2017
Genetic diversity of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes along the shores of Lake Victoria in Tanzania and Kenya: implications for management
Manangwa O, Nkwengulila G, Ouma JO, Mramba F, Malele I, Dion K, Sistrom M, Khan F, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Genetic diversity of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes along the shores of Lake Victoria in Tanzania and Kenya: implications for management. Parasites & Vectors 2017, 10: 268. PMID: 28558831, PMCID: PMC5450392, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-017-2201-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence and diversity of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in the Lake Victoria basin of Uganda: implications for control
Kato AB, Hyseni C, Okedi LM, Ouma JO, Aksoy S, Caccone A, Masembe C. Mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence and diversity of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in the Lake Victoria basin of Uganda: implications for control. Parasites & Vectors 2015, 8: 385. PMID: 26197892, PMCID: PMC4511262, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0984-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrosatellite loci dataDemographic historyGenetic differentiationMicrosatellite dataLoci dataMitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) cytochrome oxidase II geneGenetic variationMitochondrial DNA sequence divergenceCytochrome oxidase II geneWeak genetic differentiationDNA sequence divergenceLake Victoria basinGenetic structuringGene flowDemographic testsGenetic divergenceMtDNA dataSequence divergenceGenetic diversityGeographic distanceVictoria basinGenetic analysisSampling sitesMutation ratePopulation clusters
2013
Genetically Distinct Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Populations in the Lake Kyoga Region of Uganda and Its Relevance for Human African Trypanosomiasis
Echodu R, Sistrom M, Hyseni C, Enyaru J, Okedi L, Aksoy S, Caccone A. Genetically Distinct Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Populations in the Lake Kyoga Region of Uganda and Its Relevance for Human African Trypanosomiasis. BioMed Research International 2013, 2013: 614721. PMID: 24199195, PMCID: PMC3807537, DOI: 10.1155/2013/614721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex-biased dispersalMicrosatellite DNA dataLack of admixtureAgents of humanVicariant barrierGenetic differentiationSouthern populationsDNA dataTrypanosoma bruceiCompetitive exclusionMain vector speciesSole vectorsContact zonePopulation clustersVector speciesEnvironmental conditionsTsetse fliesDistinct groupsAnimal trypanosomiasisHuman African trypanosomiasisGlossinaAfrican trypanosomiasisIntrogressionSympatryDispersal