Effect of Pepper-Containing Diets on the Diversity and Composition of Gut Microbiome of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>

Effect of Pepper-Containing Diets on the Diversity and Composition of Gut Microbiome of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>

One of the greatest impacts on the gastrointestinal microbiome is diet because the host and microbiome share the same food source. In addition, the effect of diet can diverge depending on the host genotype. Diets supplemented with phytochemicals found in peppers might cause shifts in the microbiome....

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Main Authors: Marleny Garcia-Lozano, Joshua Haynes, Carlos Lopez-Ortiz, Purushothaman Natarajan, Yadira Peña-Garcia, Padma Nimmakayala, John Stommel, Suresh B. Alaparthi, Cristian Sirbu, Nagamani Balagurusamy, Umesh K. Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
<i>drosophila</i> gut microbiome
pepper
phytochemicals
diet
genotype
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/3/945

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