Combining paratransgenesis with SIT: impact of ionizing radiation on the DNA copy number of Sodalis glossinidius in tsetse flies

Abstract Background Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are the cyclical vectors of the causative agents of African Trypanosomosis, which has been identified as a neglected tropical disease in both humans and animals in many regions of sub-Saharan Africa. The sterile insect technique (SIT) has shown...

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Main Authors: Güler Demirbas-Uzel, Linda De Vooght, Andrew G. Parker, Marc J. B. Vreysen, Robert L. Mach, Jan Van Den Abbeele, Adly M. M. Abd-Alla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-018-1283-8