2015
Wigglesworthia
Aksoy S. Wigglesworthia. 2015, 1-6. DOI: 10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTypical Gram-negative cell wallGram-negative cell wallHost insect speciesInsect host speciesMilk gland secretionsInner membrane structureObligate intracellular organismsPrimary endosymbiontDifferentiated epithelial cellsInsect speciesIntrauterine larvaeS-symbiontsWigglesworthiaHost speciesLack flagellaAncient associationBiosynthetic pathwayAdult fliesMidgut tissueSpecies displayCell wallBinary fissionEndosymbiontsAposymbiotic hostsAnterior midgut
2011
Tsetse Immune System Maturation Requires the Presence of Obligate Symbionts in Larvae
Weiss BL, Wang J, Aksoy S. Tsetse Immune System Maturation Requires the Presence of Obligate Symbionts in Larvae. PLOS Biology 2011, 9: e1000619. PMID: 21655301, PMCID: PMC3104962, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine larvaeBeneficial microbial symbiontsSpecific host phenotypesMilk gland secretionsHost physiological processesCo-evolutionary adaptationMicrobial symbiontsWigglesworthia glossinidiaObligate mutualistsHost phenotypePhysiological processesImmune system homeostasisWigglesworthiaTsetse fliesImportant functionsGland secretionSystem homeostasisFliesGlossina morsitansMutualistsSymbiontsDietary supplementationLarvaeHomeostasisPhenotype