Neuroecology: A Fly’s Bug Detector

Neuroecology: A Fly’s Bug Detector

Drosophila avoid food contaminated by pathogenic bacteria and fungi using an olfactory pathway that is exquisitely tuned to a single microbial odour.

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Veröffentlicht in:Current biology 2013-01, Vol.23 (1), p.R20-R22
Hauptverfasser: Prieto-Godino, Lucia L., Benton, Richard
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
bacteria
Bacteria - chemistry
Chemoreceptor Cells - metabolism
Drosophila
Drosophila melanogaster - physiology
Feeding Behavior
food contamination
fungi
Fungi - chemistry
Naphthols - chemistry
odors
Olfactory Pathways
Receptors, Odorant - metabolism
Sensory Receptor Cells - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:Drosophila avoid food contaminated by pathogenic bacteria and fungi using an olfactory pathway that is exquisitely tuned to a single microbial odour.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2012.11.039