title: New microsatellite markers for the rare plant Cercidiphyllum japonicum and their utility for Cercidiphyllum magnificum.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite markers were developed for Cercidiphyllum japonicum to study population genetics of this endangered species native to both eastern China and Japan. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using the Fast Isolation by AFLP of Sequences Containing Repeats (FIASCO) protocol, 12 microsatellite markers that were successfully amplified showed polymorphism when tested on 33 individuals from two populations in eastern China and Japan. Overall, the number of alleles per locus ranged between 5 and 18. Eleven markers could be easily amplified and were polymorphic in C. magnificum. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results indicate that these microsatellite markers are adequate for detecting and characterizing population genetic structure in Cercidiphyllum at fine and range-wide geographical scales.
authors: College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
authors: Chen
authors: C
authors: Chen
authors: Yi-Hui
authors: YH
authors: Liu
authors: Cheng-Xing
authors: CX
authors: Fu
authors: Ying-Xiong
authors: YX
authors: Qiu