Immunomics of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

We used Illumina sequencing of cDNA to characterize genes expressed in two different koala tissues of immunological importance, blood and spleen, with the intent if characterizing important genes related to infection and the immune response: toll-like receptors (TLRs), RIG-I like receptors (RLRs), major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, and koala retrovirus (KoRV).