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