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SUBMITTER: Serbus LR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4380406 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Serbus Laura R LR White Pamela M PM Silva Jessica Pintado JP Rabe Amanda A Teixeira Luis L Albertson Roger R Sullivan William W
PLoS pathogens 20150331 3
While a number of studies have identified host factors that influence endosymbiont titer, little is known concerning environmental influences on titer. Here we examined nutrient impact on maternally transmitted Wolbachia endosymbionts in Drosophila. We demonstrate that Drosophila reared on sucrose- and yeast-enriched diets exhibit increased and reduced Wolbachia titers in oogenesis, respectively. The yeast-induced Wolbachia depletion is mediated in large part by the somatic TOR and insulin signa ...[more]