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Table 2 Bacteria isolated from tsetse fly midguts using culture dependent techniques

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

Geographic origin

Glossina spp.

fly#

bacterial taxa identified

Shimba Hills, Kenya

G. pallidipes

1

Staphylococcus spp.

2

Xylella spp., Staphylococcus spp.

3

Staphylococcus spp.

4

Agrococcus spp., Arthrobacter spp.

5

Bacillus spp.

6

Staphylococcus spp., Bacillus spp.

7

Staphylococcus spp.

8

Staphylococcus spp.

9

Enterobacter spp., Bacillus spp.

10

Exiguobacterium spp., Bacilus spp.

11

Exiguobacterium spp., Bacilus spp.

G. brevipalpis

1

Bacillus spp.

2

Bacillus spp.

3

Bacillus spp.

Trans Mara, Kenya

G. fuscipleuris

1

Staphylococcus spp., Bacillus spp.

2

Kocuria spp., Microbacterium spp.

3

Exiguobacterium spp., Sinomonas spp.

Lake Victoria, Western Kenya

G. fuscipes

1

Bacillus spp., Oceanimonas spp., Microbacterium spp., Staphylococcus spp.

2

Arthrobacter spp., Aeromonas spp., Providencia spp., Bacillus spp.

3

Pantoea spp.