1. Caenorhabditis elegans as a Convenient Animal Model for Microbiome Studies.
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Wu, Cheng-Yeu, Davis, Scott, Saudagar, Neekita, Shah, Shrey, Zhao, William, Stern, Arnold, Martel, Jan, Ojcius, David, and Yang, Hung-Chi
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CAENORHABDITIS elegans ,MICROBIAL genetics ,MICROBIAL metabolites ,ANIMAL models in research ,MICROBIAL diversity ,PHENOTYPES - Abstract
Microbes constitute the most prevalent life form on Earth, yet their remarkable diversity remains mostly unrecognized. Microbial diversity in vertebrate models presents a significant challenge for investigating host–microbiome interactions. The model organism Caenorhabditis elegans has many advantages for delineating the effects of host genetics on microbial composition. In the wild, the C. elegans gut contains various microbial species, while in the laboratory it is usually a host for a single bacterial species. There is a potential host–microbe interaction between microbial metabolites, drugs, and C. elegans phenotypes. This mini-review aims to summarize the current understanding regarding the microbiome in C. elegans. Examples using C. elegans to study host–microbe–metabolite interactions are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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