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Serap Aksoy
Additional file 1: of Effect of antibiotic treatment and gamma-irradiation on cuticular hydrocarbon profiles and mate choice in tsetse flies (Glossina m. morsitans)
Comparison of CHC profiles of untreated (Ctr) and tetracycline-treated (Tet) (a) female and (b) male tsetse flies (G. m. morsitans) across the three different experiments. (PDF 1363Â kb)
Additional file 3: of Effect of antibiotic treatment and gamma-irradiation on cuticular hydrocarbon profiles and mate choice in tsetse flies (Glossina m. morsitans)
Effect of the time point of gamma-irradiation on CHC profiles of individually reared 10Â day old adult G. m. morsitans males. Discriminant analysis based on log-ratio transformed relative amounts across irradiation time points (early and late pupal development and as young adults). (PDF 1354Â kb)
Effect of antibiotic treatment and gamma-irradiation on cuticular hydrocarbon profiles and mate choice in tsetse flies (Glossina m. morsitans).
Background Symbiotic microbes represent a driving force of evolutionary innovation by conferring novel ecological traits to their hosts. Many insects are associated with microbial symbionts that contribute to their host’s nutrition, digestion, detoxification, reproduction, immune homeostasis, and defense. In addition, recent studies suggest a microbial involvement in chemical communication and mating behavior, which can ultimately impact reproductive isolation and, hence, speciation. Here we investigated whether a disruption of the microbiota through antibiotic treatment or irradiation affects cuticular hydrocarbon profiles, and possibly mate choice behavior in the tsetse fly, Glossina mors…
Additional file 3: of Effect of antibiotic treatment and gamma-irradiation on cuticular hydrocarbon profiles and mate choice in tsetse flies (Glossina m. morsitans)
Effect of the time point of gamma-irradiation on CHC profiles of individually reared 10Â day old adult G. m. morsitans males. Discriminant analysis based on log-ratio transformed relative amounts across irradiation time points (early and late pupal development and as young adults). (PDF 1354Â kb)
Paratransgenic manipulation of tsetsemiR275alters the physiological homeostasis of the fly’s midgut environment
AbstractTsetse flies are vectors of parasitic African trypanosomes (Trypanosomaspp.). Current disease control methods include fly-repelling pesticides, trapping flies, and chemotherapeutic treatment of infected people. Inhibiting tsetse’s ability to transmit trypanosomes by strengthening the fly’s natural barriers can serve as an alternative approach to reduce disease. The peritrophic matrix (PM) is a chitinous and proteinaceous barrier that lines tsetse’s midgut. It protects the epithelial cells from the gut lumen content such as food and invading trypanosomes, which have to overcome this physical barrier to establish an infection. Bloodstream form trypanosomes shed variant surface glycopr…
Paratransgenic manipulation of a tsetse microRNA alters the physiological homeostasis of the fly’s midgut environment
Tsetse flies are vectors of parasitic African trypanosomes, the etiological agents of human and animal African trypanosomoses. Current disease control methods include fly-repelling pesticides, fly trapping, and chemotherapeutic treatment of infected people and animals. Inhibiting tsetse’s ability to transmit trypanosomes by strengthening the fly’s natural barriers can serve as an alternative approach to reduce disease. The peritrophic matrix (PM) is a chitinous and proteinaceous barrier that lines the insect midgut and serves as a protective barrier that inhibits infection with pathogens. African trypanosomes must cross tsetse’s PM in order to establish an infection in the fly, and PM struc…
Additional file 2: of Effect of antibiotic treatment and gamma-irradiation on cuticular hydrocarbon profiles and mate choice in tsetse flies (Glossina m. morsitans)
Effect of gamma-irradiation dose and time point on CHC profiles of 10Â day old individually reared adult G. m. morsitans males. Discriminant analysis based on log-ratio transformed relative amounts across all treatment groups (time points and irradiation doses). (PDF 1353Â kb)