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Genetic diversity and population structure of the secondary symbiont of tsetse flies, Sodalis glossinidius, in sleeping sickness foci in Cameroon.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Aug 2011
Farikou Oumarou, Thevenon Sophie, Njiokou Flobert, Allal François, Cuny Gérard, Geiger Anne
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown substantial differences in Sodalis glossinidius and trypanosome infection rates between Glossina palpalis palpalis populations from two Cameroonian foci of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), Bipindi and Campo. We hypothesized that the geographical isolation of the two foci may have induced independent evolution in the two areas, resulting in the diversification of...
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