Midgut expression of immune-related genes in Glossina palpalis gambiensis challenged with Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

Tsetse flies from the subspecies Glossina morsitans morsitans and Glossina palpalis gambiensis respectively transmit Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and Trypanosoma brucei gambiense. The former causes the acute form of sleeping sickness, and the latter provokes the chronic form. Although several arti...

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Main Authors: Illiassou eHamidou Soumana, Bernadette eTchicaya, Paul eChuchana, Anne eGeiger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00609/full