(P<0.01);Pseudomonas chlororaphis (P11)、Pseudomonas corrugate (P127)在浓度为0.8×109 CFU/mL时对印度块菌菌根数、株高和地径均有显著促进作用(P<0.05)。4种假单胞菌浓度梯度的设置显示了不同菌株适宜的浓度不同。【结论】实验获得5种MHB,并表明细菌浓度是获得MHB的一个重要影响因素。     

成熟度对印度块菌香气成分的影响

研究成熟度对印度块菌Tuber indicum香气成分的影响,并测定成熟印度块菌的关键香气成分。将3种不同成熟度的印度块菌,以固相微萃取(SPME)技术为香气富集方法,利用气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)分析其香气成分。结果表明未成熟印度块菌中仅检测出4种香气成分,中度成熟阶段检测出8种,成熟阶段检测出13种,而且成熟阶段检测出的香气成分大多都是前人报道过对块菌香气有贡献的成分;通过计算成熟块菌各香气组分的香气活度值(OAV),可知二甲基硫醚、2,3-丁二酮、3-甲基正丁醛、2-甲基正丁醛、己醛、1-辛烯-3-醇这6种物质是印度块菌的关键香气成分(OAV>1)。     

中国“黑块菌”(黑松露)新分布区确认及物种多样性保护

以印度块菌复合群(Tuber indicum complex)为代表的中国"黑块菌"主要分布于我国西南地区(云南和四川),是块菌属在我国产量最大,分布最广的野生贸易食用菌种类.在最近一次块菌资源野外调查中,发现河北省遵化地区人工种植的板栗(Castanea mollissima BL.)林下有大量的"黑块菌"产生.形态学及分子系统学分析结果显示,新发现的"黑块菌"与已报道的台湾块菌T.formosanum及印度块菌T.indicum亲缘关系较近,结合其地理分布、共生树种等特点,本文将其作为T.indicum的一个生态类型处理.这是T.indicum在其主产区(我国西南地区)之外的地区首次大量发现,其新分布区的发现为全面系统地解析中国的块菌类群在全球块菌属的起源、演化中的重要作用提供新的参考,同时对我国块菌人工种植有着重要意义.此外,鉴于中国"黑块菌"及其印度块菌复合群的经济重要性、分类的复杂性及保护的迫切性,本文对该类真菌研究现状及野生资源状况做了阐述,并提出了相应的保护和利用发展措施,为该类珍稀濒危食药用真菌资源的保护和合理利用提供更加全面的资料信息.     

New data on ectomycorrhizae and soils of the Chinese truffles Tuber pseudoexcavatum and Tuber indicum, and their impact on truffle cultivation

Chinese truffles serve as a good complement to the market for Tuber melanosporum (Périgord black truffle). However, Chinese truffles could be introduced accidentally or fraudulently into the plantations of Mediterranean truffles, and they could have a negative effect on truffle production and natural ecosystems. The study of Tuber species from China which are commercialized in Europe began 14 years ago. Tuber pseudoexcavatum was proposed as a new species, and this has been validated by some authors based on molecular and phylogenetic studies. We synthesize their ectomycorrhizae using samples from the type collection, and we compare T. pseudoexcavatum and Tuber indicum ectomycorrhizae. The ectomycorrhizae of these species have a morphology which is related to the ectomycorrhizae of T. melanosporum. We provide useful information for the rapid screening of the above-mentioned Chinese truffles ectomycorrhizae, for the quality control of commercial plants mycorrhized with Tuber. Moreover, we analyze the soil tolerance and the host plant affinity of T. pseudoexcavatum and T. indicum, in order to assess the capacity of both Chinese truffles to penetrate T. melanosporum plantations and habitats.     

