title: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for a worldwide invasive weed, Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized for a worldwide invasive weed Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) to elucidate the population genetic structure and invasive history. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 14 microsatellite primer pairs were developed using the Fast Isolation by AFLP of Sequences Containing repeats (FIASCO) protocol, and their polymorphism was assessed in two natural populations of C. odorata from Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago. Eleven loci showed polymorphism and eight of these loci were successfully amplified in Ageratina adenophora, another invasive weed related to C. odorata. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These microsatellite markers are useful for investigating the population genetic structure and the history of range expansion of these invasive species.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Plant Phylogenetics and Conservation Biology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China.
authors.forename: Xiang-Qin
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Qiao-Ming
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D019659:Asteraceae / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D017343:Genes, Plant; D005819:Genetic Markers; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D005819:Genetic Markers