Establishment and partial characterisation of a new cell line derived from adult tissues of the tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans

• Published in: Parasites & vectors Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 231
• Main Authors: Bell-Sakyi, Lesley, Haines, Lee R., Petrucci, Giovanni, Beliavskaia, Alexandra, Hartley, Catherine, Khoo, Jing Jing, Makepeace, Benjamin L., Abd-Alla, Adly M. M., Darby, Alistair C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 17.05.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: adults; agricultural development; Analysis; Animals; Cell Line; cell lines; Cells; chromosome number; Female; females; fetal bovine serum; genes; Genetic aspects; Glossina morsitans morsitans; haploidy; human health; hypertrophy; Identification and classification; Iflavirus; iflavirus, negevirus; insect; Insect Vectors - virology; insects; Karyotyping; phosphates; RNA; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; salivary glands; species; Sub-Saharan Africa; symbionts; Trypanosoma; tsetse; Tsetse Flies - parasitology; Tsetse-flies; viruses; Wolbachia; United States; Sub-Saharan Africa; iflavirus, negevirus; insect; Wolbachia; cell line; tsetse; Glossina morsitans morsitans

Insect cell lines play a vital role in many aspects of research on disease vectors and agricultural pests. The tsetse fly Glossina morsitans morsitans is an important vector of salivarian trypanosomes in sub-Saharan Africa and, as such, is a major constraint on human health and agricultural developm...