Diverse bacteria are pathogens of Caenorhabditis elegans.
Practically and ethically attractive as model systems, invertebrate organisms are increasingly recognized as relevant for the study of bacterial pathogenesis. We show here that the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is susceptible to a surprisingly broad range of bacteria and may constitute a useful model for the study of both pathogens and symbionts.
Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, INSERM/CNRS/Université de la Mediterranée, Case 906, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France.
Carole
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Couillault
Jonathan J
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Ewbank
D016980:Aeromonas hydrophila / Q000472:pathogenicity; D016960:Agrobacterium tumefaciens / Q000472:pathogenicity; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002002:Brucella / Q000472:pathogenicity; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*; D016974:Dickeya chrysanthemi / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000472:pathogenicity; D023421:Models, Animal; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum / Q000472:pathogenicity; D019910:Mycobacterium marinum / Q000472:pathogenicity; D016973:Pectobacterium carotovorum / Q000472:pathogenicity; D020637:Photorhabdus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D020592:Shewanella / Q000472:pathogenicity; D020614:Shewanella putrefaciens / Q000472:pathogenicity; D020593:Xenorhabdus / Q000472:pathogenicity