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Symbionts in the female tsetse flyGlossina morsitans morsitans

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A rickettsia-like symbiont, located in the ovaries ofG. m. morsitans is maternally transmitted to the offspring via the egg. It is suggested that they may be essential for normal ovarian development.

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Un symbionte de type rickettsien localisé dans les ovaires deG. m. morsitans est transmis maternellement par l'œuf à la progéniture. Le symbionte est probablement indispensable au développement normal des ovaires.

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  1. Zoology Department, University of Manchester, MI3 9PL, Manchester, England

    Pamela E. Pell & D. I. Southern

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Pell, P.E., Southern, D.I. Symbionts in the female tsetse flyGlossina morsitans morsitans. Experientia 31, 650–651 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01944608

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