Assessing the Tsetse Fly Microbiome Composition and the Potential Association of Some Bacteria Taxa with Trypanosome Establishment/Experiment 1

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Curated date: 2025/05/08

Curator: Anne-mariesharp

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Subjects

Location of subjects
Cameroon
Host species Species from which microbiome was sampled. Contact us to have more species added.
Glossina palpalis palpalis
Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Insect head , Body proper Insect head,insect head,Body,Whole body,Body proper,body proper
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Human african trypanosomiasis Africam sleeping sickness,African sleeping sickness,African Trypanosomiasis,African trypanosomiasis,human African trypanosomiasis,sleeping sickness,Human african trypanosomiasis,human african trypanosomiasis
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Non-infected
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Infected
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Tsetse flies with midguts infected with trypanosomes.

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
V3-V4
Sequencing platform Manufacturer and experimental platform used for quantifying microbial abundance
Illumina

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
raw counts
Statistical test
DESeq2
Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any)
0.05
MHT correction Have statistical tests be corrected for multiple hypothesis testing (MHT)?
No

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged

Signature 1

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Curated date: 2025/05/08

Curator: Anne-mariesharp

Revision editor(s): Anne-mariesharp

Source: Table 2

Description: Operational Taxonomic Units (at the genus level) displaying a significant difference in abundance between tsetse flies with midguts non-infected vs. infected with trypanosomes.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Infected

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Serratia
Staphylococcus
Wigglesworthia

Revision editor(s): Anne-mariesharp

Signature 2

Needs review

Curated date: 2025/05/08

Curator: Anne-mariesharp

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Source: Table 2

Description: Operational Taxonomic Units (at the genus level) displaying a significant difference in abundance between tsetse flies with midguts non-infected vs. infected with trypanosomes.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Infected

NCBI Quality ControlLinks
Aquabacterium
Bacillus
Cupriavidus
Dechloromonas
Enterococcus
Listeria
Methylophilus
Pseudomonas
Ralstonia
Pseudomonas_ EscherichiaPseudomonas_ Escherichia
Roseateles

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