The microbiota elicits compensatory adaptation in a seasonally-adapting animal host
Dean B. Peterson, Rebecca Kreutz, Peyton Jackson, Hyrum O. Pech-Gonzalez, J. Kelly Moon, Jacky Chan, Susan Wilcox, Jack K. Beltz, PAUL S. SCHMIDT, John M. Chaston
This study shows that microbiota influences seasonal adaptation in Drosophila by driving compensatory developmental changes across seasons and locations.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology