… In conclusion, we show here that the effects of the food bacteria on lifespan are striking and
that the digestive efficiency of bacterial food plays an important role in the control of lifespan. …

… of the bacterial food source during adulthood increases lifespan to … of food, with median and
maximum lifespans reproducibly … of the control diet, for the remainder of the worms’ lifespan. …

… bacteria on animal health and devised a blueprint for utilizing different food combinations over
the lifespan… Diet directly impacts overall metabolism, which is under tight genetic control 23…

… control fed and food restricted animals. Thus, we find that life span extension from bacterial
deprivation can be partially suppressed by a diffusible component of the bacterial food …

… To address whether intestinal bacterial load was a consistent predictor of lifespan, we
assessed survival across worm genotypes, for the two bacterial species examined. First, we found …

… We have studied whether food could influence the worm's mean life span and host defenses…
to the mean for controls fed OP50). The mean life spans of controls for lactobacilli and …

… bacteria (LAB) strains isolated from plants and foods on Caenorhabditis elegans as an
alternative host model. Four strains were associated with a prolonged and healthy lifespan… control …

… Alkaline food pH shifted the composition of fly-associated bacteria and resulted in greater …
extension and 24-h food intake of Poxn mutant males and their control on sucrose-only diet. …

… transfer some bacteria to the fresh food, where … bacterial load of axenic flies was eliminated
or much reduced, there was no consistent difference in life span between axenic and control …

… the worm's lifespan; (3) inactive bacteria may provide less food for … bacteria are a live
food, we hypothesize that bacterial activity may have direct or indirect effects on BFNs lifespan …