title: Isolation and characterization of 15 new microsatellite markers in Oncomelania hupensis, the snail intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum in mainland China.
abstract: Oncomelania hupensis is the unique intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum, which plays a key role during the transmission of schistosomiasis. It is mainly found in the Yangtze River valley and mountains or hills in southwest China. In this paper, we described 15 new microsatellite makers in O. hupensis. Polymorphism of each locus was assessed in 80 individuals from four wild populations (n = 20 per population). The number of alleles per locus ranged from 6 to 29, with an average of 15.8. The observed (H(O)) and expected (H(E)) heterozygosities varied from 0.397 to 0.851 and from 0.696 to 0.948, respectively. These microsatellite markers will be useful for population genetic studies and genome mapping in O. hupensis.
authors: National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors: Li
authors: L
authors: Zhang
authors: National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors: Shizhu
authors: S
authors: Li
authors: National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors: Qiang
authors: Q
authors: Wang
authors: National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors: Yingjun
authors: Y
authors: Qian
authors: National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors: Qin
authors: Q
authors: Liu
authors: National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors: Pin
authors: P
authors: Yang
authors: National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors: Xiaonong
authors: X
authors: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012549:Schistosoma japonicum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000635:transmission; D012908:Snails / Q000235:genetics* / Q000469:parasitology*