Microbial Mind Control

Molly A Matty; Sreekanth H Chalasani

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2020.07.016

Microbial Mind Control

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

Authors

Molly A Matty¹, Sreekanth H Chalasani²

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA. Electronic address: mmatty@salk.edu.
² Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.

PMID: 32791104
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.07.016

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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MeSH terms

Animals
Bacteria
Gastrointestinal Microbiome*
Neurotransmitter Agents

Substances

Neurotransmitter Agents