Expression profiling of Trypanosoma congolense genes during development in the tsetse fly vector Glossina morsitans morsitans
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2018-12Author
Erick O Awuoche, Brian L Weiss, Paul O Mireji, Aurélien Vigneron, Benson Nyambega, Grace Murilla, Serap Aksoy
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The tsetse transmitted parasitic flagellate Trypanosoma congolense causes animal African trypanosomosis (AAT) across sub-Saharan Africa. AAT negatively impacts agricultural, economic, nutritional and subsequently, health status of the affected populace. The molecular mechanisms that underlie T. congolense’s developmental program within tsetse are largely unknown due to considerable challenges with obtaining sufficient parasite cells to perform molecular studies.