The characterization of five tetranucleotide microsatellite loci in a
commercially important Asian cyprinid, Catla catla, is described. The
alleles are not prone to stutter artefacts, usually associated with di
nucleotide loci, and are readily visualized with a fast silver-stainin
g protocol after electrophoresis in non-denaturing polyacrylamide. (C)
1998 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.