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Characterisation of MHC class I genes in the koala.
Immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2018
Cheng Yuanyuan, Polkinghorne Adam, Gillett Amber, Jones Elizabeth A, O'Meally Denis, Timms Peter, Belov Katherine
Abstract excerpt
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations are on the decline across the majority of Australia's mainland. Two major diseases threatening the long-term survival of affected koala populations are caused by obligate intracellular pathogens: Chlamydia and koala retrovirus (KoRV). To improve our understanding of the koala immune system, we characterised their major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I genes,...
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