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Olfactory detection of a bacterial short-chain fatty acid acts as an orexigenic signal in Drosophila melanogaster larvae

Microorganisms inhabiting fermenting fruit produce chemicals that elicit strong behavioral responses in flies. Depending on their ecological niche, individuals confer a positive or a negative valence to a chemical and, accordingly, they trigger either attractive or repulsive behaviors. We studied th...

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Autores principales: Depetris-Chauvin, Ana, Galagovsky, Diego, Chevalier, Charlene, Maniere, Gerard, Grosjean, Yael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5660182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29079812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14589-1