The Bacterial Metabolite Indole Inhibits Regeneration of the Planarian Flatworm Dugesia japonica

Summary: Planarian flatworms have been used for over a century as models for regeneration. Planarians live in aquatic environments with constant exposure to microbes, but the mechanisms by which bacteria may mediate planarian regeneration are largely unknown. We characterized the microbiome of labor...

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Main Authors: Fredrick J. Lee, Katherine B. Williams, Michael Levin, Benjamin E. Wolfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:iScience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004218302116