Molecular Ecology Notes (2004) 4, 683-685

N. Alvarez, C. Born, A.-M. Risterucci, P. Sourrouille, B. Benrey and M. Hossaert-Mckey (2004)
Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)
Molecular Ecology Notes 4 (4), 683-685
Abstract: Six microsatellite loci were isolated from the bruchid Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Bruchidae). Each locus was polymorphic, with the number of alleles ranging from 3 to 18. We found high levels of within-population variation at most loci, with heterozygosities ranging from 0 to 0.75. Cross-species amplification of these loci was tested in two other species of the genus Acanthoscelides, A. obvelatus Bridwell and A. argillaceus Sharp.
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Database assignments for author(s): Betty Benrey

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Acanthoscelides obtectus