Differential expression of midgut proteins in Trypanosoma brucei gambiense-stimulated versus non-stimulated Glossina palpalis gambiensis flies
The unicellular pathogenic protozoan Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is responsible for the chronic form of sleeping sickness.This vector-borne disease is transmitted to humans by the tsetse fly of the group Glossina palpalis, including the subspecies G.p.gambiensis, in which the parasite completes its developmental cycle.Sleeping sickness control str