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A new, highly effective primer pair to exclude algae when amplifying nuclear large ribosomal subunit (LSU) DNA from lichens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2015

Kevin Schneider ,
Philipp Resl ,
Martin Westberg  and
Toby Spribille
Kevin Schneider
Affiliation:
Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Holteigasse 6, A-8010 Graz, Austria
Philipp Resl
Affiliation:
Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Holteigasse 6, A-8010 Graz, Austria
Martin Westberg
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
Toby Spribille*
Affiliation:
Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Holteigasse 6, A-8010 Graz, Austria and Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
*
Email: toby.spribille@mso.umt.edu
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The Lichenologist , Volume 47 , Issue 4 , July 2015 , pp. 269 - 275
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© British Lichen Society, 2015 

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