A conserved genetic basis for commensal-host specificity through live imaging of colonization dynamics
Karina Gutiérrez-García, Kevin Aumiller, Ren Dodge, Benjamin Obadia, Ann Deng, Sneha Agrawal, Xincheng Yuan, Richard Wolff, Haolong Zhu, Ru‐ching Hsia, Nandita R. Garud, William Basil Ludington
The paper uses live imaging of Drosophila gut colonization to show that Lactiplantibacillus plantarum recognizes a specific niche via a conserved colonization island.
Science · Dec 5, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology