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Title

Pathogenesis: Sacre bleu — un assassin de nématode!

Authors

Jermy, Andrew

Abstract

The article reports on the identification of a novel genus of microsporidia that infects the intestinal cells of wild-caught Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) worms. The C. elegans relies on its innate immunity to fight pathogen infection. The discovery of a natural pathogen for C. elegans will enhance the study of a model to study infection and immunity.

Subjects

MICROSPORIDIA; CAENORHABDITIS elegans; IMMUNITY; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; MICROBIOLOGY

Publication

Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2009, Vol 7, Issue 2, p92

ISSN

1740-1526

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1038/nrmicro2076