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SUBMITTER: Lee H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6037078 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mycobiology 20180329 1
<i>Lactarius</i> and <i>Lactifluus</i> are milkcaps that are characterized by the secretion of latex. These two genera are part of a globally distributed cosmopolitan group of ectomycorrhizal fungi that is an important food resource in various ecosystems. Recently, the taxonomy of <i>Lactarius</i> and <i>Lactifluus</i> has been revised based on molecular phylogenetics. Despite the importance of these taxa, Korean species of both genera are poorly understood. In an effort to describe milkcap spec ...[more]