Microbial Thiamine and Riboflavin Influence Drosophila Melanogaster Dietary Preference for Yeast

Authors

Dean B. Peterson, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
John M. Chaston, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

Fruit-flies, microbiome, bacteria, thiamine, yeast

Abstract

Naturally prefer a yeast restricted diet over a full yeast diet

• Restricted – 50g yeast and 100g glucose (50g Y:100g G)
• Full – 100g yeast and 100g glucose per (100g Y:100g G)
• Microbes affect this dietary preference for yeast (DPY) through an unknown mechanism
• Common microbes studied with flies are acetic acid bacteria (AAB) and lactic acid bacteria (LAB)

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Peterson, Dean B. and Chaston, John M., "Microbial Thiamine and Riboflavin Influence Drosophila Melanogaster Dietary Preference for Yeast" (2024). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2024. 57.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2024/57

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2024-03-21

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Microbiology and Molecular Biology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

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