Article
Colonization of the tsetse fly midgut with commensal <i>Enterobacter</i> inhibits trypanosome infection establishment
2018-11-16
Abstract excerpt
Tsetse flies ( Glossina spp.) vector pathogenic trypanosomes ( Trypanosoma spp.) in sub-Saharan Africa. These parasites cause human and animal African trypanosomiases, which are debilitating diseases that inflict an enormous socio-economic burden on inhabitants of endemic regions. Current disease control strategies rely primarily on treating infected animals and reducing tsetse population densities. However, rel...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 4a686715-0178-5f70-81a7-918899b315fa
- DOI
- 10.1101/472373
