Analysis of the gut-specific microbiome from field-captured tsetse flies, and its potential relevance to host trypanosome vector competence

Table 1 Geographic origin and sample size of tsetse species collected for this study

Geographic origin	Glossina spp.
	G. pallidipes	G. brevipalpis ^d	G. fuscipleuris ^d	G. fuscipes ^d
	sample size (% infected with trypanosomes)
Shimba Hills, Kenya	58 (32.8%)^a	12 (25%)	0	0
Trans Mara, Kenya	0	0	12 (25%)	0
Lake Victoria, Western Kenya	0	0	0	4 (0%)
Nguruman Escarpment, Kenya	62 (14.5%)^b	0	0	0
Murchison Falls, Uganda	45 (2%)^c	0	0	0

^aCulture dependent identification of gut bacteria, n = 11; culture independent identification of gut bacteria, n = 15; RT-qPCR based quantification of symbiotic bacteria, n = 32
^bCulture independent identification of gut bacteria, n = 52; RT-qPCR based quantification of symbiotic bacteria, n = 10
^cCulture independent identification of gut bacteria, n = 45
^dAll G. brevipalpis, G. fuscipleuris and G. fuscipes flies were used exclusively for culture dependent identification of gut bacteria

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