Glossina morsitans is a species of tsetse fly in the genus Glossina. It is one of the major vectors of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in African savannas.

Host Genome

Genome ID Level BUSCO Assessment
- Scaffold
C:99.1%[S:97.1%,D:2.0%],F:0.4%,M:0.5%,n:1367

Related Symbionts

7 records

Symbiont records associated with Glossina morsitans

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Wigglesworthia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Wigglesworthia up-regulates expression of odorant binding protein six in the gut of intrauterine tsetse larvae which regulates hematopoietic pathways…

Bacteria

symbiont-derived factors, likely B vitamins, are critical for the proper function of both lipid biosynthesis and lipolysis to maintain tsetse fly fec…

Nutrient provision
Bacteria

Synthesis of a large number of B vitamins, to supplement the host nutritional deficiencies of the diet

Nutrient provision
Wigglesworthia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

up-regulates expression of odorant binding protein six in the gut of intrauterine tsetse larvae

Sodalis glossinidius

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

retains a thiamine ABC transporter (tbpAthiPQ) believed to salvage thiamine

Bacteria

can synthesize thiamine

Chemical biosynthesis
Sodalis glossinidius

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

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Metagenome Information

1 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Glossina morsitans

Run Platform Location Date BioProject
ILLUMINA

Illumina HiSeq 2500

Burkina Faso
2010
PRJNA345319

Amplicon Information

0 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Glossina morsitans

Run Classification Platform Location Environment

No amplicons found

No amplicon records associated with this host species.

Related Articles

5 records

Research articles related to Glossina morsitans

Title Authors Journal Year DOI
Attardo, GM; Benoit, JB; Michalkova, V ... Scolari, F; Aksoy, S
ISCIENCE
2023
10.1016/j.isci.2023.107108
Benoit, JB; Vigneron, A; Broderick, NA ... Aksoy, S; Weiss, BL
ELIFE
2017
10.7554/eLife.19535
Bing, XL; Attardo, GM; Vigneron, A ... Weiss, BL; Aksoy, S
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2017
10.1098/rspb.2017.0360
Snyder, AK; Deberry, JW; Runyen-Janecky, L; Rio, RVM
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2010
10.1098/rspb.2010.0364
Weiss, BL; Wu, YN; Schwank, JJ; Tolwinski, NS; Aksoy, S
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2008
10.1073/pnas.0805666105