title: Microsatellite markers in the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Cucurbitaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite primers were developed for Gynostemma pentaphyllum, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, to investigate its population genetic diversity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using the Microsatellite Sequence Enrichment protocol, 14 polymorphic primers sets were identified in four Chinese Gynostemma pentaphyllum populations. The primers amplified di- and trinucleotide repeats with 1-6 alleles per locus, and the observed heterozygosities ranged from 0.000 to 1.000 per population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These markers will facilitate further studies on genetic structure and gene flow of Gynostemma pentaphyllum populations.
authors: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors: Hui
authors: H
authors: Liao
authors: Yao
authors: Y
authors: Zhao
authors: Yin
authors: Y
authors: Zhou
authors: Yuguo
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Xiaofan
authors: X
authors: Wang
authors: Fan
authors: F
authors: Lu
authors: Zhiping
authors: Z
authors: Song