mSystems
(Aug 2021)
Microbiota Perturbation or Elimination Can Inhibit Normal Development and Elicit a Starvation-Like Response in an Omnivorous Model Invertebrate
Arturo Vera-Ponce de León,
Benjamin C. Jahnes,
Alejandro Otero-Bravo,
Zakee L. Sabree
Affiliations
Arturo Vera-Ponce de León
Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Benjamin C. Jahnes
Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Alejandro Otero-Bravo
Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Zakee L. Sabree
Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00802-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6,
no. 4
Abstract
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Broadly accessible model organisms are essential for illustrating how microbes are engaged in the growth, development, and evolution of animals. We report that germfree rearing of omnivorous Periplaneta americana
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