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Identification of MHCII variants associated with chlamydial disease in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Chlamydiosis, the most common infectious disease in koalas, can cause chronic urogenital tract fibrosis and infertility. High titres of serum immunoglobulin G against 10 kDa and 60 kDa chlamydial heat-shock proteins (c-hsp10 and c-hsp60) are associated with fibrous occlusion of the koala uterus and...

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Autores principales: Lau, Quintin, Griffith, Joanna E., Higgins, Damien P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4081129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024912
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.443