Mushroom-feeding Drosophila explained

Mushroom-feeding Drosophila (mycophagous Drosophila) are a subset of Drosophila flies that have highly specific mushroom-breeding ecologies. Often these flies can tolerate toxic compounds from Amanita mushrooms.^{[1] [2]}

Species groups

• Drosophila testacea species group
• Drosophila quinaria species group
• Drosophila bizonata species group
• Some members of the Drosophila obscura species group

Sequenced genomes or transcriptomes

• Drosophila guttifera^[3]
• Drosophila neotestacea^[4]
• Drosophila innubila^[5]
• Drosophila falleni^[5]
• Drosophila phalerata^[5]

External links

• Diptera.info

Notes and References

1. Host Selection by Mycophagous Drosophila. Jaenike. John. 1978. Ecology. 50. 6. 1286–1288. 10.2307/1938245. 1938245.
2. Tolerance of Drosophila Flies to Ibotenic Acid Poisons in Mushrooms. Nobuko. Tuno. Kazuo H.. Takahashi. Hiroshi. Yamashita. Naoya. Osawa. Chihiro. Tanaka. 1 February 2007. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 33. 2. 311–317. 10.1007/s10886-006-9228-3. 17195114. 5625446.
3. Gain of cis-regulatory activities underlies novel domains of wingless gene expression in Drosophila. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112. 24. 7524–9. 2015PNAS..112.7524K. Koshikawa. Shigeyuki. Giorgianni. Matt W.. Vaccaro. Kathy. Kassner. Victoria A.. Yoder. John H.. Werner. Thomas. Carroll. Sean B.. 2015. 10.1073/pnas.1509022112. 26034272. 4475944. free.
4. Transcriptional responses in a Drosophila defensive symbiosis . Molecular Ecology. 23. 6. 1558–70. 10.1111/mec.12603. 24274471. 2014. Hamilton. P. T.. Leong. J. S.. Koop. B. F.. Perlman. S. J.. 2964885.
5. genome of Drosophila innubila reveals lineage-specific patterns of selection in immune genes | Molecular Biology and Evolution | Oxford Academic. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 36. 7. 1405–1417. 10.1093/molbev/msz059. 30865231. 6573480. 2019. Hill. T.. Koseva. B. S.. Unckless. R. L..