Data from: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci for the isopod crustacean Armadillidium vulgare and transferability in terrestrial isopods

Armadillidium vulgare is a terrestrial isopod (Crustacea, Oniscidea) which
harbors Wolbachia bacterial endosymbionts. A. vulgare is the major model
for the study of Wolbachia-mediated feminization of genetic males in
crustaceans. As a consequence of their impact on host sex determination
mechanisms, Wolbachia endosymbionts are thought to significantly influence
A. vulgare evolution on various grounds, including population genetic
structure, diversity and reproduction strategies. To provide molecular
tools for examining these questions, we isolated microsatellite loci
through 454 pyrosequencing of a repeat-enriched A. vulgare genomic
library. We selected 14 markers and developed three polymorphic
microsatellite multiplex kits. We tested the kits on two A. vulgare
natural populations and found high genetic variation, thereby making it
possible to investigate the impact of Wolbachia endosymbionts on A.
vulgare nuclear variation at unprecedented resolution. In addition, we
tested the transferability of these kits by cross-species amplification in
five other terrestrial isopod species harboring Wolbachia endosymbionts.
The microsatellite loci showed good transferability in particular in
Armadillidium nasatum and Chaetophiloscia elongata, for which these
markers represent promising tools for future genetic studies.