Impact of gut microbiota on the fly’s germ line

The gut microbiota can play various roles in the host's physiology, but is not known to influence the germ line. Here, Elgart et al. show that certain extracellular gut bacteria can affect oogenesis and embryo development in the fruit fly.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael Elgart, Shay Stern, Orit Salton, Yulia Gnainsky, Yael Heifetz, Yoav Soen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11280