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Attraction to secreted isoamyl alcohol as a signal for beneficial commensals
Jeremy Pietropaolo, Sarah El Khoury, Lizhen Guo…·Michael Shapira
This study identifies isoamyl alcohol as a bacterial volatile that influences C. elegans preference for beneficial gut bacteria through sensory neuron signaling and enhances host infection resistance.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.22.727293