Table 2 Summary of pyrosequencing data and number of identified di-, tri- and tetra- nucleotide SSR loci

Total number of reads

9,483

Total number of base-pairs

1.9 Mbp

Number of quality reads^a

8,649

Average length quality reads

214 bp

Reads containing di- tri- and tetra-nucleotide SSR motifs with a size of > 20 bp

840

Sequence reads with SSR flanking region

215

SSR loci identified for primer-pair design

217

Perfect motif types in the identified loci

208

 Dinucleotide motifs

192

 Trinucleotide motifs

14

 Tetranucleotide motifs

2

Compound motif types in the identified loci

9