title: [Caenorhabditis elegans: in vivo study model of bacterial virulence].
abstract: The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans presents many advantages as a model system. The worm has recently emerged as a potentially useful tool for the study of host-pathogen interactions. This paper presents advantages and inconveniences of this model, the variety of bacterial pathogens studied, and its use to monitor virulence of Extraintestinal Escherichia coli strains.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de bactériologie, virologie, parasitologie, CHU de Nîmes, groupe hospitalo-universitaire de Carémeau, place du Professeur-Robert-Debré, 30029 Nîmes cedex 09, France. jean-philippe.lavigne@univ-montp1.fr
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lavigne
authors.forename: A-B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Blanc-Potard
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bourg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'callaghan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sotto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000382:microbiology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014774:Virulence