title: Isolation and characterization of 12 microsatellite loci in soapbark, Quillaja saponaria (Quillajaceae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite primers were developed for the endemic Chilean tree Quillaja saponaria (Quillajaceae), a common member of the sclerophyllous Mediterranean forest, to investigate intraspecific patterns of genetic diversity and structure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Using an enriched library, 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed in Q. saponaria. All loci consisted of dinucleotide repeats. The average number of alleles per locus was 5.3 (2-13), with a total of 64 alleles recorded in 39 individuals from three populations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The microsatellite markers described here are the first characterized for Q. saponaria. The polymorphic loci will be useful in studies of genetic diversity and genetic population differentiation in natural populations of this species.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro No. 8701, Col. Ex-Hacienda de San José de la Huerta, 58190 Morelia, México.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Letelier
authors.affiliation: Genetic Marker Services, Brighton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro No. 8701, Col. Ex-Hacienda de San José de la Huerta, 58190 Morelia, México ; Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Centro de Investigación en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad, General Gana 1702, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Aly
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valderrama
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas, Campus Andrés Bello, Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stoll
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Antigua Carretera a Pátzcuaro No. 8701, Col. Ex-Hacienda de San José de la Huerta, 58190 Morelia, México.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-Rodríguez
keywords: Chile; Quillaja saponaria; Quillajaceae; microsatellites; soapbark