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Obligate symbionts activate immune system development in the tsetse fly by Weiss, Brian L, Maltz, Michele, Aksoy, Serap

“…Many insects rely on the presence of symbiotic bacteria for proper immune system function. However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie this phenomenon are…”
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Tsetse immune system maturation requires the presence of obligate symbionts in larvae by Weiss, Brian L, Wang, Jingwen, Aksoy, Serap

“…Beneficial microbial symbionts serve important functions within their hosts, including dietary supplementation and maintenance of immune system homeostasis…”
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Trypanosome infection establishment in the tsetse fly gut is influenced by microbiome-regulated host immune barriers by Weiss, Brian L, Wang, Jingwen, Maltz, Michele A, Wu, Yineng, Aksoy, Serap

“…Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) vector pathogenic African trypanosomes, which cause sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in domesticated animals. Additionally,…”
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Symbiont-induced odorant binding proteins mediate insect host hematopoiesis by Benoit, Joshua B, Vigneron, Aurélien, Broderick, Nichole A, Wu, Yineng, Sun, Jennifer S, Carlson, John R, Aksoy, Serap, Weiss, Brian L

“…Symbiotic bacteria assist in maintaining homeostasis of the animal immune system. However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie symbiont-mediated host…”
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Heme-induced genes facilitate endosymbiont (Sodalis glossinidius) colonization of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans) midgut by Runyen-Janecky, Laura J, Scheutzow, Jack D, Farsin, Ruhan, Cabo, Leah F, Wall, Katie E, Kuhn, Katrina M, Amador, Rashel, D'Souza, Shaina J, Vigneron, Aurelien, Weiss, Brian L

“…Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) feed exclusively on vertebrate blood. After a blood meal, the enteric endosymbiont Sodalis glossinidius is exposed to various…”
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What can a weevil teach a fly, and reciprocally? Interaction of host immune systems with endosymbionts in Glossina and Sitophilus by Zaidman-Rémy, Anna, Vigneron, Aurélien, Weiss, Brian L, Heddi, Abdelaziz

“…The tsetse fly (Glossina genus) is the main vector of African trypanosomes, which are protozoan parasites that cause human and animal African trypanosomiases…”
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Analysis of multiple tsetse fly populations in Uganda reveals limited diversity and species-specific gut microbiota by Aksoy, Emre, Telleria, Erich L, Echodu, Richard, Wu, Yineng, Okedi, Loyce M, Weiss, Brian L, Aksoy, Serap, Caccone, Adalgisa

“…The invertebrate microbiome contributes to multiple aspects of host physiology, including nutrient supplementation and immune maturation processes. We…”
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Spatio-temporal distribution of Spiroplasma infections in the tsetse fly (Glossina fuscipes fuscipes) in northern Uganda by Schneider, Daniela I, Saarman, Norah, Onyango, Maria G, Hyseni, Chaz, Opiro, Robert, Echodu, Richard, O'Neill, Michelle, Bloch, Danielle, Vigneron, Aurélien, Johnson, T J, Dion, Kirstin, Weiss, Brian L, Opiyo, Elizabeth, Caccone, Adalgisa, Aksoy, Serap

“…Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) are vectors of parasitic trypanosomes, which cause human (HAT) and animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) in sub-Saharan Africa. In…”
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Tsetse fly microbiota: form and function by Wang, Jingwen, Weiss, Brian L, Aksoy, Serap

“…Tsetse flies are the primary vectors of African trypanosomes, which cause Human and Animal African trypanosomiasis in 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. These…”
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The molecular and cellular basis of olfactory response to tsetse fly attractants by Chahda, J Sebastian, Soni, Neeraj, Sun, Jennifer S, Ebrahim, Shimaa A M, Weiss, Brian L, Carlson, John R

“…Dipteran or "true" flies occupy nearly every terrestrial habitat, and have evolved to feed upon a wide variety of sources including fruit, pollen, decomposing…”
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Colonization of the tsetse fly midgut with commensal Kosakonia cowanii Zambiae inhibits trypanosome infection establishment by Weiss, Brian L, Maltz, Michele A, Vigneron, Aurélien, Wu, Yineng, Walter, Katharine S, O'Neill, Michelle B, Wang, Jingwen, Aksoy, Serap

