Table 1.

Source of the 10 selected strains from Parrot et al. (2015) used in this study, and their phenotypic and genomic characteristics.

Isolate code	Lichen source	Medium of isolationa	Inoculum typeb	Halotolerance – NaCl %			Growth at different pH			Color group number	GC %
				5%	10%	20%	5	7	9
MOLA1420	Lichina pygmaea	MA	H		++			++	+	1	64%
MOLA1421		MA	H		++			++	+	1	64%
MOLA1427		AIA	H		++			++		2	64%
MOLA1488	Lichina confinis	AIA	W	+	++			++	+	3	64%
MOLA1493		AIA	W	+	++			++	++	4	66%
MOLA1578	Roccella fuciformis	AIA	H	++	++			++	++	5	66%
MOLA1596		AIA	W	++	++			++	++	5	66%
MOLA1615		AIA	W	++	++			++	++	5	66%
MOLA1611		AIA	W	++	++	+	+	++	++	6	64%
MOLA1612		AIA	W	++	++	+	+	++	++	6	64%

^aMA- marine agar, AIA – actinomycetes isolation agar.

^bH- homogenate, W- Wash.