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Isolation and characterization of 10 microsatellite loci for Pallas’ long-tongued bat Glossophaga soricina (Phyllostomidae)

Published: September 26, 2012
Genet. Mol. Res. 11 (3) : 3518-3521 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4238/2012.September.26.8
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M. Oprea, F.P. Peixoto, L.V. Resende, R.G. Collevatti, M.P.C. Telles (2012). Isolation and characterization of 10 microsatellite loci for Pallas’ long-tongued bat Glossophaga soricina (Phyllostomidae). Genet. Mol. Res. 11(3): 3518-3521. https://doi.org/10.4238/2012.September.26.8
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Abstract

Glossophaga soricina is a widespread Neotropical nectarivorous bat. We characterized 10 microsatellite loci isolated from a shotgun genomic library. We analyzed tissues from wing membrane of 67 individuals collected from two populations of Central Brazil (Brasília and Alto Paraíso). The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 20, and the observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.015 to 0.666 and from 0.016 to 0.915, respectively. The high combined probability of genetic identity (4.369 x 10-8) and probability of paternity exclusion (0.996) showed that these microsatellite loci would be useful for population genetic structure and parentage studies in natural populations of G. soricina.

Glossophaga soricina is a widespread Neotropical nectarivorous bat. We characterized 10 microsatellite loci isolated from a shotgun genomic library. We analyzed tissues from wing membrane of 67 individuals collected from two populations of Central Brazil (Brasília and Alto Paraíso). The number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 to 20, and the observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.015 to 0.666 and from 0.016 to 0.915, respectively. The high combined probability of genetic identity (4.369 x 10-8) and probability of paternity exclusion (0.996) showed that these microsatellite loci would be useful for population genetic structure and parentage studies in natural populations of G. soricina.