Presence of extensive Wolbachia symbiont insertions discovered in the genome of its host Glossina morsitans morsitans.

Presence of extensive Wolbachia symbiont insertions discovered in the genome of its host Glossina morsitans morsitans.

Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) are the cyclical vectors of Trypanosoma spp., which are unicellular parasites responsible for multiple diseases, including nagana in livestock and sleeping sickness in humans in Africa. Glossina species, including Glossina morsitans morsitans (Gmm), for which the Whole G...

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Main Authors: Corey Brelsfoard, George Tsiamis, Marco Falchetto, Ludvik M Gomulski, Erich Telleria, Uzma Alam, Vangelis Doudoumis, Francesca Scolari, Joshua B Benoit, Martin Swain, Peter Takac, Anna R Malacrida, Kostas Bourtzis, Serap Aksoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24763283/?tool=EBI

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