Preference for and resistance to a toxic sulfur volatile opens up a unique niche in Drosophila busckii

Abstract The ability to tolerate otherwise toxic compounds can open up unique niches in nature. Among drosophilid flies, few examples of such adaptations are known and those which are known are typically from highly host-specific species. Here we show that the human commensal species Drosophila busc...

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Main Authors: Venkatesh Pal Mahadevan, Diego Galagovsky, Markus Knaden, Bill S. Hansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-55971-2
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