Department of Interdisciplinary Studies for Advanced Aged Society, Osaka City University Graduate School of Human Life Science, Osaka 558-8585, Japan.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Jun;76(12):4105-8. doi: 10.1128/AEM.03021-09. Epub 2010 Apr 23.
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.
从孵化后第 7.5 天或更晚感染嗜肺军团菌的秀丽隐杆线虫的存活时间短于未感染的线虫。然而,在感染军团菌之前喂食双歧杆菌的线虫对军团菌具有抗性。这些线虫可能是军团菌研究的一种独特的替代宿主。