Micro-organisms in the midgut of tsetse fly larvae
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Visualization of Microbiota in Tick Guts by Whole-mount In Situ Hybridization
Published on: June 1, 2018
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|January 1, 1976
Abstract:
Two types of micro-organisms were found in the midgut of Glossina morsitans larvae, a large Gram-negative bacterial rod and a small Gram-negative rickettsia-like micro-organism, although the occurrence of the rickettsial type is restricted. The location of these micro-organisms in a small area of the proventriculus of all three larval instars is discussed. The large micro-organisms resemble milk-gland bacteria, and further evidence is presented in support of a milk transmission hypothesis for these micro-organisms.
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