Article
Laboratory colonisation and genetic bottlenecks in the tsetse fly Glossina pallidipes.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Feb 2014
Ciosi Marc, Masiga Daniel K, Turner Charles M R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The IAEA colony is the only one available for mass rearing of Glossina pallidipes, a vector of human and animal African trypanosomiasis in eastern Africa. This colony is the source for Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programs in East Africa. The source population of this colony is unclear and its genetic diversity has not previously been evaluated and compared to field populations....
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
