Molecular Ecology Notes (2003) 3, 91-94

T. Burgess, M.J. Wingfield and B.D. Wingfield (2003)
Development and characterization of microsatellite loci for the tropical tree pathogen Botryosphaeria rhodina
Molecular Ecology Notes 3 (1), 91-94
Abstract: Nineteen simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were developed for the pathogen and blue stain fungus Botryosphaeria rhodina. Eight pairs were found to be polymorphic among isolates collected from Pinus spp., whereas a further five pairs were polymorphic when isolates from Pinus spp. were compared with those from Eucalyptus spp. Nine isolates of B. rhodina collected from pines and eucalypts in South Africa, Mexico and Indonesia were used to demonstrate the range of the markers. Testing the markers yielded preliminary evidence that relationships among isolates are more closely linked to host than to geographical origin.
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Database assignments for author(s): Brenda D. Wingfield, Michael J. Wingfield, Treena Burgess

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.
	Lasiodiplodia theobromae		Indonesia
	Lasiodiplodia theobromae		South Africa
	Lasiodiplodia theobromae		Mexico
	Lasiodiplodia theobromae	Pine (Pinus)
	Lasiodiplodia theobromae	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)