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Isolation and characterization of microsatellites in Rattus rattus
Author(s) -
LOISEAU A.,
RAHELINIRINA S.,
RAHALISON L.,
KONEČNÝ A.,
DUPLANTIER J. M.,
BROUAT C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
molecular ecology resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.96
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1755-0998
pISSN - 1755-098X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02115.x
Subject(s) - biology , microsatellite , allele , muridae , zoology , genetics , gene
We isolated and characterized 10 microsatellite loci in the black rat Rattus rattus (Muridae, Rodentia), a widespread invasive species largely known to cause serious problems in agriculture and human health. Polymorphism was studied in two populations, one from Madagascar and one from Senegal. It ranged from three to 12 alleles in Madagascar, and from two to five alleles in Senegal. Together with the loci previously adapted from Rattus norvegicus , this set of markers should allow the conduct of thorough studies on the genetic structure of natural populations of R. rattus.