Presence of Extensive Wolbachia Symbiont Insertions Discovered in the Genome of Its Host Glossina morsitans morsitans

Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) are the cyclical vectors of Trypanosoma spp., which are unicellular parasites responsible for multiple diseases, including nagana in livestock and sleeping sickness in humans in Africa. Glossina species, including Glossina morsitans morsitans (Gmm), for which the Whole G...

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Main Authors: Brelsfoard, Corey, Tsiamis, George, Falchetto, Marco, Gomulski, Ludvik M., Telleria, Erich, Alam, Uzma, Doudoumis, Vangelis, Scolari, Francesca, Benoit, Joshua B., Swain, Martin, Takac, Peter, Malacrida, Anna R., Bourtzis, Kostas, Aksoy, Serap
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3998919/