Interaction between MHC diversity and constitution gut microbiota and Astrovirus infections in a neotropical bat

We investigated the reciprocal relationship between MHC variation, pathogen infection and gut microbial composition in a wild population of Artibeus jamaicensis sampled in the Panama Canal Region. Microbiome samples were published previously (BioProject PRJNA473909). Samples from wing punches were used to characterize the MHC class II exon II region using PCR followed by Illumina MiSeq sequencing. The samples include 26 replicates necessary for ACACIA pipeline and 5 negative PCR controls.