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Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum)
  • Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum)
  • Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum)
Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum)

Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum)

£11.95 £14.95
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Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum), also known as the Périgord truffle, is one of the most sought-after and aromatic gourmet fungi in the world. Revered for its intense earthy fragrance and culinary prestige, this species forms dense, textured sclerotia underground in symbiosis with host tree roots. Our cultures are produced fresh in our sterile UK lab and are intended for research, microscopy, mycelial study and experimental cultivation trials.

🔥 Why Study Black Truffle?

  • One of the most valuable gourmet fungi worldwide

  • Dense, aromatic sclerotia with exceptional culinary reputation

  • Ideal for microscopy, mycelial characterisation, and research

  • Rare species with high demand in academic and commercial R&D

  • Fascinating biology due to its mycorrhizal life cycle

🧪 Produced in Our UK Sterile Lab
Every Black Truffle culture is made in small batches inside our HEPA-filtered lab. Each batch is contamination-tested, strain-verified, and shipped fresh for consistent research performance.

🧬 Choose Your Format

1. Liquid Culture (10ml)
A suspension of active Black Truffle mycelium. Suitable for experimental studies, microscopy preparation, and early-stage culture expansion.

2. Agar Culture Plate
A sterile petri dish containing a clean, healthy Tuber melanosporum culture. Ideal for observation, genetic preservation, and research applications.

3. Agar Slant
A long-term storage tube with Black Truffle mycelium grown on angled agar. Best for labs and collectors maintaining rare fungal species.

⚠️ No Grow Kit Offered
Black Truffle cannot be fruited indoors. True truffle production requires host trees, soils, climate conditions and multi-year maturation. Our cultures are for research use only.

📦 What You’ll Receive

  • Your chosen Black Truffle culture format

  • Sterile, lab-prepared culture produced in the UK

  • Clear instructions for storage and use

  • The Mushroom Lab sterility guarantee

🛡️ Sterility Guarantee
If your culture arrives compromised or contaminated, we will replace it free of charge. Your success is our priority.

🚚 Fast UK Delivery
All orders ship from our UK lab and typically arrive in 1–3 working days.

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