title: Baby, It's Cold Outside: Host-Microbiota Relationships Drive Temperature Adaptations.
abstract: When exposed to cold temperatures, mammals undergo remarkable physiological adaptations including thermogenesis, increased intake of dietary energy, and enhanced capacity for intestinal absorption. In a recent Cell paper, Chevalier, Stojanović, and colleagues reveal that these key adaptations to life in the cold are facilitated by the intestinal microbiota (Chevalier et al., 2015).
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Sol
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gomez de la Torre Canny
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: john.rawls@duke.edu.
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Rawls
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006706:Homeostasis