Wigglesworthia Aksoy 1995
General information
Description and emendation
The microorganisms are in the cytoplasm of the specialized epithelial cells called mycetocytes. They have a typical gram-negative cell wall and lack flagella. The cells appear to divide by binary fission. These organisms have not been cultivated outside their hosts, although it is possible to keep them metabolically active for at least 72 h under transient tissue culture conditions. It is possible to study the gene expression and protein transport in P-endosymbionts of tsetse flies by using transient tissue culture conditions, and in this way the major protein product has been identified as a groEL homolog by immunological cross-reactivity. They are closely related to members of the genus Buchnera, to S-endosymbionts of other insects, and to Escherichia coli.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
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M022506080306001 | Wigglesworthia glossinidia | Species | 51229 |