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. 2020 Aug 12;28(2):147-149.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.07.016.

Microbial Mind Control

Molly A Matty  1 , Sreekanth H Chalasani  2
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Microbial Mind Control

Molly A Matty et al. Cell Host Microbe. .
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Abstract

Every animal is in constant communication with populations of microbes. In a recent study, O'Donnell and colleagues (2020) uncover an inter-domain conversation, defining a relationship in which a non-pathogenic microbe directly synthesizes a signal that alters host behavior for a mutually beneficial outcome.

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