Understanding this susceptibility has been impaired by the absence of any available swan genome and transcriptome information. Unlike mallard ducks and the mute swan ( Cygnus olor), the black swan is extremely sensitive to highly pathogenic avian influenza. The relative geographic isolation of the black swan may have resulted in a limited immune repertoire and increased susceptibility to infectious diseases, notably infectious diseases from which Australia has been largely shielded. The Australian black swan ( Cygnus atratus) is an iconic species with contrasting plumage to that of the closely related northern hemisphere white swans. Genome Biology volume 24, Article number: 13 ( 2023) The swan genome and transcriptome, it is not all black and white
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