MAHansonThis is work I've been waiting to see come out for at least a year (two!?). Congrats Ren and the Ludington lab on a very cool study!
Acetobacter and Lactobacillus interact in the gut through Lactobacillus' effect in shaping the gut morphology to reshape in-pockets such that more (and varied) Acetobacter can colonize the niche.
#microbiome #HostMicrobe #Drosophila #DrosophilaGut #Acetobacter #Lactobacillus #Symbiosis
A symbiotic physical niche in Drosophila melanogaster regulates stable association of a multi-species gut microbiota - Nature Communications
Animal gut microbiomes are fairly stable over time despite large daily fluctuations in diet and introductions of environmental bacteria. Here the authors report that fruit flies maintain the stability of their microbiome in part through a physical niche in the esophagus.
François Leulier