2019
Comparative genomic analysis of six Glossina genomes, vectors of African trypanosomes
Attardo GM, Abd-Alla AMM, Acosta-Serrano A, Allen JE, Bateta R, Benoit JB, Bourtzis K, Caers J, Caljon G, Christensen MB, Farrow DW, Friedrich M, Hua-Van A, Jennings EC, Larkin DM, Lawson D, Lehane MJ, Lenis VP, Lowy-Gallego E, Macharia RW, Malacrida AR, Marco HG, Masiga D, Maslen GL, Matetovici I, Meisel RP, Meki I, Michalkova V, Miller WJ, Minx P, Mireji PO, Ometto L, Parker AG, Rio R, Rose C, Rosendale AJ, Rota-Stabelli O, Savini G, Schoofs L, Scolari F, Swain MT, Takáč P, Tomlinson C, Tsiamis G, Van Den Abbeele J, Vigneron A, Wang J, Warren WC, Waterhouse RM, Weirauch MT, Weiss BL, Wilson RK, Zhao X, Aksoy S. Comparative genomic analysis of six Glossina genomes, vectors of African trypanosomes. Genome Biology 2019, 20: 187. PMID: 31477173, PMCID: PMC6721284, DOI: 10.1186/s13059-019-1768-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDNA Transposable ElementsDrosophila melanogasterFemaleGene Expression RegulationGenes, InsectGenes, X-LinkedGenome, InsectGenomicsGeographyInsect ProteinsInsect VectorsMaleMutagenesis, InsertionalPhylogenyRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidSequence Homology, Amino AcidSyntenyTrypanosomaTsetse FliesWolbachiaConceptsFemale-specific gene expressionMale seminal proteinsSex-linked scaffoldsComparative genomic analysisLow evolutionary ratesVectors of humanSyntenic analysisEvolutionary ratesNovel pestsEvolutionary relationshipsBacterial symbiosisGustatory genesEvolutionary biologyHelicase activityStructural conservationDifferent habitatsSeminal proteinsGenomic analysisHost preferenceX chromosomeDisease control strategiesUnique adaptationsGene expressionAfrican trypanosomesRhodopsin geneColonization of the tsetse fly midgut with commensal Kosakonia cowanii Zambiae inhibits trypanosome infection establishment
Weiss BL, Maltz MA, Vigneron A, Wu Y, Walter KS, O’Neill M, Wang J, Aksoy S. Colonization of the tsetse fly midgut with commensal Kosakonia cowanii Zambiae inhibits trypanosome infection establishment. PLOS Pathogens 2019, 15: e1007470. PMID: 30817773, PMCID: PMC6394900, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRefractory phenotypeEnormous socio-economic burdenWild-type counterpartsInfection establishmentSocio-economic burdenMidgut environmentEntomopathogenic Serratia marcescensEndemic regionsPathogenic trypanosomesInfectionStable infectionAdverse effectsAnimal African trypanosomiasesVector competenceGutCurrent disease control strategiesSaharan AfricaDisease control strategiesSurvivalSerratia marcescensTsetse gutExogenous bacteriumFly survivalNovel strategyPhenotype
2014
Establishment and Maintenance of Small Scale Tsetse Colonies
Aksoy S. Establishment and Maintenance of Small Scale Tsetse Colonies. 2014, 165-175. DOI: 10.1201/b16804-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease control strategiesLaboratory rearing methodRearing methodTsetse coloniesRegions of sub-Saharan AfricaLaboratory coloniesResearch colonyParasite transmissionParasitic African trypanosomesTsetse fliesFeeding conditionsImportant vectorTsetse biologySub-Saharan AfricaAfrican trypanosomesFeedingFliesGlossinaProtozoanAgriculture
2007
Novel strategies targeting pathogen transmission reduction in insect vectors: Tsetse‐transmitted trypanosomiasis control
WEISS B, ATTARDO G, Roshan P, Jingwen W, AKSOY S. Novel strategies targeting pathogen transmission reduction in insect vectors: Tsetse‐transmitted trypanosomiasis control. Entomological Research 2007, 37: 231-237. DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2007.00119.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsect vectorsEffective disease management strategiesNovel disease control strategiesDisease management strategiesInsect-pathogen interactionsDisease control strategiesPopulation reduction methodsAgricultural diseasesTransgenic technologyTrypanosomiasis controlImportant human diseasesInsect biologyManagement strategiesTsetse vectorVector populationsAfrican trypanosomesControl strategyHuman diseasesDisease controlInsectsRecent knowledgeVector control strategiesBiologyCropsSelective elimination