期刊
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS
卷 47, 期 1, 页码 731-736出版社
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DOI: 10.1007/s11033-019-05165-z
关键词
Discrimination power; Genetic diversity; Lontra longicaudis; Microsatellites; Freshwater ecosystems
资金
- National Geographic Society Early Career Grant [WW-185ER-17]
- Instituto de Ecologia, A.C. [20012-11-080]
- U.S. Department of Energy [DE-EM0004391]
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACyT) [414864]
The Neotropical otter, Lontra longicaudis, is an ecologically important species for freshwater ecosystems that is threatened due to habitat destruction and hunting. However, there is limited information regarding the population sizes, genetic diversity, genetic structure and gene flow of the species, which is crucial for the elaboration of conservation plans. The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize microsatellites for L. longicaudis, using Illumina paired-end-sequencing. Initial amplification tests were performed in 48 loci, out of which, 13 yielded high-quality PCR products and thus were further evaluated. Genetic diversity and discrimination power of the 13 microsatellite loci was assessed using 19 non-invasive samples collected in the Jamapa basin in Veracruz, Mexico and blood samples from six captive individuals. All loci were polymorphic, the number of alleles per locus ranged from 4 to 10, the observed heterozygosity from 0.21 to 0.69, and the expected heterozygosity from 0.55 to 0.82. The combined set of 13 microsatellites showed a high power for discriminating among individuals (probability of identity P-ID=1.551x10(-16)) and among siblings (probability of identity of siblings P-IDSIB=3.349x10(-06)). A combination of nine loci are sufficient to discriminate among siblings with high confidence (P-IDSIB<0.0001). The new set of microsatellites for the Neotropical otter reported here will provide a useful genetic tool to assess population genetic patterns and ecological parameters of the species.
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