Erratum: MHC class II DRB variability and parasite load in the striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) in the Southern Kalahari (Molecular Biology and Evolution (2005) 22 (1254-1259) doi: 10.1093/molbev/msi112);MHC class II DRB variability and parasite load in the striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) in the Southern Kalahari

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1254-1259

  Froeschke, Götz ^a   Sommer, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Helminth parasite load; Major histocompatibility complex; Pathogen driven selection; Rhabdomys pumilio; South Africa

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FECES ANALYSIS; HELMINTHIASIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PARASITOSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 17744386541     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msi156     Document Type: Erratum

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