Microbiota control of maternal behavior regulates early postnatal growth of offspring
Y. M. Lee, M. Wallace, J. M. Gengatharan, A. J. Furst, L. Bode, C. M. Metallo, J. S. Ayres
The paper identifies an E. coli strain that affects maternal behavior through microbiota-host interactions, leading to offspring growth stunting via impaired IGF-1 signaling.
bioRxiv · Jun 2, 2020Physiology