title: Got Lactobacillus? Commensals Power Growth.
abstract: Although Lactobacilli are generally considered probiotic agents in metazoans, the underlying molecular mechanisms are largely unknown. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Erkosar et al. (2015) reveal that a Drosophila gut commensal, Lactobacillus plantarum(WJL), promotes animal growth by enhancing the host's capacity for protein degradation.
authors.affiliation: National Creative Research Initiative Center for Hologenomics, and School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea.
authors.forename: Do-Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, South Korea.
authors.forename: Won Jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: National Creative Research Initiative Center for Hologenomics, and School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea.
authors.forename: In-Hwan
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: National Creative Research Initiative Center for Hologenomics, and School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea. Electronic address: lwj@snu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Won-Jae
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000898:Antibiosis; D004330:Drosophila / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000382:microbiology*; D048191:Lactiplantibacillus plantarum / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000502:physiology*; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D010447:Peptide Hydrolases