title: Gutsy Microbes Fly High in the Antiviral War.
abstract: The importance of microbiomes in health and disease is now well appreciated. New work from Sansone and colleagues adds to this understanding by showing that gut microbes are key for the local induction of an ERK-dependent antiviral response in flies.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; Current Address: Science Education Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robalino
authors.affiliation: Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; Department of Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. Electronic address: louisa@mail.umd.edu.
authors.forename: Louisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster; D006801:Humans; D064307:Microbiota; D014857:Warfare
keywords: Drosophila melanogaster; ERK signaling; antiviral immunity; microbiome