Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Prevalence of Spiroplasma and interaction with wild Glossina tachinoides microbiota |
| Authors: |
Dera Kiswend-Sida M, Dieng Mouhamadou M, Moyaba Percy, Ouedraogo Gisele MS, Pagabeleguem Soumaïla, Njokou Flobert, Ngambia Freitas François S, de Beer Chantel J, Mach Robert L, Vreysen Marc JB, Abd-Alla Adly MM |
| Source: |
Parasite, Vol 30, p 62 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
EDP Sciences, 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| Subject Terms: |
trypanosoma spp., microbe infection rate, interactions, paratransgenesis, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216 |
| More Details: |
Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are vectors of the tropical neglected diseases sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in animals. The elimination of these diseases is linked to control of the vector. The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environment-friendly method that has been shown to be effective when applied in an area-wide integrated pest management approach. However, as irradiated males conserve their vectorial competence, there is the potential risk of trypanosome transmission with their release in the field. Analyzing the interaction between the tsetse fly and its microbiota, and between different microbiota and the trypanosome, might provide important information to enhance the fly’s resistance to trypanosome infection. This study on the prevalence of Spiroplasma in wild populations of seven tsetse species from East, West, Central and Southern Africa showed that Spiroplasma is present only in Glossina fuscipes fuscipes and Glossina tachinoides. In G. tachinoides, a significant deviation from independence in co-infection with Spiroplasma and Trypanosoma spp. was observed. Moreover, Spiroplasma infections seem to significantly reduce the density of the trypanosomes, suggesting that Spiroplasma might enhance tsetse fly’s refractoriness to the trypanosome infections. This finding might be useful to reduce risks associated with the release of sterile males during SIT implementation in trypanosome endemic areas. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1776-1042 |
| Relation: |
https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2023/01/parasite230125/parasite230125.html; https://doaj.org/toc/1776-1042 |
| DOI: |
10.1051/parasite/2023064 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/017bd3edd0bd4d108e0c48f9bce801c9 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.017bd3edd0bd4d108e0c48f9bce801c9 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
