A volatile sex attractant of tsetse flies

SAM Ebrahim, HKM Dweck, BL Weiss, JR Carlson - Science, 2023 - science.org
Tsetse flies transmit trypanosomes—parasites that cause devastating diseases in humans
and livestock—across much of sub-Saharan Africa. Chemical communication through …

Comparative genomic analysis of six Glossina genomes, vectors of African trypanosomes

GM Attardo, AMM Abd-Alla, A Acosta-Serrano, JE Allen… - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Tsetse flies (Glossina sp.) are the vectors of human and animal
trypanosomiasis throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Tsetse flies are distinguished from other …

[HTML][HTML] Tsetse peritrophic matrix influences for trypanosome transmission

S Aksoy - Journal of insect physiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Tsetse flies are important vectors of parasitic African trypanosomes, agents of human and
animal trypanosomiasis. Easily administrable and effective tools for disease control in the …

Innate immunity in the tsetse fly (Glossina), vector of African trypanosomes

I Matetovici, L De Vooght, J Van Den Abbeele - Developmental & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tsetse flies (Glossina sp.) are medically and veterinary important vectors of African
trypanosomes, protozoan parasites that cause devastating diseases in humans and …

Flagellar cAMP signaling controls trypanosome progression through host tissues

S Shaw, SF DeMarco, R Rehmann, T Wenzler… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The unicellular parasite Trypanosoma brucei is transmitted between mammals by tsetse
flies. Following the discovery that flagellar phosphodiesterase PDEB1 is required for …

Trypanosoma brucei colonizes the tsetse gut via an immature peritrophic matrix in the proventriculus

C Rose, A Casas-Sánchez, NA Dyer, C Solórzano… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The peritrophic matrix of blood-feeding insects is a chitinous structure that forms a protective
barrier against oral pathogens and abrasive particles. Tsetse flies transmit Trypanosoma …

Colonization of the tsetse fly midgut with commensal Kosakonia cowanii Zambiae inhibits trypanosome infection establishment

BL Weiss, MA Maltz, A Vigneron, Y Wu… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) vector pathogenic trypanosomes (Trypanosoma spp.) in sub-
Saharan Africa. These parasites cause human and animal African trypanosomiases, which …

Spatio-temporal distribution of Spiroplasma infections in the tsetse fly (Glossina fuscipes fuscipes) in northern Uganda

DI Schneider, N Saarman, MG Onyango… - PLOS Neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) are vectors of parasitic trypanosomes, which cause human
(HAT) and animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda …

Mutualist-provisioned resources impact vector competency

RVM Rio, AKS Jozwick, AF Savage, A Sabet… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Many symbionts supplement their host's diet with essential nutrients. However, whether
these nutrients also enhance parasitism is unknown. In this study, we investigated whether …

Spiroplasma endosymbiont reduction of host lipid synthesis and Stomoxyn-like peptide contribute to trypanosome resistance in the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes

EO Awuoche, G Smallenberger, DL Bruzzese… - PLoS …, 2025 - journals.plos.org
Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) vector African trypanosomes that cause devastating diseases in
humans and domestic animals. Within the Glossina genus, species in the Palpalis subgroup …