1999
Concordant Evolution of a Symbiont with Its Host Insect Species: Molecular Phylogeny of Genus Glossina and Its Bacteriome-Associated Endosymbiont, Wigglesworthia glossinidia
Chen X, Li S, Aksoy S. Concordant Evolution of a Symbiont with Its Host Insect Species: Molecular Phylogeny of Genus Glossina and Its Bacteriome-Associated Endosymbiont, Wigglesworthia glossinidia. Journal Of Molecular Evolution 1999, 48: 49-58. PMID: 9873076, DOI: 10.1007/pl00006444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost insect speciesRDNA sequence analysisInsect speciesGroup speciesSequence analysisSister-group relationshipSpacer 2 (ITS2) regionParasitic African trypanosomesWigglesworthia glossinidiaMolecular phylogenyDifferentiated epithelial cellsGlossina austeniPrimary symbiontSecondary symbiontsSymbiotic associationDistinct lineagesRibosomal DNAGenus WolbachiaSymbiotic organismsTaxonomic placementΓ-subdivisionITS-2Third organismMidgut cellsAfrican trypanosomes
1993
Phylogenetically distant symbiotic microorganisms reside in Glossina midgut and ovary tissues
O'NEILL S, GOODING R, AKSOY S. Phylogenetically distant symbiotic microorganisms reside in Glossina midgut and ovary tissues. Medical And Veterinary Entomology 1993, 7: 377-383. PMID: 8268495, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1993.tb00709.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracellular bacterial symbiontsBlood-feeding insectsDNA oligonucleotide primersBacterial symbiontsSymbiotic microorganismsAlpha subdivisionSymbiotic bacteriaGamma subdivisionGenus WolbachiaGlossina speciesPolymerase chain reactionOvary tissuesOligonucleotide primersTsetse fliesMidgutSpeciesSymbiontsInsectsWolbachiaProteobacteriaSubspeciesChain reactionFliesMicroorganismsTissue