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Analysis of the gut-specific microbiome from field-captured tsetse flies, and its potential relevance to host trypanosome vector competence

BACKGROUND: The tsetse fly (Glossina sp.) midgut is colonized by maternally transmitted and environmentally acquired bacteria. Additionally, the midgut serves as a niche in which pathogenic African trypanosomes reside within infected flies. Tsetse’s bacterial microbiota impacts many aspects of the f...

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Autores principales: Griffith, Bridget C, Weiss, Brian L, Aksoy, Emre, Mireji, Paul O, Auma, Joana E, Wamwiri, Florence N, Echodu, Richard, Murilla, Grace, Aksoy, Serap
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6251097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30470178
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-018-1284-7