Microbiota drives local MHC class II adaptation in a wild aquatic bird species
Claudio Verdugo, Pedro Rodrigues, Luis Castañeda Genes of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) represent one of the most polymorphic genes in the vertebrate genome and are a critical component of the adaptive immune response. Synanthropic and cosmopolitan birds are exposed to local array of pathogens that may lead to specific…