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Massimiliano Virgilio
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Delatte, H., Virgilio, M., Simiand, C., Quilici, S., Nzogela, YB. & De Meyer, M. 2014. ‘Isolation and characterisation of sixteen microsatellite markers amplifying an African agricultural pest, Ceratitis cosyra (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae)’. Conservation Genetics Resources 6: 9-11. DOI: 10.1007/s12686-013-0026-2. URL: http://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12686-013-0026-2 I.F. 0.71.
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Sixteen new polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed for a tephritid of economic importance in many African countries, Ceratitis cosyra. These markers were tested on field populations from four African countries of its endemic range: Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Burundi and Ethiopia. Low to high polymorphic loci are described (from 3 to 21 alleles/loci), with high variation recorded between countries. Little linkage disequilibrium was detected among all pairs of loci tested (15 out of 120). These new markers will be a useful tool to study the genetic structure of this African species, which is also a fruit fly of quarantine importance for Europe.