List of scientists and companies
Bejerano, Nurit
nuritrb@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
Department of of Life Sciences
Ben Gurion University
PO Box 625
Beer Sheva 84105
ISRAEL
Fax no. 972 7 6472890.
Nurit is interested in biology, inoculation, development of mycorrhiza, signals for
fruit body production and molecular biodiversity of Terfezias and Tuber melanosporum.
Bencivenga, M.
mbenci@unipg.it
Univ. di Perugia
Biologia vegetale, Botanica
Borgo XX Giugno, 74
06 100 Perugia
ITALY
fax: 39-75-585 64 25
Dr Bencivenga studies ecology, field experiments and molecular probes.
Bonfante-Fasolo, Paola & Fontana, Anna
bonfante@csmt.to.cnr.it
Dipartimento Biologia Vegetale
Dell'Universita di Torino
Viale Mattioli 25
I-10125 Torino
ITALY
tel: 39-11-669 98 84
fax:39-11-65 58 39
Paola & Anna study inoculation, cellular analysis, molecular probes and
morphogenesis.
Chevalier, Gerard
gchevali@valmont.clermont.inra.fr
Station de Pathologie Vegetale
INRA
12, avenue du Brezet
F-63039 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex
FRANCE
phone: 33-73-62 44 43
fax: 33-73- 62 44 52
Gerard is working on Tuber melanosporum: inoculation, mycorrhizal production,
molecular probes.
Dexheimer, Jean
dexheime@scbiol.u-nancy.fr
Laboratoire de Biologie Forestiere
equipe "Cytophysiologie des Symbioses mycorhiziennes"
Universite Henri Poincare
B.P. 239
54506 VANDOEUVRE CEDEX
FRANCE
Jean works with cellular analysis of Tuber.
Ferrara, A.
IPLA, CNR
Torino
ITALY
Dr Ferrara study mycorrhizal plants and plant communities.
Ferrer, Sergi
Sergi.Ferrer@uv.es
Dep. Microbiologia, Fac. Biologia
University of Valencia
E-46100 Burjassot-Valencia
SPAIN
phone: 34-6-386 4390
fax: 34-6-386 4372
Sergi studies the mycorrhizal community of Tuber melanosporum, as wellas molecular
studies of Russula and Lactarius.
Granetti, B.
Univ. di Perugia
Biologia vegetale, Botanica
Borgo XX Giugno, 74
06 100 Perugia
ITALY
fax: 39-75-585 64 25
Dr Granetti studies ecology, field experiments and molecular probes.
Guillemaud, T., Callot, G., Cleyet-Marel, J.C.
INRA, Montpellier
FRANCE
This group works with Chemico-physical parameters and population genetics in Tuber.
Macino, Giuseppe
Macino@axcasp.caspur.it
Dipartimento di Biopatologia Umana
Sezione di Biologia Cellulare
Policlinico Umberto I
Viale Regina Elena 324
00161 Rome
ITALY
tel: 39-6-445 2806 office, 39-6-445 7731 lab
fax: 39-6-446 2891 Fax
Giuseppe is involved in genetic characterization of Tuber spp.
Martin, Francis
fmartin@nancy.inra.fr
Laboratoire de Microbiologie Forestière, INRA, CNRF
Champenoux-Nancy
F-54280 Seichamps
FRANCE
tel: 33-83-394080
fax: 33-83-394069
Francis develops molecular probes for Tuber melanosporum
Ottonello Simone
simone@irisbioc.bio.unipr.it
Istituto di Scienze Biochimiche, Universita' di Parma
43100 Parma ITALIA
Fax +39 905151; Tel +39 905648
Simone works on gene regulation events in various stages of truffle development and nutrition
Pacioni, G.
pacioni@aquila.infn.it
Univ. L'Aquila
ITALY
Dr Pacioni studies mycelial inoculation and mycelial growth.
Pargney, Jean-Claude
pargney@scbiol.u-nancy.fr
mailto:Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux
Universite de Nancy 1
B.P. 239
F-54506 Vandoeuvre
FRANCE
tel: 33-83-912000
fax: 33-83-903277
Jean-Claude works with cellular analysis of Tuber.
Soragni Elisabetta
eli@irisbioc.bio.unipr.it
Istituto di Scienze Biochimiche, Universita' di Parma
43100 Parma ITALIA
Fax +39 905151; Tel +39 905648
Elisabetta studies the differential expression of T. borchii mRNAs under different
cultural conditions
Stocchi, Vilbeto
vstocchi@info-net.it
Istituto di Chimica Biologica Giorgio Fornaini
University of Urbino
Via Saffi 2
61029 Urbino
ITAlY
FAX: +39 722 320188
Dr Stocchi is focused on Biochemistry and molecular probes.
Talou, Thierry
talou@cict.fr
Institut national Polytechnique
École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Toulouse
118, Route de Narbonne
31077 Toulouse Cedex 4
FRANCE
phone: 33-5-61175720
fax: 33-5-61175730
Thierry has been doing research on volatile compounds in various mushrooms, and is
involved in the research on Nez Electronique (the electrical nose) for truffle detection.
Trappe, James M.
trappej@fsl.orst.edu
Department of Forest Science
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-7501
USA
phone: 541-750 7394
fax: 541-737 1393
Jim works with taxonomy and ecology of hypogeous fungi with special reference to
mycorrhizal associations; managing forests for truffle and edible mushroom production.
Viotti Angelo
Istituto Biosintesi dei Vegetali CNR
Via Bassini 15
20133 Milano
Italy
Zur, Varda.
zur@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
Inst of Applied Research
Ben Gurion University
PO Box 625
Beer Sheva 84105.
ISRAEL
Fax No. 972 7 6472984
Varda is interested in biology, inoculation, development of mycorrhiza, signals for
fruit body production and molecular biodiversity of Terfezias and Tuber melanosporum.
