Testing DNA barcoding in Usnea ( Parmeliaceae ) in Colombia using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS)

We tested the functionality of ITS-based DNA barcoding in lichen fungi using Colombian samples of the genus Usnea as an example. New ITS sequences were generated for 15 samples from five localities in two different ecoregions, representing varying morphologies and medullary chemistries. We employe...

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Main Authors: Bibiana Moncada, Harrie Sipman, Robert Lücking
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences 2020-12-01
Series:Plant and Fungal Systematics
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Online Access:https://pfsyst.botany.pl/Testing-DNA-barcoding-in-Usnea-Parmeliaceae-in-Colombia-nusing-the-internal-transcribed,130371,0,2.html