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