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Measuring the Effects of Bacteria on C. Elegans Behavior Using an Egg Retention Assay
Measuring the Effects of Bacteria on <em>C. Elegans</em> Behavior Using an Egg Retention Assay
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Measuring the Effects of Bacteria on C. Elegans Behavior Using an Egg Retention Assay

Measuring the Effects of Bacteria on C. Elegans Behavior Using an Egg Retention Assay

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October 22, 2013

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An egg-in-worm (EIW) assay is a useful method to quantify egg-laying behavior. Alterations in egg laying can be a behavioral response of the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans to potentially harmful environmental substances such as those produced by pathogenic bacteria.

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