Krajmalnik-Brown, R. (2019). A Fruitful Discovery: Can Gut Bacteria Control Hyperactive Behavior? Mol. Cell 73(3): 395--397.
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Abstract
In a recent publication in Nature, Schretter et al. (2018) demonstrated in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster how an enzyme from specific gut bacteria (Lactobacillus brevis) regulates locomotor behavior through carbohydrate metabolism.