First isolation of #Enterobacter$, #Enterococcus$, and #Acinetobacter spp$. as inhabitants of the tsetse fly (#Glossina palpalis$ palpalis) midgut

First isolation of #Enterobacter$, #Enterococcus$, and #Acinetobacter spp$. as inhabitants of the tsetse fly (#Glossina palpalis$ palpalis) midgut Geiger Anne auteur aut IRD Fardeau Marie-Laure auteur aut IRD Grébaut Pascal auteur aut IRD Vatunga G. auteur aut IRD Josenando T. auteur aut IRD Herder Stéphane auteur aut IRD Cuny Gérard auteur aut IRD Truc Philippe auteur aut IRD Ollivier Bernard auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access This paper reports the first evidence of the presence of bacteria, other than the three previously described as symbionts, Wigglesworthia glossinidia, Wolbachia, and Sodalis glossinidius, in the midgut of Glossina palpalis palpalis, the tsetse fly, a vector of the chronic form of human African trypanosomiasis in sub-Saharan African countries. Based on the morphological, nutritional, physiological, and phylogenetic results, we identified Enterobacter, Enterococcus, and Acinetobacter spp. as inhabitants of the midgut of the tsetse fly from Angola. Enterobacter spp. was the most frequently isolated. The role of these bacteria in the gut, in terms of vector competence of the tsetse fly, is discussed, as is the possibility of using these bacteria to produce in situ trypanolytic molecules. specialized Human African trypanosomiasis Glossina midgut Enterobacter Enterococcus Acinetobacter spp. Bacterial isolation Taxonomy Vector competence Angola 052 Infection Genetics and Evolution 9 6 1364-1370 2009 1567-1348 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049176 10.1016/j.meegid.2009.09.013 1567-1348 [F B010049176] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049176 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2010/01/010049176.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2010-02-08 2017-08-23 fdi:010049176 fre