Metagenomes of Lichens Solorina crocea and Peltigera canina

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2022 Jan 20;11(1):e0100021. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01000-21. Epub 2022 Jan 6.

Abstract

Lichen genomes are usually considered genomes of separately cultured mycobiont and photobiont. Analysis of lichen metagenomes can give important information on specific lichen-associated microorganisms that can affect lichen metabolism. Here, we report a metagenome of peltigeralean lichens, containing cyanobacterial (Peltigera canina) and cyanobacterial/green algal (Solorina crocea) partners.