“…Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) vector pathogenic trypanosomes (Trypanosoma spp.) in sub-Saharan Africa. These parasites cause human and animal African…”
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OmpA-Mediated Biofilm Formation Is Essential for the Commensal Bacterium Sodalis glossinidius To Colonize the Tsetse Fly Gut by MALTZ, Michele A, WEISS, Brian L, O'NEILL, Michelle, YINENG WU, AKSOY, Serap

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Paratransgenic manipulation of a tsetse microRNA alters the physiological homeostasis of the fly's midgut environment by Yang, Liu, Weiss, Brian L, Williams, Adeline E, Aksoy, Emre, de Silva Orfano, Alessandra, Son, Jae Hak, Wu, Yineng, Vigneron, Aurelien, Karakus, Mehmet, Aksoy, Serap

“…Tsetse flies are vectors of parasitic African trypanosomes, the etiological agents of human and animal African trypanosomoses. Current disease control methods…”
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Infection with endosymbiotic Spiroplasma disrupts tsetse (Glossina fuscipes fuscipes) metabolic and reproductive homeostasis by Son, Jae Hak, Weiss, Brian L, Schneider, Daniela I, Dera, Kiswend-Sida M, Gstöttenmayer, Fabian, Opiro, Robert, Echodu, Richard, Saarman, Norah P, Attardo, Geoffrey M, Onyango, Maria, Abd-Alla, Adly M M, Aksoy, Serap

“…Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) house a population-dependent assortment of microorganisms that can include pathogenic African trypanosomes and maternally…”
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Analysis of the gut-specific microbiome from field-captured tsetse flies, and its potential relevance to host trypanosome vector competence by Griffith, Bridget C, Weiss, Brian L, Aksoy, Emre, Mireji, Paul O, Auma, Joana E, Wamwiri, Florence N, Echodu, Richard, Murilla, Grace, Aksoy, Serap

“…The tsetse fly (Glossina sp.) midgut is colonized by maternally transmitted and environmentally acquired bacteria. Additionally, the midgut serves as a niche…”
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Mutualist-Provisioned Resources Impact Vector Competency by Rio, Rita V M, Jozwick, Anna K S, Savage, Amy F, Sabet, Afsoon, Vigneron, Aurelien, Wu, Yineng, Aksoy, Serap, Weiss, Brian L

“…Many symbionts supplement their host's diet with essential nutrients. However, whether these nutrients also enhance parasitism is unknown. In this study, we…”
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A fine-tuned vector-parasite dialogue in tsetse's cardia determines peritrophic matrix integrity and trypanosome transmission success by Vigneron, Aurélien, Aksoy, Emre, Weiss, Brian L, Bing, Xiaoli, Zhao, Xin, Awuoche, Erick O, O'Neill, Michelle B, Wu, Yineng, Attardo, Geoffrey M, Aksoy, Serap

“…Arthropod vectors have multiple physical and immunological barriers that impede the development and transmission of parasites to new vertebrate hosts. These…”
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Effect of antibiotic treatment and gamma-irradiation on cuticular hydrocarbon profiles and mate choice in tsetse flies (Glossina m. morsitans) by Engl, Tobias, Michalkova, Veronika, Weiss, Brian L, Uzel, Güler D, Takac, Peter, Miller, Wolfgang J, Abd-Alla, Adly M M, Aksoy, Serap, Kaltenpoth, Martin

“…Symbiotic microbes represent a driving force of evolutionary innovation by conferring novel ecological traits to their hosts. Many insects are associated with…”
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Thermal stress responses of Sodalis glossinidius, an indigenous bacterial symbiont of hematophagous tsetse flies by Roma, Jose Santinni, D'Souza, Shaina, Somers, Patrick J, Cabo, Leah F, Farsin, Ruhan, Aksoy, Serap, Runyen-Janecky, Laura J, Weiss, Brian L

“…Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) house a taxonomically diverse microbiota that includes environmentally acquired bacteria, maternally transmitted symbiotic…”
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Correction: Colonization of the tsetse fly midgut with commensal Kosakonia cowanii Zambiae inhibits trypanosome infection establishment by Weiss, Brian L, Maltz, Michele A, Vigneron, Aurélien, Wu, Yineng, Walter, Katharine S, O'Neill, Michelle B, Wang, Jingwen, Aksoy, Serap

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007470.]…”
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