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The native microbiome of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans: gateway to a new host-microbiome model.
BMC biology - 9 May 2016
Dirksen Philipp, Marsh Sarah Arnaud, Braker Ines, Heitland Nele, Wagner Sophia, Nakad Rania, Mader Sebastian, Petersen Carola, Kowallik Vienna, Rosenstiel Philip, Félix Marie-Anne, Schulenburg Hinrich
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BACKGROUND: Host-microbe associations underlie many key processes of host development, immunity, and life history. Yet, none of the current research on the central model species Caenorhabditis elegans considers the worm's natural microbiome. Instead, almost all laboratories exclusively use the canonical strain N2 and derived mutants, maintained through routine bleach sterilization in monoxenic cultures with an E....
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