Identificación de hongos mediante códigos de barras de ADN.

Classification of fungi is a crucial step to understanding their diversity. This process has been performed by analyzing its macroscopic and microscopic form, which requires a lot of patience and training. Today it is possible to use DNA information to classify fungi. First, we obtain all the DNA of the fungus and then, we subtract a small fragment of it. This fragment is known as DNA barcode. Like supermarket products, this DNA barcode is unique for each fungus, and it is easy to share these data online, which has facilitated studies in biodiversity and the exchange of information among scientists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]