title: Isolation and characterization of 11 microsatellite loci from Oropsylla hirsuta, a vector of sylvatic plague.
abstract: The flea (Oropsylla hirsuta) is an important vector of the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, in black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies. We developed 11 anonymous microsatellite primers for O. hirsuta using a subtractive hybridization procedure. All primers were polymorphic exhibiting 4-12 alleles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA, Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.
authors.forename: Philip H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Hugh B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Bitten