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Microsatellite loci for the fungus Ascosphaera apis : cause of honey bee chalkbrood disease
Author(s) -
REHNER STEPHEN A.,
EVANS JAY D.
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.1755-0998.2008.02455.x
Subject(s) - biology , fungus , honey bee , pathogen , locus (genetics) , virulence , microsatellite , fungal pathogen , allele , biological dispersal , genetics , zoology , botany , gene , population , demography , sociology
The fungus Ascosphaera apis is a worldwide fungal pathogen of honey bees. To provide tools for understanding the dispersal history of this pathogen, strain differences in virulence, and host–pathogen interactions, we used the draft genome assembly of A. apis to develop microsatellite loci for this species. We present testing results for 25 scorable loci revealing two to eight alleles per locus in a survey of Maryland isolates of this fungus.