Effect of Pepper-Containing Diets on the Diversity and Composition of Gut Microbiome of Drosophila melanogaster.

ABSTRACT: One of the greatest impacts on the gastrointestinal microbiome is diet because the host and microbiome share the same food source. In addition, the effect of diet can diverge depending on the host genotype. Diets supplemented with phytochemicals found in peppers might cause shifts in the microbiome. Thus, understanding how these interactions occur can reveal potential health implications associated with such changes. This study aims to explore the gut microbiome of different Drosophila genetic backgrounds and the effects of dietary pepper treatments on its composition and structure. We analyzed the gut microbiomes of three Drosophila melanogaster genetic backgrounds (Canton-S, Oregon-RC, and Berlin-K) reared on control and pepper-containing diets (bell, serrano, and habanero

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Lozano M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7038135 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature