Infection with endosymbiotic Spiroplasma disrupts tsetse (Glossina fuscipes fuscipes) metabolic and reproductive homeostasis
J. H. Son, B. L. Weiss, D. l. Schneider, D. Kisweda-sida, F. Gstöttenmayer, R. Opiro, R. Echodu, N. Saarman, G. Attardo, M. Onyango, A. Abdalla, S. Aksoy
This study investigates how Spiroplasma infection affects tsetse fly metabolism and reproduction, finding negative impacts on fecundity and sperm competitiveness.
bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2021Microbiology