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SUBMITTER: Kim G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5685952 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Geonho G Huang Jia Hsin JH McMullen John G JG Newell Peter D PD Douglas Angela E AE
Journal of insect physiology 20170515 Pt 1
Acetic acid is a fermentation product of many microorganisms, including some that inhabit the food and guts of Drosophila. Here, we investigated the effect of dietary acetic acid on oviposition and larval performance of Drosophila. At all concentrations tested (0.34-3.4%), acetic acid promoted egg deposition by mated females in no-choice assays; and females preferred to oviposit on diet with acetic acid relative to acetic acid-free diet. However, acetic acid depressed larval performance, particu ...[more]