Sumbionts in the female tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans.
A rickettsia-like symbiont, located in the ovaries of G. m. morsitans is maternally transmitted to the offspring via the egg. It is suggested that they may be essential for normal ovarian development.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D010053:Ovary / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012287:Rickettsiaceae / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014370:Tsetse Flies / Q000382:microbiology*