New tsetse (Glossina fuscipes fuscipes) genomes generated from wild and laboratory‐reared specimens
Bruzzese D, Weiss B, Echodu R, Mireji P, Abd‐Alla A, Aksoy S. New tsetse (Glossina fuscipes fuscipes) genomes generated from wild and laboratory‐reared specimens. Insect Science 2025 PMID: 40509668, DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.70085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-quality genomesVectors of African trypanosomesSingle-copy homologsPopulation-level variationBUSCO scoreUnique orthologsAssembled genomeAnimal African trypanosomiasesGenetic diversityNatural wild populationsNanopore sequencingGenomeWild populationsLong-term captivityAfrican trypanosomesLaboratory linesGlossina fuscipes fuscipesGeographical originOrthologsLaboratory-reared specimensQV scoreVector biologyCentral African RepublicNorthwestern UgandaFliesEffect of Spiroplasma infection on the mating behavior of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes
Fiorenza G, Piccinno R, Bruzzese D, Scolari F, Milanesi G, Casali C, Gomulski L, Lescai F, Forneris F, Gasperi G, Dera K, de Beer C, Abd‐Alla A, Aksoy S, Malacrida A. Effect of Spiroplasma infection on the mating behavior of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes. Insect Science 2025 PMID: 40195916, DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.70042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMating behaviorSpiroplasma infectionBiological control agentsNonrandom mating patternsHigher mating propensitySpiroplasma-infected fliesGlossina fuscipes fuscipesInfected malesVectors of African trypanosomesTrypanosome co-infectionsControl agentsPremating isolationTsetse fliesFemale reproductive tissuesPairs of individualsMating patternsPresence of SpiroplasmaMating propensityMating experimentsClass MollicutesBiological insightsPaternal transmissionSpiroplasmaLaboratory strainsAfrican trypanosomes
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