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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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Gardner, M., Rosell, M., Myers, E. M. Measuring the Effects of Bacteria on C. Elegans Behavior Using an Egg Retention Assay. J. Vis. Exp. (80), e51203, doi:10.3791/51203 (2013).
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