Commensal bacteria and essential amino acids control food choice behavior and reproduction.

Choosing the right nutrients to consume is essential to health and wellbeing across species. However, the factors that influence these decisions are poorly understood. This is particularly true for dietary proteins, which are important determinants of lifespan and reproduction. We show that in Droso...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Leitão-Gonçalves, Zita Carvalho-Santos, Ana Patrícia Francisco, Gabriela Tondolo Fioreze, Margarida Anjos, Célia Baltazar, Ana Paula Elias, Pavel M Itskov, Matthew D W Piper, Carlos Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2000862