Collection and isolation of lichen fungi for the bioresources screening programme
2002
Sivichai, S.(National Science and Technology Development Agency, Bangkok (Thailand). National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology)
Over 1250 samples of lichens were collected from various sites in national parks of Thailand. These included crustose (80 percent), foliose (10 percent), fruticose (5 percent) and other (3 percent) types. Most (97 percent) of these samples were classified into 3 orders, 14 families, 34 genera and over 150 species, while the other 3 percent were unidentified. All mature samples were isolated from sexual stages by the discharge spores technique to pure culture. More than 270 isolations were made and have been deposited in the BIOTEC culture collection. The continued study of lichens in Thailand will surely provide a high number of novel lichen species which can yield a high number and high diversity of cultures for BIOTEC in-house research activities.
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