Bacteria evoke alarm behaviour in zebrafish

oleh: Joanne Shu Ming Chia, Elena S. Wall, Caroline Lei Wee, Thomas A. J. Rowland, Ruey-Kuang Cheng, Kathleen Cheow, Karen Guillemin, Suresh Jesuthasan

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-08-01

Deskripsi

When injured, fish release an alarm substance produced by club cells in the skin that elicits fear in members of their shoal. Here, the authors show that mucus and bacteria are transported from the external surface into club cells, and bacterial components elicit alarm behaviour, acting in concert with a substance from fish.