Fruit fly gut remodels itself to create home for beneficial microbiome species

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Source: William Ludington, Allan Spradling, and co-authors.

The digestive tract of fruit flies remodels itself to accommodate beneficial microbiome species and maintain long-term stability of the gut environment, according to new research.

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