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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers in Oligoryzomys longicaudatus (Muridae, Sigmodontinae, Oryzomini), the natural reservoir of genotype Andes hantavirus
Author(s) -
GONZÁLEZITTIG RAÚL E.,
SALAZARBRAVO JORGE,
POLOP JAIME J.,
GARDENAL CRISTI.
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.1755-0998.2008.02231.x
Subject(s) - biology , sigmodontinae , microsatellite , locus (genetics) , cricetidae , hantavirus , hantavirus pulmonary syndrome , population , zoology , allele , genetics , rodent , ecology , gene , virus , demography , sociology
The rodent Oligoryzomys longicaudatus or long‐tailed pygmy rice rat is the reservoir of the aetiological agent of the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in southern Argentina and Chile. We characterize 11 polymorphic microsatellite loci which would be useful for studies on microgeographical population structure in the species. Amplification of these loci in 42 individuals from four natural populations revealed four to 21 alleles per locus, and values of observed heterozygosities ranging from 0.371 to 0.896. Cross‐species amplifications showed that some of the primers designed may be useful for other species of the genus Oligoryzomys .