title: Microsatellite loci in Vallisneria natans (Hydrocharitaceae) and cross-reactivity with V. spinulosa and V. denseserrulata.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite primers were characterized in Vallisneria natans, a dominant submerged macrophyte occurring in freshwater bodies of tropical and subtropical zones.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using the Microsatellite Sequence Enrichment protocol, 16 novel polymorphic codominant loci were developed and characterized in V. natans. In addition to these, six existing microsatellite loci from V. spinulosa were successfully amplified and characterized for V. natans. These primers amplified di- and trinucleotide repeats with 2-7 alleles per locus. Most primers also amplified successfully in V. spinulosa and V. denseserrulata.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results indicate the utility of primers in V. natans for future studies of population genetic structure, as well as their applicability across the genus.
authors: Hubei Key Laboratory of Wetland Evolution & Ecological Restoration, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China.
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Wang
authors: Hui
authors: H
authors: Liao
authors: Yao
authors: Y
authors: Zhao
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Li
authors: Zhiping
authors: Z
authors: Song