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Caenorhabditis elegans as a simple model host for Vibrio vulnificus infection.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 4 Aug 2006
Dhakal Bijaya Kumar, Lee Wonhae, Kim Young Ran, Choy Hyon E, Ahnn Joohong, Rhee Joon Haeng
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio vulnificus is a human opportunistic pathogen which causes fatal septicemia and necrotic wound infection, resulting in a high mortality (over 50%). Caenorhabditis elegans has been studied as a model experimental host for V. vulnificus infection. V. vulnificus was shown to kill C. elegans effectively on different growth media and culture conditions. A marked reduction was observed in the life spans of worms...
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