Isolation and characterization of microsatellites in Rattus rattus

• Published in: Molecular Ecology Resources
• Main Authors: Loiseau, Anne, Rahelinirina, S., Rahalison, L., Konecny, A., Duplantier, Jean-Marc, J.-M., Brouat, Carine
• Other Authors: Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations (UMR CBGP), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud )-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP), Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences Prague (CAS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2008
• Subjects: GENETIC DIVERSITY; RODENTIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RAT; MICROSATELLITE; GENETIQUE DES POPULATIONS; ESPECE ENVAHISSANTE; [SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology; environment; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02657317; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02115.x

Contact: Anne Loiseau, Fax: [phone]; E-mail: [e-mail] International audience We isolated and characterized 10 microsatellite loci in the black rat Rattus rattus (Muridae, Rodentia), a widespread invasive species largely known to cause serious problems in agriculture and human health. Polymorphism was studied in two populations, one from Madagascar and one from Senegal. It ranged from three to 12 alleles in Madagascar, and from two to five alleles in Senegal. Together with the loci previously adapted from Rattus norvegicus, this set of markers should allow the conduct of thorough studies on the genetic structure of natural populations of R. rattus.