Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for the endangered Taxus yunnanensis

Eleven polymorphic microsatellite loci were characterized for the endangered conifer Taxus yunnanensis. Eight loci were isolated through SSR-anchored PCR, one locus was developed by cross-species amplification tests, while the last two loci were obtained

This work is jointly funded by Ministry Science and Technology of China (2006BAD18B0303) and the Research Institute of Resource Insects in Chinese Academy of Forestry (RIRI200703Z). We thank KN Stolting (University of Zurich, Switzerland), Cheng-Ye Wang a