Pseudomonas fluorescens NZI7 repels grazing by C. elegans, a natural predator

Burlinson , Peter; Studholme, David; Cambray-Young , Joanna; Heavens , Darren; Rathjen, John; Hodgkin , Jonathan; Preston , Gail M

Pseudomonas fluorescens NZI7 repels grazing by C. elegans, a natural predator

Date

2013

Authors

Burlinson , Peter

Studholme, David

Cambray-Young , Joanna

Heavens , Darren

Rathjen, John

Hodgkin , Jonathan

Preston , Gail M

Publisher

Nature Publishing Group

Abstract

The bacteriovorous nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been used to investigate many aspects of animal biology, including interactions with pathogenic bacteria. However, studies examining C. elegans interactions with bacteria isolated from environments in