Heme-induced genes facilitate endosymbiont (Sodalis glossinidius) colonization of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans) midgut.

• Main Authors: Laura J Runyen-Janecky (Author), Jack D Scheutzow (Author), Ruhan Farsin (Author), Leah F Cabo (Author), Katie E Wall (Author), Katrina M Kuhn (Author), Rashel Amador (Author), Shaina J D'Souza (Author), Aurelien Vigneron (Author), Brian L Weiss (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) feed exclusively on vertebrate blood. After a blood meal, the enteric endosymbiont Sodalis glossinidius is exposed to various environmental stressors including high levels of heme. To investigate how S. glossinidius morsitans (Sgm), the Sodalis subspecies that resides wi...