Impact of the resident microbiota on the nutritional phenotype of Drosophila melanogaster.

Animals are chronically infected by benign and beneficial microorganisms that generally promote animal health through their effects on the nutrition, immune function and other physiological systems of the host. Insight into the host-microbial interactions can be obtained by comparing the traits of a...

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Main Authors: Emma V Ridley, Adam C-N Wong, Stephanie Westmiller, Angela E Douglas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3346728?pdf=render