D. Armaleo et P. Clerc, A RAPID AND INEXPENSIVE METHOD FOR THE PURIFICATION OF DNA FROM LICHENS AND THEIR SYMBIONTS, Lichenologist, 27, 1995, pp. 207-213
A simple DNA extraction method is described, applicable to many differ
ent kinds of lichens. The method involves the use of the detergents DT
AB and CTAB and yields DNA that can be directly amplified with the pol
ymerase chain reaction or digested with restriction enzymes.