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Table 1 Characterization of 23 microsatellite markers in 15 forest elephants from Lope National Park, Gabon

From: Development and characterization of microsatellite markers in the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)

Locus

Forward primer sequence (5′–3′)

Reverse primer sequence (5′–3′)

n

No. of alleles

Ho

He

I

Allele size range (bp)

Repeat motif

GenBank accession no.

Lcy-M4

Lcy-M4-F: GGAGAGAGTCTGTGCACCTC

Lcy-M4-R: ATGAGTGTGTGCATGGAACG

15

4

0.27

0.43

0.82

122–128

(AC)8

KU947083

Lcy-M6

Lcy-M6-F: ACGGCAATTTAAGATGGAGCC

Lcy-M6-R: CGGTCATTTGCAACACTGTG

15

5

0.80

0.72

1.33

130–140

(AC)9

KU947085

Lcy-M8

Lcy-M8-F: TTGAAATTCAGATCAGCGTGTG

Lcy-M8-R: CAGGGCTTTAGTTCACGCTC

15

6

0.67

0.72

1.42

125–149

(TG)8

KU947086

Lcy-M16

Lcy-M16-F: CTGATCACTTCTTAGCGGTGTC

Lcy-M16-R: GGTGTTCCTGGACATCTGCC

15

5

0.67

0.69

1.26

133–155

(AC)14

KU947088

Lcy-M17

Lcy-M17-F: GGAGCTCAGGAAATACACAGC

Lcy-M17-R: TGATCGCCTCTGTTTCGTTC

15

4

0.47

0.40

0.73

146–156

(TG)11

KU947089

Lcy-M23

Lcy-M23.2-F: TGAAGGCGTCTCTGTTATTGC

Lcy-M23.2-R: GAAGCCAAGCAAATGGGATA

15

4

0.60

0.46

0.87

160–168

(AC)12

KU947092

Lcy-M24

Lcy-M24.2-F: GATGACTCTGGCTCCTGGAT

Lcy-M24.2-R: CGCCCTGACTGGTCTTACTC

15

5

0.80

0.76

1.43

114–132

(TG)16

KU947093

Lcy-M26

Lcy-M26-F: CAACCAAGTTCTGCCTGCTG

Lcy-M26-R: CGTGGTCTCTTTGCTGTCAC

15

7

0.80

0.86

1.85

148–162

(AC)10

KU947094

Lcy-M27

Lcy-M27.2-F: TCCTTGATGTGGTTTCAGTCA

Lcy-M27.2-R: GGTAGGTTGGCTATGTTTCTTG

15

3

0.53

0.48

0.80

123–131

(AC)9

KU947095

Lcy-M29

Lcy-M29-F: AGCCTCTTTCTTTCCGTTGC

Lcy-M29-R: AGATCCTCAGGGTAATTTGCAC

15

5

0.47

0.67

1.22

160–170

(TG)8

KU947096

Lcy-M30

Lcy-M30-F: CACTACGCCAACAGGTTTCC

Lcy-M30-R: TGTCCCATAGTGTCACCGTG

15

3

0.60

0.52

0.87

150–156

(AC)8

KU947097

Lcy-M40

Lcy-M40-F: TTCAAGTACCTGCTGTCACTG

Lcy-M40-R: TTCTGTCCAAGTAGCTTACCTG

15

3

0.47

0.57

0.88

160–166

(AC)9

KU947099

Lcy-M43

Lcy-M43.2-F: TCCTCACTGCCACAACCAT

Lcy-M43.2-R: GGGTCTCTTCCCATCATCAG

15

8

0.87

0.81

1.83

135–155

(AC)26

KU947101

Lcy-M44

Lcy-M44.2-F: GGCCTGATATAGCCCTTGT

Lcy-M44.2-R: TCCTGCTGTACTTGAATTTCTGA

15

6

0.80

0.77

1.57

128–144

(AC)11

KU947102

Lcy-M45

Lcy-M45.3-F: CAGCTATTCTATCCTCACAAGTCCT

Lcy-M45.3-R: TGTGAATGGAGAGTTTTCTCTGA

15

8

0.87

0.85

1.86

123–147

(AC)18

KU947103

Lcy-M50

Lcy-M50.2-F: CCCAGGACCAGCATAGTGAT

Lcy-M50.2-R: TGGAATAAATCAAGAGTAAGAATTCAC

15

4

0.60

0.56

1.02

137–147

(AG)11

KU947104

Lcy-M15a

Lcy-M15-F: AATCAGGCAGCTAACAACGG

Lcy-M15-R: CAGCCCTTCACAGAAAGTCC

15

2

0.07

0.07

0.15

148–150

(TG)9

KU947087

Lcy-M20a

Lcy-M20.2-F: GTCTTCCAAAGCACCCTCTG

Lcy-M20.2-R: AATAGACGGGAGAGGGGAGT

15

2

0.47

0.36

0.54

156–158

(AC)10

KU947090

Lcy-M22a

Lcy-M22-F: CTTGAGCCTGCTGTATGTGC

Lcy-M22-R: CAGAAGCTGGATGGTCAAGC

15

2

0.13

0.13

0.25

155–157

(TG)10

KU947091

Lcy-M39a

Lcy-M39.2-F: CATGGTGACTGCTGCATTG

Lcy-M39.2-R: TGTTGCTTGTTCTGTCCCTAGA

15

2

0.07

0.28

0.45

157–163

(AGC)10

KU947098

Lcy-M5a

Lcy-M5-F: GTAGTTGCCTCAAGTTCCAGC

Lcy-M5-R: CTCCAACACTCCTCCCTCTG

15

1

0.00

0.00

0.00

121

(AT)10

KU947084

Lcy-M42a

Lcy-M42.2-F: AAGGCATATGCAGGAAGCTG

Lcy-M42.2-R: AACTGTGCTCCAGGGTCACT

14

1

0.00

0.00

0.00

120

(AC)19

KU947100

Lcy-M52a

Lcy-M52-F: CCGTAAGCTAATCCTCCTGC

Lcy-M52-R: ATTTGCCTTTGTTCCTGCCG

15

1

0.00

0.00

0.00

168

(AC)8

KU947105

  1. An M13 forward tail (TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGT) that was at the 5′ end of each forward primer is not shown above
  2. PCR algorithms are detailed in Additional file 1
  3. Allele sizes shown here include both forward and reverse primer lengths including the M13 forward tail length
  4. Ho and He represent observed and expected heterozygosity, respectively, I represents Shannon’s diversity index
  5. aLinkage disequilibrium and deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium were not examined due to low genetic diversity