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Antarctic Epilithic Lichens as Niches for Black Meristematic Fungi
Sixteen epilithic lichen samples (13 species), collected from seven locations in Northern and Southern Victoria Land in Antarctica, were investigated for the presence of black fungi. Thirteen fungal strains isolated were studied by both morphological and molecular methods. Nuclear ribosomal 18S gene sequences were used together with the most similar published and unpublished sequences of fungi ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1913
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/091541b0