TY - GEN AU - Kulshreshtha, Garima AU - Rodríguez Navarro, Alejandro PY - 2022 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10481/74214 AB - Cleidoic eggs possess very efficient and orchestrated systems to protect the embryo from external microbes until hatch. The cuticle is a proteinaceous layer on the shell surface in many bird and some reptile species. An intact cuticle forms a pore... LA - eng PB - Frontiers Media KW - Eggshell cuticle KW - Egg-laying birds KW - Bacterial pathogens KW - Food safety KW - Microbiome KW - Genetics KW - Evolution TI - Properties, Genetics and Innate Immune Function of the Cuticle in Egg-Laying Species DO - 10.3389/fimmu.2022.838525 ER -