Major Histocompatibility Complex Variation and Haplotype Associated Survival in Response to Experimental Infection of Two Bd-GPL Strains Along a Latitudinal Gradient

While both innate and adaptive immune system mechanisms have been implicated in resistance against the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), studies on the role of specific MHC haplotypes on Bd infection are rare. Here, we studied variation in MHC Class IIB loci in the common toad Bufo...

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Main Authors: Maria Cortazar-Chinarro, Sara Meurling, Laurens Schroyens, Mattias Siljestam, Alex Richter-Boix, Anssi Laurila, Jacob Höglund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.915271/full