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Actinomycetes isolated from lichens: evaluation of their diversity and detection of biosynthetic gene sequences.
FEMS microbiology ecology - 1 Nov 2005
González Ignacio, Ayuso-Sacido Angel, Anderson Annaliesa, Genilloud Olga
Abstract excerpt
Actinomycetes, one of the major communities of the microbial population present in soil, can also be found inhabiting a wide diversity of ecological sources. We have explored the use of lichens as an alternative source for the isolation of novel actinomycetes. Lichens are symbiotic mixtures of fungi, green algae and/or cyanobacteria and whereas these symbiotic components have been extensively described, the...
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