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DOI 10.3732/ajb.1100322
Title (Primary) Identification and characterization of microsatellite loci in the rush Juncus effusus (Juncaceae)
Author Michalski, S.G.; Durka, W. ORCID logo
Source Titel American Journal of Botany
Year 2012
Department BZF
Volume 99
Issue 2
Page From e53
Page To e55
Language englisch
Keywords 454 sequencing; inbreeding; Juncaceae; Juncus effusus; wetland
Abstract

Premise of the study: Microsatellite markers were developed for the common wetland plant Juncus effusus to assess levels of within- and among-population genetic diversity.

Methods and Results: Using a next-generation sequencing approach we identified new microsatellite loci, from which 23 were further characterized in a large population of J. effusus. Expected heterozygosity ranged from 0 to 0.64 with a mean of 0.407. Inbreeding coefficients (mean = 0.984) were very high, confirming earlier suggestions of an inbred mating system. Cross-amplification was tested in J. conglomeratus, J. inflexus, J. drummondii, and J. filiformis, with best results in the former.

Conclusions: The described microsatellite markers will be helpful in assisting studies on, e.g., reproduction, taxonomy, and phylogeography in J. effusus and related species.

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Michalski, S.G., Durka, W. (2012):
Identification and characterization of microsatellite loci in the rush Juncus effusus (Juncaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 99 (2), e53 - e55 10.3732/ajb.1100322