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Bacterial Adaptation to the Host's Diet Is a Key Evolutionary Force Shaping Drosophila-Lactobacillus Symbiosis.
Cell host & microbe - 11 Jul 2018
Martino Maria Elena, Joncour Pauline, Leenay Ryan, Gervais Hugo, Shah Malay, Hughes Sandrine, Gillet Benjamin, Beisel Chase, Leulier François
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Animal-microbe facultative symbioses play a fundamental role in ecosystem and organismal health. Yet, due to the flexible nature of their association, the selection pressures that act on animals and their facultative symbionts remain elusive. Here we apply experimental evolution to Drosophila melanogaster associated with its growth-promoting symbiont Lactobacillus plantarum, representing a well-established model...
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