Variations in the Peritrophic Matrix Composition of Heparan Sulphate from the Tsetse Fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans

Variations in the Peritrophic Matrix Composition of Heparan Sulphate from the Tsetse Fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans

Tsetse flies are the principal insect vectors of African trypanosomes—sleeping sickness in humans and Nagana in cattle. One of the tsetse fly species, Glossina morsitans morsitans, is host to the parasite, Trypanosoma brucei, a major cause of African trypanosomiasis. Precise details of the life cycl...

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Main Authors: Evelyn Rogerson, Julien Pelletier, Alvaro Acosta-Serrano, Clair Rose, Sarah Taylor, Scott Guimond, Marcelo Lima, Mark Skidmore, Edwin Yates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
Glossina morsitans morsitans
tsetse fly
Trypanosoma brucei
heparan sulphate
peritrophic matrix
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/7/1/32

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