Genotype variability of Nostoc symbionts associated with three epiphytic Nephroma species in a boreal forest landscape

Bryologist

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 220-230

  Fedrowitz, Katja ^a   Kaasalainen, Ulla ^b   Rikkinen, Jouko ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

boreal forest; cyanobacteria; epiphyte; Peltigerales; photobiont; tRNALeu (UAA) intron

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; NEPHROMA BELLUM; NEPHROMA PARILE; NEPHROMA RESUPINATUM; NOSTOC; PELTIGERALES;

EID: 79955653031     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745-114.1.220     Document Type: Article

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