Description
Material provided: Whole tsetse flies, dissected tissues, or extracts
Unit definition: 100 tsetse flies (50 if dissected)
Vector information
Family: Glossinidae
Genus: Glossina
Species: Glossina fuscipes fuscipes
Place of origin: Central African Republic
Date of colonisation: 1968
Production protocol
Product options
Please specify in your request:
Sample size: For larger sample sizes, request more units.
Whole or dissected: Dead whole tsetse flies or tsetse flies organs (midgut, salivary glands)
Form of material:
- Whole tsetse flies or dissected tissues, fixed in 70% ethanol: useful for DNA extraction from 70% ethanol, not useful for RNA experiments or proteomics.
- Whole tsetse flies or dissected tissues, homogenised in a lysis buffer such as Trizol: useful for RNA, DNA and protein experiments.
- Whole tsetse flies or dissected tissues, frozen at -80°C or stored in RNALater: useful for RNA, DNA and protein experiments.
- Other formats or preparations may be possible by request, contact us.
For more information, please contact us.