Characterization of microsatellite and minisatellite loci in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and cross-species amplification in other salmonids

Citation

Cairney M, Taggart J & Hoyheim B (2000) Characterization of microsatellite and minisatellite loci in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and cross-species amplification in other salmonids. Molecular Ecology, 9 (12), pp. 2175-2178. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.105312.x

Abstract
First paragraph: The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is a salmonid fish species which naturally inhabits cool rivers and oceans of the Northern hemisphere. It is of considerable economic importance, both for recreational fishing and as a major aquaculture species. Novel polymorphic genetic markers are in continual demand to extend familial and population genetic studies in this species. We report here on the identification of ‘higher order' (tri- and tetranucleotide) Atlantic salmon microsatellites.

Keywords
linkage; microsatellite enrichment; minisatellite; Salmo salar

Journal
Molecular Ecology: Volume 9, Issue 12