title: Fluorescent and Ferritin Labelling of Cuticle Surface Carbohydrates of Caenorhabditis elegans and Panagrellus redivivus.
abstract: Caenorhabditis elegans and Panagrellus redivivus were investigated for surface carbohydrates using fluorescent-labelled and ferritin-labelled lectins. Rhodamine-labelled Concanavalin A was specifically located in the cephalic region of both species. Rhodamine-labelled wheat germ agglutinin was located over the entire cuticle of P. redivivus but was absent on C. elegans. Rhodamine-labelled peanut agglutinin and Limax flavus agglutinin did not label nematodes of either species. Galactose and sialic acid were not detected on either species, whereas mannose-glucose residues were specifically localized in the head areas of both species. No detectable N-acetylglucosamine occurred on C. elegans, but it was evenly distributed over the cuticle surface of P. redivivus.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Jansson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jeyaprakash
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Coles
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marban-Mendoza
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Zuckerman