Adaptation to Chronic Nutritional Stress Leads to Reduced Dependence on Microbiota in Drosophila melanogaster
Numerous studies have shown that animal nutrition is tightly linked to gut microbiota, especially under nutritional stress. In Drosophila melanogaster, microbiota are known to promote juvenile growth, development, and survival on poor diets, mainly through enhanced digestion leading to changes in ho...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2017-10-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/5/e01496-17 |