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Ten microsatellite markers for the freshwater diatom Sellaphora capitata
Author(s) -
EVANS KATHARINE M.,
CHEPURNOV VICTOR A.,
MANN DAVID G.
Publication year - 2009
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.1755-0998.2008.02383.x
Subject(s) - biology , microsatellite , diatom , genotyping , locus (genetics) , benthic zone , capitata , allele , zoology , ecology , botany , genetics , genotype , gene , brassica oleracea
Abstract Ten polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed for the benthic freshwater diatom Sellaphora capitata and tested on 40 isolates from a Belgian pond. Genotyping was very successful (95%). The number of alleles per locus ranged from three to 12 (mean 6.6) and expected heterozygosities from 0.2 to 0.86 (mean 0.67). This is the first time that microsatellite markers have been developed for a freshwater or benthic diatom.