title: Generation and characterization of 11 novel est derived microsatellites from Vicia faba (Fabaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were developed for faba bean using expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from the NCBI database to study for genetic diversity. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 11 novel EST-SSR loci were generated and characterized when tested on four populations of 29 faba bean individuals from China and Europe. The number of alleles (A) ranged from 1 to 3 in each population, and observed heterozygosity (H(O)) and expected heterozygosity (H(E)) ranged from 0 to 0.5000 and 0.6400, respectively. Furthermore, transferable analysis revealed that eight of these loci (72.73%) amplified in Pisum sativum L., six of which (75.00%) detected polymorphism. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The developed markers in this study will provide valuable tools for genetic diversity, resource conservation, genetic mapping, and marker-assisted breeding of faba bean in the future.
authors: Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Science, Hangzhou 310021, China.
authors: Ya-Ming
authors: YM
authors: Gong
authors: Sheng-Chun
authors: SC
authors: Xu
authors: Wei-Hua
authors: WH
authors: Mao
authors: Qi-Zan
authors: QZ
authors: Hu
authors: Gu-Wen
authors: GW
authors: Zhang
authors: Ju
authors: J
authors: Ding
authors: Ze-Yun
authors: ZY
authors: Li