Isolation and characterization of nuclear microsatellite loci from Ceratopetalum apetalum (Cunoniaceae)

Margaret M Heslewood; Carolyn Porter; Mariano Avino; Maurizio Rossetto

doi:10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02391.x

Isolation and characterization of nuclear microsatellite loci from Ceratopetalum apetalum (Cunoniaceae)

Mol Ecol Resour. 2009 Mar;9(2):566-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02391.x. Epub 2009 Jan 31.

Authors

Margaret M Heslewood¹, Carolyn Porter, Mariano Avino, Maurizio Rossetto

Affiliation

¹ National Herbarium of New South Wales, Botanic Gardens Trust, Mrs Macquaries Rd, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia Earth and Environmental Science, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.

PMID: 21564693
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02391.x

Abstract

We identified 16 polymorphic nuclear microsatellite loci from an AG-enriched library of Ceratopetalum apetalum. These loci were tested across two populations of C. apetalum, a single population of C. gummiferum and representatives of four other congeneric taxa. Fourteen loci were identified as polymorphic in at least one other species. These microsatellites will be used to look at population dynamics of species with varying distributions and presumed low dispersal capabilities within the genus Ceratopetalum.