XIX. Glossina morsitans, Westw.: Some Notes on the Parasitisation of its ‘Pupae

Physiology of an ATP receptor in labellar sensilla of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans Westw. (Diptera: Glossinidae).

Electrophysiological recordings have been made from cells in the eight large, labellar sensilla of g. morsitans. One of these cells in each sensillum was shown to respond to ATP over a concentration range of 10(-6)-10(-3) M. It was also sensitive to several other adenosine phophates, but much less sensitive to CTP, GTP and ITP. The activity of the receptor was depressed below pH 7, and sometime...

Presence of Extensive Wolbachia Symbiont Insertions Discovered in the Genome of Its Host Glossina morsitans morsitans

Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) are the cyclical vectors of Trypanosoma spp., which are unicellular parasites responsible for multiple diseases, including nagana in livestock and sleeping sickness in humans in Africa. Glossina species, including Glossina morsitans morsitans (Gmm), for which the Whole Genome Sequence (WGS) is now available, have established symbiotic associations with three endosym...

Amino acid analyses of haemolymph of Glossina morsitans morsitans (Westwood).

Haemolymph from pupae and adult G. morsitans was analysed for its content of free amino acids. Of the twenty-one amino acids identified proline occurred in the greatest concentration in the 3 stages tested. Substantial amounts of taurine, glutamine, glutamic acid, alanine, tyrosine and arginine were also measured. There was considerable variation in the content of amino acids in the 3 stages of...

The effects of a DNA virus infection on the reproductive potential of female tsetse flies, Glossina morsitans centralis and Glossina morsitans morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae).

Reproductive anomalies associated with the tsetse DNA virus infection in the female tsetse hosts, Glossina morsitans centralis Machado and Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood, inoculated with the virus during the 3rd instar larval stage were studied and the data compared to those obtained from the control females injected with sterile physiological saline. Virus infected flies had significant...

Notes on Some Remedies. XIX. Drugs in Anæmias. Part III