Molecular Ecology Notes (2007) 7, 290-292

R. Uesugi and Mh. Osakabe (2007)
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)
Molecular Ecology Notes 7 (2), 290-292
Abstract: Sixteen microsatellite loci are described for the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae, which is an agricultural pest. The microsatellite loci were obtained through the construction of an enriched library; these loci exhibited polymorphisms (2-5 alleles per locus) and high levels of observed (0.033-0.667, average 0.415) and expected (0.033-0.602, average 0.336) heterozygosities. The isolated microsatellite markers are expected to be useful for the construction of a linkage map of this species.
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Database assignments for author(s): Masahiro Osakabe

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.
	Tetranychus urticae