title: Isolation and characterization of nine microsatellite loci from Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) biotype B.
abstract: Nine microsatellites were isolated from Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotype B and screened across 60 individuals from two populations (biotype B) to examine polymorphism. Two to 12 alleles were observed per locus. Observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.033 to 0.967 and 0.033 to 0.854, respectively. There was no significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and no significant linkage disequilibrium between loci. One locus showed evidence for null alleles. These loci will be useful in future studies of the genetic structure of worldwide biotypes and gene flow analyses between and within biotypes of B. tabaci.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, 137 Mulford Hall, MC 3114, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114 Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Lefkosia 1412, Cyprus xmargarita@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hadjistylli
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, 137 Mulford Hall, MC 3114, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.affiliation: School of Plant Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, 137 Mulford Hall, MC 3114, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Roderick
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000235:genetics*; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
keywords: biotype; invasive; microsatellite