The Nutritional Environment Influences the Impact of Microbes on Drosophila melanogaster Life Span
D. melanogaster ingests microorganisms growing within its rotting vegetation diet. Some of these microbes form associations with flies, while others pass through the gut with meals. Fly-microbe-diet interactions are dynamic, and changes to the fly culture medium can influence microbial growth in the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2019-07-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00885-19 |