Two Tsetse fly species, Glossina palpalis gambiensis and Glossina morsitans morsitans, carry genetically distinct populations of the secondary symbiont Sodalis glossinidius.
Genetic diversity among Sodalis glossinidius populations was investigated using amplified fragment length polymorphism markers. Strains collected from Glossina palpalis gambiensis and Glossina morsitans morsitans flies group into separate clusters, being differentially structured. This differential structuring may reflect different host-related selection pressures and may be related to the different vector competences of Glossina spp.
Geiger
Anne
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UMR 17, IRD-CIRAD, CIRAD TA 207/G, Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. Anne.Geiger@mpl.ird.fr
Cuny
Gérard
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Frutos
Roger
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D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D020563:Gammaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005819:Genetic Markers; D014644:Genetic Variation; D010802:Phylogeny; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000235:genetics*; D014370:Tsetse Flies / Q000382:microbiology*
D017931:DNA Primers; D005819:Genetic Markers