Molecular Ecology Notes (2005) 5, 65-67

Cong Li, Richard C. Wilkerson and Dina M. Fonseca (2005)
Isolation of polymorphic microsatellite markers from the malaria vector Anopheles marajoara (Diptera: Culicidae)
Molecular Ecology Notes 5 (1), 65-67
Abstract: Microsatellite-containing regions were isolated and characterized in Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) marajoara, a primary vector of malaria parasites in northeastern Amazonia, Brazil. An enrichment protocol yielded 500 positive clones. We designed primers to amplify 40 unique microsatellites, 11 of which amplified cleanly and were polymorphic. A survey of 323 individuals showed that these loci are highly variable with the number of alleles ranging from 11 to 52, and expected heterozygosity ranging from 0.64 to 0.95. These markers will be useful for studies of population structure and intraspecific variation in A. marajoara.
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Database assignments for author(s): Dina M. Fonseca, Richard C. Wilkerson

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.
	Anopheles marajoara		Brazil (NW)