An investigation into the protein composition of the teneral Glossina morsitans morsitans peritrophic matrix.

• Main Authors: Clair Rose (Author), Rodrigo Belmonte (Author), Stuart D Armstrong (Author), Gemma Molyneux (Author), Lee R Haines (Author), Michael J Lehane (Author), Jonathan Wastling (Author), Alvaro Acosta-Serrano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tsetse flies serve as biological vectors for several species of African trypanosomes. In order to survive, proliferate and establish a midgut infection, trypanosomes must cross the tsetse fly peritrophic matrix (PM), which is an acellular gut lining surrounding the blood meal. Crossing of this multi...