Spotting the differences: Probing host/microbiota interactions with a dedicated software tool for the analysis of faecal outputs in Drosophila

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 69, Issue C, 2014, Pages 126-135

  Wayland, Matthew T ^a   Defaye, Arnaud ^b   Rocha, Joao ^c   Jayaram, Satish Arcot ^c   Royet, Julien ^b   Miguel Aliaga, Irene ^d   Leulier, François ^b,e   Cognigni, Paola ^d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c MRC LMB ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Faeces; Infection; Intestine; Microbiota; Software

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DEFECATION; DIET; DROSOPHILA; FECES; FEMALE; GERMFREE ANIMAL; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOFTWARE; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; DEFECATION; DIET; DROSOPHILA; FECES; FEMALE; GERM-FREE LIFE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MALE; MICROBIOTA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOFTWARE; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84939897929     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.05.023     Document Type: Article

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