Development of microsatellite markers and the genetic diversity of Myocastor coypus introduced to South Korea

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Dong-Young KIM¹  Sun-Young KANG²  Seul-Ki PARK³  Ho Young SUK⁴ 

[1] Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do 38541, South Korea;Laboratory of Wildlife Medicine and the Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea;Nakdong River Basin Environment Officer, 5 Jungang-daero, Gyeongnam 51439, South Korea;The Gyeongnam WildLife Center, Gyeongsang National University, 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju, Gyeongnam 52828, South Korea

关键词: genetic structure;    Illumina MiSeq;    invasive species;    microsatellites;    Myocastor coypus;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.18-0564

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

The nutria (Myocastor coypus) was introduced to South Korea in 1987 for breeding of individuals for fur and meat industry, and was accidentally released into the wild. Here, we report the development of microsatellites for the nutria collected from South Korea using Illumina MiSeq genome sequencing to identify the genetic variability and demographic history of these introduced populations. A total of 626,282 microsatellite sequences were identified, and nine polymorphic loci were characterized. We used four novel loci developed and three previously known loci to investigate the genetic diversity of twelve South Korean populations. A low level of diversity was found, and no signature of genetic structuring was revealed among populations, indicating that Korean nutria individuals originated from a single population or a highly inbred reared herd.

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