Species Information: Halicephalobus mephisto
| Name | Halicephalobus mephisto |
|---|---|
| NCBI Taxonomy ID |
Halicephalobus mephisto strains available at the CGC
| Strain | Genotype | Description |
|---|---|---|
| JRB1 | Halicephalobus mephisto wild isolate. | Halicephalobus mephisto wild isolate. Grow at 37C: can survive higher temperatures than C. elegans. Useful model organism for studying heat tolerance; has expanded Hsp70 and AIG1 gene families. Has approximately 1.15% snp heterozygosity. Parthenogenetic reproduction so it cannot be out-crossed. References: Borgonie G, et al. Nature. 2011 Jun 2;474(7349):79-82. Weinstein DJ, et al. Nat Commun. 2019 Nov 21;10(1):5268. |