title: Eleven microsatellites in an emerging invader, Phytolacca americana (Phytolaccaceae), from its native and introduced ranges.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To facilitate population genetic analyses, microsatellite markers were developed for pokeweed (Phytolacca americana), a large, weedy, perennial herb native to eastern North America that is emerging as a significant invasive species in China.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We mined 1,100,538 Illumina MiSeq reads from genomic DNA for microsatellites and identified 58 primer pairs. We screened these primers for polymorphism in two native and two invasive populations. We identified 11 loci that amplified consistently. The number of alleles per locus ranged from two to six, and observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.00 to 1.00. All loci were largely monomorphic within populations but different among populations. The primers were of very limited use in the congener P. acinosa.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These loci will provide a valuable resource to study the population genetics and invasion history of P. americana.
authors: Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 USA.
authors: Kerin E
authors: KE
authors: Bentley
authors: Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 USA.
authors: Kaelyn R
authors: KR
authors: Berryman
authors: Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 USA.
authors: McGee
authors: M
authors: Hopper
authors: Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 USA.
authors: Sandra L
authors: SL
authors: Hoffberg
authors: Department of Comparative Literature, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 USA.
authors: Karin E
authors: KE
authors: Myhre
authors: Department of Sociology, Momoyama Gakuin University, Izumi, Osaka, 594-1198, Japan.
authors: Keisuke
authors: K
authors: Iwao
authors: Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 USA.
authors: Jared B
authors: JB
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Environmental Health Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 USA.
authors: Travis C
authors: TC
authors: Glenn
authors: Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 USA.
authors: Rodney
authors: R
authors: Mauricio
keywords: Illumina; MiSeq; Phytolacca americana; Phytolaccaceae; biological invasions; pokeweed