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Abstract

The primary endosymbionts (P-endosymbionts) of tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are harbored inside specialized cells (mycetocytes) in the anterior region of the gut, and these specialized cells form a white, U-shaped organelle called mycetome. The P-endosymbionts of five tsetse fly species belonging to the Glossinidae have been characterized morphologically, and their 16S ribosomal DNA sequences have been determined for phylogenetic analysis. These organisms were found to belong to a distinct lineage related to the family in they subdivision of , which includes the secondary endosymbionts of various insects and . These bacteria are also related to the P-endosymbionts of aphids, . Signature sequences in the 16S ribosomal DNA and genomic organizational differences which distinguish the tsetse fly P-endosymbionts from members of the and from the genus are described in this paper. I propose that the P-endosymbionts of tsetse flies should be classified in a new genus, the genus , and a new species, . The P-endosymbiont found in the mycetocytes of is designated the type strain of this species.

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