Detection of paralogous polyketide synthase genes in Parmeliaceae by specific primers

Lichenologist

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-54

  Opanowicz, Magdalena ^a   Blaha, Juliane ^b   Grube, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Lichens; Paralogy; Parmeliaceae; Polyketide synthase genes; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PARMELIACEAE;

EID: 29144457372     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: 10961135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0024282905005529     Document Type: Article

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