Analysis of multiple tsetse fly populations in Uganda reveals limited diversity and species-specific gut microbiota
The invertebrate microbiome contributes to multiple aspects of host physiology, including
nutrient supplementation and immune maturation processes. We identified and compared …
nutrient supplementation and immune maturation processes. We identified and compared …
Analysis of the gut-specific microbiome from field-captured tsetse flies, and its potential relevance to host trypanosome vector competence
Abstract Background The tsetse fly (Glossina sp.) midgut is colonized by maternally
transmitted and environmentally acquired bacteria. Additionally, the midgut serves as a …
transmitted and environmentally acquired bacteria. Additionally, the midgut serves as a …
Tsetse fly microbiota: form and function
J Wang, BL Weiss, S Aksoy - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Tsetse flies are the primary vectors of African trypanosomes, which cause Human and
Animal African trypanosomiasis in 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. These flies have also …
Animal African trypanosomiasis in 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. These flies have also …
Implications of microfauna-host interactions for trypanosome transmission dynamics in Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in Uganda
ABSTRACT Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are vectors for African trypanosomes
(Euglenozoa: kinetoplastida), protozoan parasites that cause African trypanosomiasis in …
(Euglenozoa: kinetoplastida), protozoan parasites that cause African trypanosomiasis in …
Sodalis glossinidius presence in wild tsetse is only associated with presence of trypanosomes in complex interactions with other tsetse-specific factors
Background Susceptibility of tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) to trypanosomes of both humans
and animals has been associated with the presence of the endosymbiont Sodalis …
and animals has been associated with the presence of the endosymbiont Sodalis …
Wolbachia, Sodalis and trypanosome co-infections in natural populations of Glossina austeni and Glossina pallidipes
Background Tsetse flies harbor at least three bacterial symbionts: Wigglesworthia
glossinidia, Wolbachia pipientis and Sodalis glossinidius. Wigglesworthia and Sodalis …
glossinidia, Wolbachia pipientis and Sodalis glossinidius. Wigglesworthia and Sodalis …
Blood feeding tsetse flies as hosts and vectors of mammals-pre-adapted African Trypanosoma: current and expected research directions
A Geiger, I Malele, AM Abd-Alla, F Njiokou - BMC microbiology, 2018 - Springer
Research on the zoo-anthropophilic blood feeding tsetse flies' biology conducted, by
different teams, in laboratory settings and at the level of the ecosystems-where also co …
different teams, in laboratory settings and at the level of the ecosystems-where also co …
Prevalence of symbionts and trypanosome infections in tsetse flies of two villages of the “Faro and Déo” division of the Adamawa region of Cameroon
GI Kame-Ngasse, F Njiokou, TT Melachio-Tanekou… - BMC microbiology, 2018 - Springer
Background Tsetse flies are vectors of human and animal African trypanosomiasis. In spite
of many decades of chemotherapy and vector control, the disease has not been eradicated …
of many decades of chemotherapy and vector control, the disease has not been eradicated …
The composition and abundance of bacterial communities residing in the gut of Glossina palpalis palpalis captured in two sites of southern Cameroon
JM Tsagmo Ngoune, J Reveillaud, G Sempere… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background A number of reports have demonstrated the role of insect bacterial flora on their
host's physiology and metabolism. The tsetse host and vector of trypanosomes responsible …
host's physiology and metabolism. The tsetse host and vector of trypanosomes responsible …
Tripartite interactions between tsetse flies, Sodalis glossinidius and trypanosomes—an epidemiological approach in two historical human African trypanosomiasis foci …
O Farikou, F Njiokou, JAM Mbida… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Epidemiological surveys were conducted in two historical human African trypanosomiasis
foci in South Cameroon, Bipindi and Campo. In each focus, three sampling areas were …
foci in South Cameroon, Bipindi and Campo. In each focus, three sampling areas were …