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Sinanodonta woodiana (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae): isolation and characterization of the first microsatellite markers.
International journal of molecular sciences - 1 Jan 2011
Popa Oana Paula, Popa Luis Ovidiu, Krapal Ana-Maria, Murariu Dumitru, Iorgu Elena Iulia, Costache Marieta
Abstract excerpt
Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) is a large Unionid species with a real invasion success. It colonized Europe, Central America, the Indonesian Islands and recently North America. The species life cycle involves a larval parasitic stage on freshwater fish species which contributes to the spread of the mussel. In this paper we describe, for the first time, eight polymorphic microsatellite loci for the species...
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