title: Variable-number tandem repeats as molecular markers for biotypes of Pasteuria ramosa in Daphnia spp.
abstract: Variable-number tandem repeats (VNTRs) have been identified in populations of Pasteuria ramosa, a castrating endobacterium of Daphnia species. The allelic polymorphisms at 14 loci in laboratory and geographically diverse soil samples showed that VNTRs may serve as biomarkers for the genetic characterization of P. ramosa isolates.
authors.affiliation: Zoologisches Institut der Universität Basel, Evolutionsbiologie, Vesalgasse 1, 4051 Basel, Switzerland. laurence.mouton@unibas.ch
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mouton
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nong
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Preston
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ebert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D003621:Daphnia / Q000382:microbiology*; D005819:Genetic Markers; D005838:Genotype; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005819:Genetic Markers