title: Isolation and characterization of 36 polymorphic microsatellite markers in Schima superba (Theaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our objective was to develop microsatellite markers to investigate the level of genetic diversity within and among populations in a dominant evergreen broad-leaved tree, Schima superba, in southern China.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-six microsatellite markers were developed and showed polymorphism in three populations. The number of alleles per locus ranged from six to 34, with an average of 19. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.242 to 1.000 and from 0.504 to 0.945, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The developed microsatellites will be useful for studying genetic diversity and population structure in S. superba.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hong-Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Xiao-Yi
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wan-Hui
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Zheng-Feng
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong-Lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Zhang-Ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D006579:Heterozygote; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D028242:Theaceae / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018744:DNA, Plant