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Development of microsatellite markers for Echinops setifer (Asteraceae), an endangered grassland plant species in Japan

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Echinops setifer is an endangered grassland plant species in Japan. We isolated and characterized nine microsatellite loci in this species. The number of alleles ranged from 3 to 7 and expected heterozygosities from 0.108 to 0.761. These markers described here will be useful for investigating the genetic diversity, genetic structure and gene flow, and planning for conservation of E. setifer.

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We thank T. Katayama, S. Watanabe, S. Sei and Y. Takahashi for their helpful support of this research. This research was partly supported by a Grant-in-Aid for scientific research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, and the 21st Century Center of Excellence Program at Hiroshima University.

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  1. Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-5-1, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8529, Japan

    Shingo Kaneko & Nobukazu Nakagoshi

  2. Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-7-1, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8521, Japan

    Yuji Isagi

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Kaneko, S., Isagi, Y. & Nakagoshi, N. Development of microsatellite markers for Echinops setifer (Asteraceae), an endangered grassland plant species in Japan. Conserv Genet 8, 1231–1233 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-006-9235-5

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