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Analysis of multiple tsetse fly populations in Uganda reveals limited diversity and species-specific gut microbiota.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jul 2014
Aksoy Emre, Telleria Erich L, Echodu Richard, Wu Yineng, Okedi Loyce M, Weiss Brian L, Aksoy Serap, Caccone Adalgisa
Abstract excerpt
The invertebrate microbiome contributes to multiple aspects of host physiology, including nutrient supplementation and immune maturation processes. We identified and compared gut microbial abundance and diversity in natural tsetse flies from Uganda using five genetically distinct populations of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes and multiple tsetse species (Glossina morsitans morsitans, G. f. fuscipes, and Glossina...
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