title: Development of 14 microsatellite markers in the Queensland koala (Phascolarctos cinereus adustus) using next generation sequencing technology.
abstract: We report the development of 14 new microsatellite markers in the Queensland koala (Phascolarctos cinereus adustus). Ten unrelated Queensland koala individuals from the San Diego Zoo, USA, were genotyped. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 7, with an average of 5.14 alleles per locus. Across all loci, the average observed and expected heterozygosity values were both 0.69. These polymorphic microsatellite loci will be useful for genetic studies relevant to the conservation of the koala, a species listed as vulnerable.
authors: Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1207 W Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801.
authors: Christina T
authors: CT
authors: Ruiz-Rodriguez
authors: Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1207 W Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801.
authors: Yasuko
authors: Y
authors: Ishida
authors: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, 10315, Berlin, Germany.
authors: Alex D
authors: AD
authors: Greenwood
authors: Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1207 W Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801.
authors: Alfred L
authors: AL
authors: Roca
keywords: 454 GS-FLX Technology; conservation genetics