E. M. del Campo, L. M. Casano, F. Gasulla and E. Barreno 2009: Presence of multiple group I introns closely related to bacteria and fungi in plastid 23S rRNAs of lichen-forming Trebouxia. - International Microbiology12: 59-67. [RLL List # 215 / Rec.# 30679] Keywords: TREBOUXIA/ PLASTID GENOME/ FUNGAL GENES/ BACTERIAL GENES/ INTRONS/ HORIZONTAL TRANSFER/ GROUP I INTRONS/ PLASTID 23S RRNA
Abstract: ["The symbiogenetic thalli of some lichens are proposed as the likely setting of horizontal transfer of genetic material among distantly related organisms such as bacteria, fungi and green algae."]