Gut Barrier, Metabolic Shifts and Microbiota Help Toxic-Fruit Fly Larvae Survive
Bioengineer.org Larvae of the fruit fly Anastrepha acris feed on one of the most toxic fruits on Earth, the Apple of Death (Hippomane mancinella), a pulp loaded with ellagitannins such as Hippomanin A, phorbol-type diterpene esters, sapogenins and furanocoumarins…