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Immunogenetic variation shapes the gut microbiome in a natural vertebrate population.
Microbiome - 8 Mar 2022
Davies Charli S, Worsley Sarah F, Maher Kathryn H, Komdeur Jan, Burke Terry, Dugdale Hannah L, Richardson David S
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BACKGROUND: The gut microbiome (GM) can influence many biological processes in the host, impacting its health and survival, but the GM can also be influenced by the host's traits. In vertebrates, Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) genes play a pivotal role in combatting pathogens and are thought to shape the host's GM. Despite this-and the documented importance of both GM and MHC variation to individual...
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