Phylogenetic relationships between European and Chinese truffles based on parsimony and distance analysis of ITS sequences

Phylogenetic relationships among truffle species from Europe and China were investigated through parsimony analysis of the ITS sequences. Three major clades were obtained among the species analysed. The so-called white truffles appeared polyphyletic since Tuber magnatum was grouped with brown truffles and not with the other white species (T. maculatum, T. borchii, T. dryophilum, T. puberulum). The black truffles investigated in this study, T. brumale, T. melanosporum, T. indicum and T. himalayense, were grouped in an independent clade. The Périgord black truffle T. melanosporum and the Chinese black truffles T. indicum and T. himalayense, were very closely related. The delimitation of these species was estimated by a distance analysis on several isolates collected from different geographic areas. In spite of intraspecific variations of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) sequences, T. melanosporum and the Chinese black truffles can be unambiguously attributed to distinct taxa.     

Species recognition in the truffle genus Tuber -- the synonyms Tuber aestivum and Tuber uncinatum

The two morphologically similar truffles Tuber aestivum and T. uncinatum have caused confusion because T. uncinatum is regarded by different authors, as either a distinct species, variety, subspecies, or synonym of T. aestivum. A clarification of the relationship between the two truffles would help both conservation biology and cultivation. We aimed both to test the reliability of the only quantitative morphological character used to distinguish the two taxa, i.e. the height of the spore reticulum, and to compare sequences of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. Our study included 117 fruit bodies of T. aestivum and T. uncinatum, originating from eight European countries. The results showed that the spore reticulum height is not diagnostic. The phylogenetic analysis of ITS sequences from 81 fruit bodies and an additional 32 sequences from GenBank showed that T. aestivum and T. uncinatum were intermingled in one highly supported (100% bootstrap) monophyletic clade, separate from its sister species Tuber mesentericum. We conclude that T. aestivum and T. uncinatum are synonyms and the species should be named T. aestivum, as the oldest name has priority. For traders, T. aestivum syn. T. uncinatum should be used until conformity has been reached.     

Genetic variability of Tuber uncinatum and its relatedness to other black truffles

Genetic variability is one of the major survival strategies developed by symbiotic fungi. We focused on the ectomycorrhizal fungus Tuber uncinatum Chatin that produces edible ascomata. In order to understand the degree of its variability and its relatedness to another morphologically-similar truffle, T. aestivum Vittad., ascomata of T. uncinatum were collected from a single natural truffle-ground located in the north of Italy and compared with samples from other Italian sites, as well as with T. aestivum ascomata from other European regions. We used multi-locus approaches, such as microsatellite-primed PCR (polymerase chain reaction), and single locus markers, such as mitochondrial and nuclear ribosomal DNA on 30 samples. The results demonstrate that the level of genetic polymorphism among isolates of T. uncinatum was higher than in other Tuber species, like T. melanosporum. Neighbour-joining analyses were carried out on a binary data matrix on 12 ascomata of T. uncinatum and T. aestivum, and on 15 internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences of these species and 5 from other Tuber species. Taken together, they clustered T. uncinatum and T. aestivum in two separate groups. The mitochondrial rDNA primers, NMS1 and NMS2, were not able to differentiate morphologically related and unrelated truffles. Moreover, a pair of primers, intentionally designed to differentiate isolates of T. aestivum and T. uncinatum from other Tuber species, successfully amplified DNA from all the samples of T. aestivum and T. uncinatum considered in our analysis. In conclusion, different molecular approaches separate T. aestivum and T. uncinatum according to their spore reticulum and their taste and smell.     

Tuber aestivum and Tuber uncinatum: two morphotypes or two species?

Tuber spp. are ectomycorrhizal fungi that establish symbioses with shrubs and trees. Because of their different smell and taste, Tuber uncinatum and Tuber aestivum are two truffle morphotypes with a different market value, but whether or not T. uncinatum and T. aestivum are different taxa is still an open debate among mycologists. In order to identify molecular keys characterizing both T. aestivum and T. uncinatum morphotypes, ITS/RFLPs analyses were carried out on a large collection of samples from all over Italy and from other European countries, followed by a study of the phylogenesis of ITS, beta-tubulin and EF 1-alpha genes, on representative samples. The present study provides compelling evidence that: (i) T. uncinatum and T. aestivum belong to the same species, (ii) neither morphotype presents a specific molecular fingerprint, but they may even share identical alleles at any of the loci analysed; (iii) T. aestivum is most likely under a selfing reproductive mode. Our findings suggest that ecological, rather than genetic causes may account for differences in sporal morphology, taste and smell between T. aestivum and T. uncinatum truffles.     

