First microsatellite markers for Paspalum plicatulum (Poaceae) characterization and cross-amplification in different Paspalum species of the Plicatula group

Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for Sturnira parvidens and cross-species amplification in Sturnira species

BACKGROUND Sturnira is one of the most species-rich genera in the Neotropics, and it is found from Mexico and the Lesser Antilles to Argentina. This genus forms a well-supported monophyletic clade with at least twenty-one recognized species, as well as several others under taxonomic review. Sturnira parvidens is a widespread frugivorous bat of the deciduous forests of the Neotropics, is highly ...

Unusual chromosome numbers in Paspalum L. (Poaceae: Paniceae) from Brazil.

Somatic chromosome numbers were determined for 20 new germplasm accessions of Paspalum, belonging to 17 species collected in Brazil. Chromosome number is reported for the first time for P. reduncum (2n = 18), P. cinerascens (2n = 20), P. cordatum (2n = 20), P. filgueirasii (2n = 24), P. ammodes (2n = 36), P. bicilium (2n = 40), P. heterotrichon (2n = 40), and P. burmanii (2n = 48). New cytotype...

First Italian record of Paspalum notatum Flüggé (Poaceae) and its typifi cation

In the present work the presence of Paspalum notatum Flüggé (Poaceae) in Italy was reported for the fi rst time. It is a neophyte native to America, known for applications in phytoremediation. Its typifi cation, ecology and invasiveness status are also presented.

Polymorphic microsatellite markers in Anthoxanthum (Poaceae) and cross-amplification in the Eurasian complex of the genus1

PREMISE OF THE STUDY Nonplastid microsatellite primers were developed for the first time in the Euro-Siberian complex of Anthoxanthum (Poaceae), a genus of temperate grasses in which reticulate evolution is common. METHODS AND RESULTS A microsatellite-enriched genomic DNA library allowed the detection of 500 fragments containing a microsatellite motif. Fifteen primer pairs were selected for a...

Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for Sturnira parvidens and cross-species amplification in Sturnira