2023
A volatile sex attractant of tsetse flies
Ebrahim S, Dweck H, Weiss B, Carlson J. A volatile sex attractant of tsetse flies. Science 2023, 379: eade1877. PMID: 36795837, PMCID: PMC10204727, DOI: 10.1126/science.ade1877.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Heme-induced genes facilitate endosymbiont (Sodalis glossinidius) colonization of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans) midgut
Runyen-Janecky L, Scheutzow J, Farsin R, Cabo L, Wall K, Kuhn K, Amador R, D’Souza S, Vigneron A, Weiss B. Heme-induced genes facilitate endosymbiont (Sodalis glossinidius) colonization of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans) midgut. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2022, 16: e0010833. PMID: 36441823, PMCID: PMC9731421, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTsetse midgutHeme environmentDNA-binding proteinsGene Ontology termsBlood mealTsetse fly midgutVertebrate bloodBacterial genesHost midgutOntology termsDisease-causing pathogensBiological functionsGene expressionMutant strainFucose transporterInsertion mutationsMetabolic processesHost competencyEnvironmental stressorsFly midgutMidgutGenesSodalisTsetse fliesHemeMicrobe Profile: Wigglesworthia glossinidia: the tsetse fly’s significant other
Weiss BL, Rio RVM, Aksoy S. Microbe Profile: Wigglesworthia glossinidia: the tsetse fly’s significant other. Microbiology 2022, 168: 001242. PMID: 36129743, PMCID: PMC10723186, DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysiological homeostasisNutritional roleEssential nutritional roleUnique physiological adaptationsTsetse fliesFly microbiotaWigglesworthia glossinidiaObligate mutualistsHost fitnessAncient associationParasitic trypanosomesLarval periodPhysiological adaptationsFitness outcomesTsetse's abilityAntimicrobial responsesImmune systemAmidasesFliesMicrobiotaMutualistsWigglesworthiaEndosymbiontsGenomeB vitaminsMetabolic interactions between disease-transmitting vectors and their microbiota
Song X, Zhong Z, Gao L, Weiss BL, Wang J. Metabolic interactions between disease-transmitting vectors and their microbiota. Trends In Parasitology 2022, 38: 697-708. PMID: 35643853, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-transmitting vectorsSymbiotic microbesPathogen defenseHost biologyHematophagous arthropodsBacterial metabolic activitySand fliesArthropod vectorsImportant vectorAnimals/humansMetabolic interactionsEndogenous microbiotaTsetse fliesFliesRecent discoveryVector-borne diseasesBiologyMetabolic activityMosquitoesMicrobiotaDifferent arthropod vectorsArthropodsMicrobesOrganismsTicksTsetse Flies (Glossinidae)
Benoit J, Attardo G, Weiss B. Tsetse Flies (Glossinidae). 2022, 837-851. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818731-9.00004-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTsetse fliesUnique reproductive biologyPathogenic African trypanosomesFly biologyReproductive biologyVertebrate bloodEcological distributionEvolutionary adaptationInsect pestsLow fecundityPopulation suppressionAfrican trypanosomesUnique biologyHost locationFliesProgeny developmentBiologyPhysiological aspectsMulti-targeted strategiesAfrican trypanosomiasisHuman healthPestsFecundityTrypanosomesHigh investment
2017
Chapter 9 Role of the Microbiota During Development of the Arthropod Vector Immune System
Vigneron A, Weiss B. Chapter 9 Role of the Microbiota During Development of the Arthropod Vector Immune System. 2017, 161-172. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-805350-8.00009-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVector immune systemArthropod disease vectorsObligate blood feedersBacterial symbiontsChapter 9 RoleMosquito microbiotaImmune systemParasitic trypanosomesBacterial microbesBlood feedersMolecular mechanismsDisease vectorsAdult stageNonpathogenic Escherichia coliEscherichia coliVector competencyPathogen transmissionTsetse fliesIndigenous microbiotaCellular immune systemMidgut barrierFliesMidgut infectionSystemic infectionMaturation
2007
Symbiosis-Based Technological Advances to Improve Tsetse Glossina spp. SIT Application
Aksoy S, Weiss B. Symbiosis-Based Technological Advances to Improve Tsetse Glossina spp. SIT Application. 2007, 137-148. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6059-5_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSterile insect techniqueCytoplasmic incompatibilityField populationsWolbachia infectionGene productsTsetse fliesGerm-line transformationComplete genome sequencePresence of WolbachiaGene expression experimentsPest control toolForeign gene productsParasitic African trypanosomesGlossina sppMidgut symbiontsArea-wide basisFly developmentInsect speciesReproductive incompatibilitySIT applicationMale sterilityUninfected insectsGenome sequenceMating incompatibilityExpression experiments