title: Microsatellite markers in Rhodiola (Crassulaceae), a medicinal herb genus widely used in traditional Chinese medicine.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite loci are described for Rhodiola, a medicinal herb genus widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 17 polymorphic microsatellite primer pairs were developed using the combined biotin capture method. The number of alleles per locus ranged from one to 12 across 192 individuals from R. bupleuroides, R. crenulata, R. fastigiata, and R. sacra, and the mean observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.177 to 0.412 and from 0.363 to 0.578, respectively. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results demonstrate the potential use of this new set of microsatellite markers for genotyping individuals and estimating genetic diversity in Rhodiola.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jianling
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wensheng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yongqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wenju
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yuguo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhiping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Song
keywords: Crassulaceae; Rhodiola bupleuroides; Rhodiola crenulata; Rhodiola fastigiata; Rhodiola sacra; medicinal plants; microsatellites