Watching microbiome colonization in real time (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Watching microbiome colonization in real time

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Lactobacillus, a beneficial bacterial species (magenta), attaches to specific regions (green) of the fruit fly gastrointestinal tract (white).

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Image is courtesy of Ren Dodge/Carnegie Science.

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