https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3772542/
Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) (Bill & Melinda Gates foundation?)
'...the release of sterile male insects, called the sterile insect technique (SIT) (Oladunmade et al., 1990; Politzar and Cuisance, 1984; Vreysen et al., 2000). Recently, Wolbachia-based control strategies have been suggested as a tool to suppress agricultural pests and disease vectors (Apostolaki et al., 2011; Bourtzis, 2008; Bourtzis and Robinson, 2006; Brelsfoard and Dobson, 2009, 2011; Xi et al., 2005; Zabalou et al., 2009, 2004).'
'The third symbiont, Wolbachia pipientis (Wolbachia for the purposes of this review), belongs to a...'
Wolbachia is a highly diverse group of bacteria, which are assigned to a single species, Wolbachia pipientis (Lo et al., 2007).
'Min KT, Benzer S. Wolbachia, normally a symbiont of Drosophila, can be virulent, causing degeneration and early death. Proc Nat Acad Sci USA. 1997;94:10792–10796.'
Tsetse-Wolbachia symbiosis: Comes of age and has great potential for pest and disease control - PMC
Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are the sole vectors of African trypanosomes, the causative agent of sleeping sickness in human and nagana in animals. Like most eukaryotic organisms, Glossina species have established symbiotic associations with bacteria. ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3772542/
'A virulent strain of Wolbachia, popcorn,...' (????)
Names the strain of Wolbachia: Popcorn (?)
