Control of Trypanosoma brucei brucei infections in tsetse, Glossina morsitans |
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Authors: | SUSAN C WELBURN IAN MAUDLIN |
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Institution: | Division of Molecular Genetics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, U.K. |
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Abstract: | Abstract Numbers of immature Trypanosoma brucei brucei within a tsetse midgut remain remarkably constant after establishment throughout the course of an infection, irrespective of whether the infection eventually matures. These results suggest a system of self regulation of the parasite population in the insect gut based on a form of programmed cell death which would carry advantages for both the parasite and the vector. |
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Keywords: | Tsetse Trypanosoma brucei brucei apoptosis programmed cell death (PCD) |
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