Characterization of mycobionts of photomorph pairs in the Peltigerineae (lichenized ascomycetes) based on internal transcribed spacer sequences of the nuclear ribosomal DNA

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 228-237

  Goffinet, Bernard ^a,b   Bayer, Randall J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; ITS; Lichen; Nephroma; nrDNA; Peltigera; Peltigerineae; Photomorph; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ENVIRONMENT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LICHEN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ASCOMYCOTA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; NEPHROMA; NEPHROMA ARCTICUM; NEPHROMA EXPALLIDUM; PELTIGERA; PELTIGERA APHTHOSA; PELTIGERA BRITANNICA; PELTIGERA MALACEA; PELTIGERINEAE; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031126848     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1997.0977     Document Type: Article

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