Characterization of MHC class II B polymorphism in multiple populations of wild gorillas using non-invasive samples and next-generation sequencing

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1193-1206

  Hans, Jörg B ^a   Haubner, Anne ^a   Arandjelovic, Mimi ^a   Bergl, Richard A ^b   Fünfstück, Tillmann ^a   Gray, Maryke ^c   Morgan, David B ^d   Robbins, Martha M ^a   Sanz, Crickette ^e   Vigilant, Linda ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b North Carolina Zoological Park   (United States)

^c International Gorilla Conservation Programme   (Rwanda)

^d LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal samples; High throughput sequencing; Illumina; MHC genotyping; Non model organisms

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANTIGEN; DNA; ERROR ANALYSIS; FECES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM; PRIMATE; RECOGNITION; WILD POPULATION;

PAN;

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; FECES; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GORILLA; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; FECES; GORILLA GORILLA; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 84945459222     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22458     Document Type: Article

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