MHC genotyping of non-model organisms using next-generation sequencing: a new methodology to deal with artefacts and allelic dropout

Characterization and 454 pyrosequencing of Major Histocompatibility Complex class I genes in the great tit reveal complexity in a passerine system

(2012) Irem Sepil et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Independent evolution of functional MHC class II DRB genes in New World bat species

(2012) Julia Schad et al.   IMMUNOGENETICS

Evidence for the ‘Good Genes’ Model: Association of MHC Class II DRB Alleles with Ectoparasitism and Reproductive State in the Neotropical Lesser Bulldog Bat, Noctilio albiventris

(2012) Julia Schad et al.   PLoS One

454 sequencing reveals extreme complexity of the class II Major Histocompatibility Complex in the collared flycatcher

(2011) Magdalena Zagalska-Neubauer et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Accuracy and quality assessment of 454 GS-FLX Titanium pyrosequencing

(2011) André Gilles et al.   BMC GENOMICS

MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods

(2011) K. Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Immigration Rates in Fragmented Landscapes – Empirical Evidence for the Importance of Habitat Amount for Species Persistence

(2011) Thomas Püttker et al.   PLoS One

Selection and validation of reference genes for real-time RT-PCR studies in the non-model species Delomys sublineatus, an endemic Brazilian rodent

(2010) Alexandra Weyrich et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

SESAME (SEquence Sorter & AMplicon Explorer): genotyping based on high-throughput multiplex amplicon sequencing

(2010) Emese Meglécz et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

A 454 multiplex sequencing method for rapid and reliable genotyping of highly polymorphic genes in large-scale studies

(2010) Maxime Galan et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Are associations of immune gene expression, body condition and parasite burden detectable in nature? A case study in an endemic rodent from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

(2010) Nina Schwensow et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Cheetah Paradigm Revisited: MHC Diversity in the World's Largest Free-Ranging Population

(2010) Aines Castro-Prieto et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

RSCA genotyping of MHC for high-throughput evolutionary studies in the model organism three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus

(2009) Tobias L Lenz et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Simple approach to reduce PCR artefact formation leads to reliable genotyping of MHC and other highly polymorphic loci — Implications for evolutionary analysis

(2008) Tobias L. Lenz et al.   GENE

Responses of five small mammal species to micro-scale variations in vegetation structure in secondary Atlantic Forest remnants, Brazil

(2008) Thomas Püttker et al.   BMC ECOLOGY