Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Caenorhabditis elegans as an alternative model host for legionella pneumophila, and protective effects of Bifidobacterium infantis.
- Journal:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- Komura, Tomomi et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Interdisciplinary Studies for Advanced Aged Society · Japan
Abstract
The survival times of Caenorhabditis elegans worms infected with Legionella pneumophila from day 7.5 or later after hatching were shorter than those of uninfected worms. However, nematodes fed bifidobacteria prior to Legionella infection were resistant to Legionella. These nematodes may act as a unique alternative host for Legionella research.
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