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Table 2 Result of the ascospore discharge method when different media were applied

From: Lichen cell factories: methods for the isolation of photobiont and mycobiont partners for defined pure and co-cultivation

Medium / Taxon

Ascospores discharged

Germination

Colony development

MBB

 Cladonia macilenta

 Cladonia fimbriata

 Protoparmeliopsis muralis

+

+

+++

 Circinaria contorta

+

+

+++

 Xanthoria parietina

+

+

+++

LB

 Cladonia macilenta

 Cladonia fimbriata

 Protoparmeliopsis muralis

+

+

++

 Circinaria contorta

+

+

++

 Xanthoria parietina

+

+

++

WA

 Cladonia macilenta

 Cladonia fimbriata

 Protoparmeliopsis muralis

+

+

+

 Circinaria contorta

+

+

+

 Xanthoria parietina

+

+

+

MY

 Cladonia macilenta

 Cladonia fimbriata

 Protoparmeliopsis muralis

+

 Circinaria contorta

+

 Xanthoria parietina

+

  1.  + : positive result; −: no result; +, ++, +++ represent the speed of growth of the colonies