Control of Trypanosoma brucei brucei infections in tsetse, Glossina morsitans.
Numbers of immature Trypanosoma brucei brucei within a tsetse midgut remain remarkably constant after establishment throughout the course of an infection, irrespective of whether the infection eventually matures. These results suggest a system of self regulation of the parasite population in the insect gut based on a form of programmed cell death which would carry advantages for both the parasite and the vector.
Welburn
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Division of Molecular Genetics, University of Glasgow, U.K.
Maudlin
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D000818:Animals; D004064:Digestive System / Q000469:parasitology; D005944:Glucosamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014346:Trypanosoma brucei brucei / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014370:Tsetse Flies / Q000469:parasitology*
D005944:Glucosamine