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Abstract
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans may be killed by certain pathogenic bacteria and thus is a model organism for studying interactions between bacteria and animal hosts. However, growing nematodes on prey bacteria may influence their susceptibility to potential pathogens. A method of axenic nematode culture was developed to isolate and quantify interactions between C. elegans and potentially pathogenic strains of the Burkholderia cepacia complex. Studying these dynamics in liquid solution rather than on agar surfaces minimized nematode avoidance behavior and resolved more differences among isolates. Most isolates of B. cenocepacia, B. ambifaria and B. cepacia caused 60-80% mortality of nematodes after 7 days, whereas isolates of B. multivorans caused less mortality (
Department
Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences
Publication Date
11-23-2009
Journal Title
PLoS One
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1371/journal.pone.0007961
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Cooper VS, Carlson WA, LiPuma JJ (2009) Susceptibility of Caenorhabditis elegans to Burkholderia Infection Depends on Prior Diet and Secreted Bacterial Attractants. PLoS ONE 4(11): e7961.
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