Bacteria evoke alarm behaviour in zebrafish

Joanne Shu Ming Chia; Elena S. Wall; Caroline Lei Wee; Thomas A. J. Rowland; Ruey-Kuang Cheng; Kathleen Cheow; Karen Guillemin; Suresh Jesuthasan

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11608-9

Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

Bacteria evoke alarm behaviour in zebrafish

Joanne Shu Ming Chia,
Elena S. Wall,
Caroline Lei Wee,
Thomas A. J. Rowland,
Ruey-Kuang Cheng,
Kathleen Cheow,
Karen Guillemin,
Suresh Jesuthasan

Affiliations

Joanne Shu Ming Chia: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University
Elena S. Wall: Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon
Caroline Lei Wee: Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Thomas A. J. Rowland: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University
Ruey-Kuang Cheng: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University
Kathleen Cheow: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University
Karen Guillemin: Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon
Suresh Jesuthasan: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11608-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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When injured, fish release an alarm substance produced by club cells in the skin that elicits fear in members of their shoal. Here, the authors show that mucus and bacteria are transported from the external surface into club cells, and bacterial components elicit alarm behaviour, acting in concert with a substance from fish.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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