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The Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans – A Versatile In Vivo Model to Study Host-microbe Interactions
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The Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans – A Versatile In Vivo Model to Study Host-microbe Interactions

The Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans – A Versatile In Vivo Model to Study Host-microbe Interactions

DOI:
10.3791/56487-v

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11:58 min

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October 18, 2017

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1Biology and Biotechnology,Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 00:52Chunking and Picking Worms
  • 02:49Egg Preparation
  • 04:57Infection Plate Set-up
  • 07:22Vizualizing the Dar Phenotype and Survival Assay
  • 09:03Results: C. elegans Interactions with C. albicans
  • 10:35Conclusion

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Here, we present the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as a versatile host model to study microbial interaction.

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Keywords: Caenorhabditis ElegansIn Vivo ModelHost-microbe InteractionsFungal InfectionPathogen VirulenceHost Immune ResponseDrug DiscoveryInfectious DiseaseBacteriaMicrobial InteractionsWorm PickingAgar ChunkingM9 BufferOP50 E. Coli

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