Development of microsatellite markers for Aulonemia aristulata (Poaceae) and cross-amplification in other bamboo species.

Premise Of The Study: Microsatellite primers were developed for Aulonemia aristulata, an endangered species of economic interest, to further describe its genetic variability and population structure. We also tested cross-amplification in 18 other bamboo species.

Methods And Results: Using an enrichment genomic library, 13 microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized in A.