Detection of Wolbachia bacteria in multiple organs and feces of the triatomine insect Rhodnius pallescens (Hemiptera, Reduviidae).
At least two types of Wolbachia bacteria were detected in wild and insectarium-raised Rhodnius pallescens, a natural vector of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli. Wolbachia was detected in all the organs and tissues studied and in the feces, and this provided a methodological advantage for determining the presence of this endosymbiont in this host, obviating the need to kill the specimens. The occurrence of trypanosomatids in wild individuals was also studied.
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Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Panamá, República de Panamá.
Gómez
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González
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do Santos
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Solano
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Sousa
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Moreno
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Windsor
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Ying
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Vilchez
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Osuna
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D000825:Animal Structures / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D012239:Rhodnius / Q000382:microbiology*; D014351:Trypanosomatina / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020577:Wolbachia / Q000302:isolation & purification*