title: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci for Cornus sanguinea (Cornaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To facilitate genetic and conservation research of Cornus sanguinea, microsatellite loci were isolated and 29 individuals from 11 German populations were genotyped. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixteen microsatellite loci were characterized from an enriched small insert genomic library. The number of alleles detected ranged from five to 11 per locus, observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.00 to 1.00, expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.65 to 0.90, and polymorphic information content ranged from 0.59 to 0.88. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The markers described in the study will allow further investigation of population dynamics and the degree of clonal reproduction within populations of C. sanguinea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, 205 Ellington Plant Sciences Building, 2431 Joe Johnson Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4560 USA.
authors.forename: Phillip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Wadl
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, 205 Ellington Plant Sciences Building, 2431 Joe Johnson Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4560 USA.
authors.forename: E Anne
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Hatmaker
authors.affiliation: Bavarian Office for Forest Seeding and Planting (ASP), Forstamtsplatz 1, D-83317 Teisendorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fussi
authors.affiliation: U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Unit, 141 Experiment Station Road, P.O. Box 36, Stoneville, Mississippi 38776-0038 USA.
authors.forename: Brian E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Scheffler
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, 205 Ellington Plant Sciences Building, 2431 Joe Johnson Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4560 USA.
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Trigiano
keywords: Cornaceae; Cornus sanguinea; bloodtwig dogwood; population genetics