Numerous group I introns with variable distributions in the ribosomal DNA of a lichen fungus

PT DePriest, MD Been - Journal of molecular biology, 1992 - Elsevier
… The length of the small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) differs significantly among …
lichen complex Cladonia chlorophaea. The sequence of the 3’ region of the SSU rDNA from two …

Characterizing the ribosomal tandem repeat and its utility as a DNA barcode in lichen-forming fungi

M Bradshaw, F Grewe, A Thomas, CH Harrison… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2020 - Springer
… use of ribosomal markers in fungal research, central features of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA)
evolution are poorly characterized for fungi in general, including lichenized fungi. The …

PCR primers for the amplification of mitochondrial small subunit ribosomal DNA of lichen-forming ascomycetes

S Zoller, C Scheidegger, C Sperisen - The Lichenologist, 1999 - Elsevier
… In this study, we present primers for the amplification of mitochondrial small subunit (SSU)
rDNA of lichen-forming fungi. The primers match the universal regions U2, U4 and U6, …

Multiple origins of lichen symbioses in fungi suggested by SSU rDNA phylogeny

A Gargas, PT DePriest, M Grube, A Tehler - Science, 1995 - science.org
… The lichen lifestyle, which is the symbiotic association of fungi with algae, is found in …
ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) sequences suggests at least five independent origins of the lichen

Positions of multiple insertions in SSU rDNA of lichen-forming fungi.

A Gargas, PT DePriest, JW Taylor - Molecular biology and …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
Lichen-forming fungi, in symbiotic associations with algae… ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA)
longer than the 1,800 nucleotides typical for eukaryotes. The lichen-forming ascomycetous fungus

DNA isolation from lichen ascomata

M Grube, PT DePriest, A Gargas, J Hafellner - Mycological research, 1995 - Elsevier
DNA from the fungal component of lichensribosomal DNA. Figure 1 shows PCR amplifications
of a predicted 938-nucleotide fragment of the 5' large subunit ribosomal DNA (LSU rDNA) …

Small subunit rDNA variation in a population of lichen fungi due to optional group-I introns

PT DePriest - Gene, 1993 - Elsevier
… A natural population of the lichen-forming ascomycetous fungus, Cladoniu chlorophueu,
contained individuals with small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) of at least four different …

Molecular innovations in lichen systematics: the use of ribosomal and intron nucleotide sequences in the Cladonia chlorophaea complex

PT DePriest - Bryologist, 1993 - JSTOR
… detected in the ribosomal DNA from other lichens and, perhap as a … DNA and ribosomal
DNA (rDNA), the genes encoding the ribosomal RNAs, to show that lichen chimeras are fungi of …

Early molecular investigations of lichen-forming symbionts: 1986–2001

PT DePriest - Annu. Rev. Microbiol., 2004 - annualreviews.org
… DePriest (31, 32) developed nuclear ribosomal DNA (nu rDNA) group I introns as genetic …
Figure 4 Secondary structure model for the lichen fungus Lecanora dispersa nuSSU rDNA with …

PCR optimization and troubleshooting, with special reference to the amplification of ribosomal DNA in lichenized fungi

S Ekman - The lichenologist, 1999 - cambridge.org
… below the lichen. Hence, extracts are likely to contain DNA from more than one fungus. If an
… of a desired intron-containing fungus is contaminated by another intron-devoid fungus, then …