Phylogenetic study of two truffles, Tuber formosanum and Tuber furfuraceum, identified from Taiwan

Truffles are one of the most valuable edible fungi and have drawn extensive research interests worldwide. In Taiwan, two species of truffle, Tuber formosanum and Tuber furfuraceum , have been identified and reported. Although the morphological features of these two truffles have been described, lack of molecular identification has led to difficulties with firmly establishing their relatedness to other truffles. In this study, we utilized the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and β-tubulin gene sequences to generate the phylogenetic relationship of T. formosanum and T. furfuraceum with other taxonomic relatives. Our analysis revealed five/three major phylogenetic clades according to the 5.8S-ITS2/β-tubulin gene sequences and corroborated with their morphological characterization. Tuber formosanum highly resembles the Tuber indicum B complex, while T. furfuraceum is most similar to Tuber huidongense . Based on a molecular clock, we estimated that T. furfuraceum and T. formosanum would have diverged from their close relatives in mainland China between 10.2 and 4.1 Ma, respectively. Based on the results, we propose that these two Tuber species found in Taiwan might originate from the common ancestors with some truffle species in China. However, due to a long divergence time and geographical separation, they have evolved into indigenous species of Taiwan.     

Intraspecific genotypic variability determines concentrations of key truffle volatiles

? Aroma variability in truffles has been attributed to maturation (Tuber borchii), linked to environmental factors (Tuber magnatum), but the involvement of genetic factors has been ignored. We investigated aroma variability in Tuber uncinatum, a species with wide distribution. Our aim was to assess aroma variability at different spatial scales (i.e. trees, countries) and to quantify how aroma was affected by genotype, fruiting body maturity, and geographical origin. ? A volatile fingerprinting method was used to analyze the aroma of 223 T. uncinatum fruiting bodies from seven European countries. Maturity was estimated from spore melanization. Genotypic fingerprinting was performed by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). ? Discriminant analysis revealed that, regardless of the geographical origin of the truffles, most of the aroma variability was caused by eight-carbon-containing volatiles (C8-VOCs). In an orchard of T. uncinatum, truffles producing different concentrations of C8-VOCs clustered around distinct host trees. This clustering was not associated with maturity, but was associated with fungal genotype. ? These results indicate that the variation in C8-VOCs in truffles is most likely under genetic control. They exemplify that understanding the factors behind aroma variability requires a holistic approach. Furthermore, they also raise new questions regarding the ecological role of 1-octen-3-ol in truffles.     

中国块菌属研究概况

文献调查研究结果表明,自我国报道的块菌属(Tuber)有35个名称,其中21个具有标本引证的支持、有3个缺乏明确的标本引证、3个与国际上已有的描述存在明显差异1、个鉴定时使用的是暂定名而有待进一步查证、还有2个名称已被证明为异名、5个名称为不合格发表而不应再继续使用。作者对我国的块菌属研究概况进行了概述,并对有关种类的研究现状及其分布进行了介绍,同时也整理和修订了这些种的汉语学名。     

Species recognition and cryptic species in the Tuber indicum complex

Morphological delimitation of Asian black truffles, including Tuber himalayense, T. indicum, T. sinense, T. pseudohimalayense, T. formosanum and T. pseudoexcavatum, has remained problematic and even phylogenetic analyses have been controversial. In this study, we combined five years of field investigation in China with morphological study and DNA sequences analyses (ITS, LSU and β-tubulin) of 131 Tuber specimens to show that T. pseudohimalayense and T. pseudoexcavatum are the same species. T. formosanum is a separate species based on its host plants and geographic distribution, combined with minor morphological difference from T. indicum. T. sinense should be treated as a synonym of T. indicum. Our results demonstrate that the present T. indicum, a single described morphological species, should include at least two separate phylogenetic species. These findings are of high importance for truffle taxonomy and reveal and preserve the richness of truffle diversity.