Fruit flies farm their own probiotics
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 12:50
in Biology & Nature
A new study offers a new tool to study bacteria-host interaction. Scientists have revealed how the bacterial community colonizes the fruit flies kept in the lab or in the wild, and which may be the impact of this colonization in nature. Understanding these mechanisms of colonization may allow microbiota manipulation in insects responsible for agriculture pests or diseases vectors.