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B. L. Weiss

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Heme-induced genes facilitate endosymbiont (Sodalis glossinidius) colonization of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans) midgut

B. L. Weiss, L. J. Runyen-Janecky, J. Scheutzow, R. Farsin, L. F. Cabo, K. M. Kuhn, R. Amador, S. J. D'Souza, A. Vigneron, K. E. Wall

The paper identifies heme-regulated genes in Sodalis glossinidius that enable its survival in tsetse fly midguts, revealing strategies for coping with heme toxicity.

bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2022Microbiology

Extravascular spaces are the primary reservoir of antigenic diversity in Trypanosoma brucei infection

A. Beaver, Z. Keneskhanova, R. O. Cosentino, B. L. Weiss, E. O. Awuoche, G. M. Smallenberger, G. Y. Buenconsejo, N. P. Crilly, J. E. Smith, J. M. Hakim, B. Zhang, B. Bobb, F. Rijo-Ferreira, L. M. Figueiredo, S. Aksoy, , M. R. Mugnier

The paper shows that extravascular spaces, not the bloodstream, are the main source of antigenic diversity in Trypanosoma brucei infections, with over 75% of VSGs found exclusively in these spaces.

bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2022Microbiology

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

Thermal stress responses of Sodalis glossinidius, an indigenous bacterial symbiont of hematophagous tsetse flies

J. S. Roma, S. DSouza, P. J. Somers, L. F. Cabo, R. Farsin, S. Aksoy, L. J. Runyen-Janecky, B. L. Weiss

This study investigates the thermal stress responses of Sodalis glossinidius, a symbiont of tsetse flies, revealing its heat shock response mechanisms and thermal tolerance limits.

bioRxiv · May 14, 2019Microbiology

Colonization of the tsetse fly midgut with commensal Enterobacter inhibits trypanosome infection establishment

B. L. Weiss, M. A. Maltz, A. Vigneron, Y. Wu, K. Walter, M. B. O'Neill, J. Wang, S. Aksoy

This study shows that colonizing tsetse flies with Enterobacter inhibits trypanosome infection and reduces susceptibility to entomopathogenic bacteria without significant fitness costs.

bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2018Microbiology

A fine-tuned vector-parasite dialogue in tsetse’s cardia determines peritrophic matrix integrity and trypanosome transmission success

A. Vigneron, E. Aksoy, B. L. Weiss, X. Bing, X. Zhao, E. O. Awuoche, M. O'Neill, Y. Wu, G. M. Attardo, S. Aksoy

The paper investigates how tsetse flies' peritrophic matrix integrity and trypanosome transmission success are regulated by interactions between the fly and parasite in the cardia.

bioRxiv · Feb 21, 2018Microbiology