What can a weevil teach a fly, and reciprocally? Interaction of host immune systems with endosymbionts in Glossina and Sitophilus

What can a weevil teach a fly, and reciprocally? Interaction of host immune systems with endosymbionts in Glossina and Sitophilus

Abstract The tsetse fly (Glossina genus) is the main vector of African trypanosomes, which are protozoan parasites that cause human and animal African trypanosomiases in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the frame of the IAEA/FAO program ‘Enhancing Vector Refractoriness to Trypanosome Infection’, in addition t...

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Main Authors: Anna Zaidman-Rémy, Aurélien Vigneron, Brian L Weiss, Abdelaziz Heddi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Cereal weevil
Tsetse fly
Endosymbiosis
Immunity
Evolution
Insects
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-018-1278-5

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