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Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods > Enterobacteriaceae > Wigglesworthia
Bacteria > Proteobacteria > Gammaproteobacteria > Enterobacteriaceae > Wigglesworthia

Preferred term

Wigglesworthia  

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Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Wigglesworthia glossinidia

Scope note

  • A genus of gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria in the family ENTEROBACTERIACEAE. They exist only as primary endosymbionts of five species of TSETSE FLIES, found in specialized organelles called mycetomes. The bacteria supply crucial B vitamins (VITAMIN B COMPLEX) which the flies require for fertility.

History note

  • 2004

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D044106

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