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Caenorhabditis elegans (/ ˌ s iː n oʊ r æ b ˈ d aɪ t ə s ˈ ɛ l ə ɡ æ n s /) is a free-living transparent nematode about 1 mm in length that lives in temperate soil environments. It is the type species of its genus. The name is a blend of the Greek caeno-(recent), rhabditis (rod-like) and Latin elegans (elegant).
Caenorhabditis elegans live in temperate regions in many parts of the world (Nicholas 1975). Habitat. Caenorhabditis elegans are terrestrial organisms. They live primarily in soil (Lee & Atkinson 1977). The soil must have a constant level of moisture, so that the worm can move in the film of water and draw water from the soil.
May 3, 2017 · The physical and biotic environment profoundly affects the development, physiology, and behavior of C. elegans, thereby influencing its life cycle. In the presence of food and at low population density, C. elegans develops directly from an embryo through four feeding larval stages to an adult.
- Hinrich Schulenburg, Marie-Anne Félix
- 10.1534/genetics.116.195511
- 2017
- Genetics. 2017 May; 206(1): 55-86.
Jun 25, 2012 · C. elegans and C. briggsae were found in large, proliferating populations in rotting plant material (fruits and stems) in several locations in mainland France. Both species were found to co-occur in samples isolated from a given plant species.
- Marie Anne Félix, Marie Anne Félix, Fabien Duveau, Fabien Duveau
- 2012
By the use of 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA)-based sequencing, we identified a large variety of bacteria in C. elegans habitats, with phyla Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria being most abundant.
Nov 23, 2010 · Natural habitat. Where does C. elegans live? Efforts to systematically sample C. elegans in nature were initially hampered by the absence of precise ecological information on the whereabouts of this tiny roundworm, which reaches a length of only 1–2 mm as an adult.
Apr 2, 2014 · A genome-wide RNA interference screen in Caenorhabditis elegans identifies 45 genes with roles in protective pathways following drug- and genetic-disruption-induced mitochondrial inhibition.
