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Bacterial Communities Differ among Drosophila melanogaster Populations and Affect Host Resistance against Parasitoids.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Chaplinska Mariia, Gerritsma Sylvia, Dini-Andreote Francisco, Falcao Salles Joana, Wertheim Bregje
Abstract excerpt
In Drosophila, diet is considered a prominent factor shaping the associated bacterial community. However, the host population background (e.g. genotype, geographical origin and founder effects) is a factor that may also exert a significant influence and is often overlooked. To test for population background effects, we characterized the bacterial communities in larvae of six genetically differentiated and...
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