Microorganisms associated with tsetse in nature: Preliminary results on isolation, identification and pathogenicity
Date
1990-06Author
Kaaya, GP
Okech, Matilda A.
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ArticleLanguage
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Six genera of bacteria: Serratia, Providencia, Enterobacter, Aeromonas, Cedecea and Bacillus were isolated from field-collected G. pallidipes. Four genera: Serratia, Providencia, Enterobacter and Aeromonas were isolated from insectary-reared Glossina morsitans morsitans. All bacteria except, Bacillus spp. and Providencia alcalifaciens were pathogenic for teneral G. m. morsitans. Bacteria isolated from insectary-reared tsetse were more pathogenic than those isolated from the field. Fungi of three genera were also isolated from field-collected adult G. pallidipes, Penicillium, Aspergillus and Fusarium. Five genera, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Rhizopus, Mucor and Trichoderma were isolated from field-collected G. pallidipes pupae. The fungi, however, were only mildly pathogenic for adult tsetse and were not pathogenic for pupae.
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Citation
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science / Volume 11 / Issue 03 / June 1990, pp 443-448Publisher
University of Nairobi. School of Biological Sciences
Subject
Glossina morsitans morsitansG. pallidipes
Serratia
Providencia
Enterobacter
Cedecea
Bacillus
Penicillium
Aspergillus
Fusarium
Rhizopus
Mucor
Trichoderma
pathogenicity