Assessment of DNA Damage in Lichens Caused by Air Pollution in Misurata Using Rapd-PCR
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https://doi.org/10.63359/qazysq27Keywords:
Lichen, Xanthoria, air pollution, bio-indicatorAbstract
Lichens are widely used in biomonitoring studies of air pollution, either as bioindicator of air quality or as bioaccumulator of atmospheric deposition. In this lichen transplant study, Xanthoria parietina was used as bioindicator to assess the genotoxicity of air pollution in the center area of Misurata City; RAPD profiles revealed significant alteration in the band pattern and decreasing in genomic template stability (GTS)following 4 months of exposure to pollutants. the present results indicate that the lichen species X. parietina provides information about the level of potential genotoxic agents in the studied area. However, this study need to be extended to include larger areas for belonged period with ecological study conducted in parallel to investigate the quality of the air in Misurata.
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