Ahmadjian, V/ Chadeganipour, M/ Koriem, AM/ Paracer, S 1987: DNA and protoplast isolations from lichens and lichen symbionts. - Lichen Physiology and Biochemistry2: 1-11. [RLL List # 135 / Rec.# 182] Keywords: DNA/ CULTURES/ MYCOBIONTS/ BIOTECHNOLOGY/ PHOTOBIONT
Abstract: 6 figures. ["DNA was isolated from several lichens, cultured mycobionts, and two photobionts using a method established for non-lichenized fungi. The ability to isolate protoplasts from lichen mycobionts and the probability that the protoplasts can regenerate to form hyphae opens the door to transformation experiments as well as to hybridization studies between different lichen strains."]