The influence of sex and fly species on the development of trypanosomes in tsetse flies.

Unlike other dipteran disease vectors, tsetse flies of both sexes feed on blood and transmit pathogenic African trypanosomes. During transmission, Trypanosoma brucei undergoes a complex cycle of proliferation and development inside the tsetse vector, culminating in production of infective forms in t...

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Main Authors: Lori Peacock, Vanessa Ferris, Mick Bailey, Wendy Gibson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3279344?pdf=render