A potential role for the gut microbiota in the specialisation of Drosophila sechellia to its toxic host noni (Morinda citrifolia)
C. Heys, A. M. Fisher, A. D. Dewhurst, Z. Lewis, A. Lize
This study investigates the role of gut microbiota in Drosophila sechellia's adaptation to the toxic noni fruit, finding that Lactobacillus plantarum may contribute to octanoic acid resistance.
bioRxiv · Jan 22, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology