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Wolbachia symbiont infections induce strong cytoplasmic incompatibility in the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Dec 2011
Alam Uzma, Medlock Jan, Brelsfoard Corey, Pais Roshan, Lohs Claudia, Balmand Séverine, Carnogursky Jozef, Heddi Abdelaziz, Takac Peter, Galvani Alison, Aksoy Serap
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Tsetse flies are vectors of the protozoan parasite African trypanosomes, which cause sleeping sickness disease in humans and nagana in livestock. Although there are no effective vaccines and efficacious drugs against this parasite, vector reduction methods have been successful in curbing the disease, especially for nagana. Potential vector control methods that do not involve use of chemicals is a genetic...
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