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    • Immunology
    • Genomics

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    • Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is increasingly accessible in molecular biology and medicine.
    • NGS technologies are underutilized in ecological immunology (ecoimmunology).
    • Ecoimmunology faces challenges in measuring immune function, understanding physiological relationships, and linking to disease ecology.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the potential of NGS in advancing ecoimmunology.
    • To address key challenges in ecoimmunology using NGS.
    • To promote the adoption of NGS within the ecoimmunology community.

    Main Methods:

    • Application of next-generation sequencing (NGS) for genomic and transcriptomic studies.
    • Bioinformatic analysis of large-scale biological data.
    • Integration of ecological and immunological data.

    Main Results:

    • NGS facilitates unbiased discovery of immune genes and mechanisms.
    • NGS enables quantification of variation in immune systems.
    • NGS aids in characterizing physiological pathways and microbial communities.

    Conclusions:

    • NGS has the potential to revolutionize ecoimmunology.
    • Adoption of NGS can overcome data limitations in ecoimmunology.
    • NGS can provide novel insights into immune function, physiology, and disease ecology.