Characterization of microsatellite loci for the endangered cactus Echinocactus grusonii, and their cross-species utilization
Echinocactus grusonii is common in trade but critically endangered in its natural habitat. With the ultimate aim of developing a certification scheme to aid in the conservation of this species, we have isolated E. grusonii microsatellites from a nonenriched library. Fifty-seven sequences contained a...
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Published in | Molecular ecology notes Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 164 - 167 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2008
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
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Summary: | Echinocactus grusonii is common in trade but critically endangered in its natural habitat. With the ultimate aim of developing a certification scheme to aid in the conservation of this species, we have isolated E. grusonii microsatellites from a nonenriched library. Fifty-seven sequences contained a microsatellite array, of which 12 were polymorphic among 30 individuals from a single wild population. All 12 microsatellite primer pairs amplified product in one or more species in a screen of 27 other cactus species. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01913.x ArticleID:MEN1913 ark:/67375/WNG-XFWXX5H2-D istex:2CA15322234B893DE14762AE5E779BE8F63858DF ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1471-8278 1755-098X 1471-8286 1755-0998 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01913.x |