Metabolic cross-feeding in imbalanced diets allows gut microbes to improve reproduction and alter host behaviour
In the fly Drosophila melanogaster commensal bacteria and dietary essential amino acids control food choice behavior. Here, by using chemically defined diets and metabolomics, the authors show that Acetobacter pomorum (Ap) and Lactobacilli plantarum (Lp) engage in a mutualistic metabolic relationshi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18049-9 |