title: PERMANENT GENETIC RESOURCES: A set of primer pairs for amplifying the complete mitochondrial DNA of endangered Chinese egret (Aves, Ardeidae, Egretta eulophotes).
abstract: The Chinese egret is a globally endangered species. Here we describe a set of primer pairs to amplify its entire mtDNA. The polymerase chain reaction products (1000-2000 bp) were successfully amplified by using this primer set and were then sequenced and aligned. The contiguous mtDNA sequences of the Chinese egret were assembled to be a circular molecule (17 579 bp). This primer set was also confirmed to be useful for six other species of ardeid birds. The versatility of this primer set will provide a groundwork for further studies on the genetic structure and molecular evolution of the ardeid species.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yiquan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaolin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qingxian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Wenzhen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wei