Suillus lakei, An Interesting Record For Turkish Mycobiota

In this study, Suillus lakei (Murrill) A.H. Sm. & Thiers) was reported for the first time from Turkey. This species is characterized by its ectomycorrhizal features and the occurrence under Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir). Besides conventional identification methods, molecular methods (ITS rDNA) were also used and results were uploaded to GenBank. According to the Genbank results, our species shows 99% similarity to other data related to Suillus lakei. A short description with molecular analysis were given in the text and the results discussed briefly