title: WebSat--a web software for microsatellite marker development.
abstract: Simple sequence repeats (SSR), also known as microsatellites, have been extensively used as molecular markers due to their abundance and high degree of polymorphism. We have developed a simple to use web software, called WebSat, for microsatellite molecular marker prediction and development. WebSat is accessible through the Internet, requiring no program installation. Although a web solution, it makes use of Ajax techniques, providing a rich, responsive user interface. WebSat allows the submission of sequences, visualization of microsatellites and the design of primers suitable for their amplification. The program allows full control of parameters and the easy export of the resulting data, thus facilitating the development of microsatellite markers.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The web tool may be accessed at http://purl.oclc.org/NET/websat/
authors.forename: Wellington Santos
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Divino César Soares
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: Kelligton Fabricio de Souza
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.forename: David John
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Bertioli