title: Isolation of compound microsatellite markers for the endangered plant Neolitsea sericea (Lauraceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The development of compound microsatellite markers was conducted in Neolitsea sericea to investigate genetic diversity and population genetic structure of this endangered insular species. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using the compound microsatellite marker technique, 10 compound microsatellite markers that were successfully amplified showed polymorphism when assessed in 55 individuals from two populations in East China and Japan. Overall, the number of alleles ranged from 3 to 17, with an average of 7.9 alleles per locus. In addition, these primers could be easily amplified in Neolitsea aurata var. paraciculata and N. aurata var. chekiangensis. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The highly polymorphic markers developed and characterized in this study will be useful for population genetic studies of N. sericea.
authors: Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology for Endangered Wildlife of the Ministry of Education, and College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
authors: Sheng-Nan
authors: SN
authors: Zhai
authors: Xiao-Ling
authors: XL
authors: Yan
authors: Koh
authors: K
authors: Nakamura
authors: Misako
authors: M
authors: Mishima
authors: Ying-Xiong
authors: YX
authors: Qiu