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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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Series: | iScience |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004218302116 |