Construction and characterization of a full-length cDNA library from mycobiont of Endocarpon pusillum (lichen-forming Ascomycota)

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2873-2884

  Wang, Yan Yan ^a,b   Zhang, Tao ^b   Zhou, Qi Ming ^b   Wei, Jiang Chun ^a,b  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Lichen; Lichen forming fungus; Lichenized fungus; Real time PCR; RNA isolation

Indexed keywords

COPY NUMBER; FULL-LENGTH CDNA; FUNCTIONAL GENES; FUNGAL GENES; LICHEN; REAL-TIME PCR; RIBOSOMAL RNA; RNA ISOLATION;

FUNGI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

GENES;

ASCOMYCOTA; ENDOCARPON; FUNGI;

EID: 82355182825     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0768-5     Document Type: Article

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