Madison S. Mortensen

A defined microbial community remodels host metabolism and pathogen resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans

The microbiome is an important regulator of metabolism and health, yet the mechanisms by which microbial communities influence host physiological state remain incompletely understood. Here we used a defined host-microbiota model consisting of Caenorhabditis elegans and an 11-member bacterial consortium representative o...