Diverse Bacteria Are Pathogens of Caenorhabditis elegans.
Couillault C, Ewbank JJ.
Infection and Immunity 70, 4705-4707 (2002)
Practically and ethically attractive as model systems, invertebrate organisms are increasingly recognized as relevant for the study of bacterial pathogenesis. We show here that the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is susceptible to a surprisingly broad range of bacteria and may constitute a useful model for the study of both pathogens and symbionts.
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