title: Characterization of polymorphic microsatellites for the invasive grass Microstegium vimineum (Poaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite markers were developed for the invasive plant Microstegium vimineum (Poaceae) to assess its population structure and to facilitate tracking of invasion expansion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using 454 sequencing, 11 polymorphic and six monomorphic microsatellite primer sets were developed for M. vimineum. The primer sets were tested on individuals sampled from six populations in the United States and China. The polymorphic primers amplified di-, tri-, and tetranucleotide repeats with three to 10 alleles per locus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These markers will be useful for a variety of applications including tracking of invasion dynamics and population genetics studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, 59 Dudley Rd., New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA. arinovy@rci.rutgers.edu
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Novy
authors.forename: S Luke
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Flory
authors.forename: Joshua A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Honig
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonos
authors.forename: Jean Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hartman
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D002681:China; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D056426:Genetic Loci; D058865:Introduced Species; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D006109:Poaceae / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018744:DNA, Plant