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peIs1715 [str-1p::mCasp-1 + unc-122p::GFP]. AWB neurons are eliminated. Abnormal odor chemotaxis. Reference: Yoshida K, et al. Nat Commun. 2012 Mar 13;3:739.

qjIs11 [glr-1p::SVNLS2::TagBFPsyn + ser-2(prom2)::SVNLS2::TagBFPsyn]. peIs3042 [eat-4p::svnls2::TagRFP675syn + lin-44p::GFP]. peIs2100 [H-20p::NLS4::mCherry]. qjIs14 [H20p::NLS::YC2.60]. Suitable for whole-brain calcium imaging. mCherry and YC2.60 expression in almost all head neurons. BFP and RFP are also expressed to annotate neurons. H20p is a pan-neuronal promoter expressed in almost all neurons, GLR glial cells, XXX hypodermal cells, pharyngeal gland cells and HMC cells. Reference: Toyoshima Y et al. BMC Biol. 2020 Mar 19;18(1):30. PMID: 32188430; Shioi G, et al. Genetics. 2001 Apr;157(4):1611-22. PMID: 11290717.

This strain shows a preference for high salt concentration when conditioned with food. Reference: Ohno H, et al. Cell Rep. 2017 Sep 5;20(10):2294-2303. PMID: 28877465

bcIs49 [egl-1p::mitoGFP]. vxIs601 [egl-1p::mCherry::egl-1 3'UTR + unc-122p::GFP]. Transcriptional reporter for apoptotic trigger egl-1. mCherry expression in URX adult neurons through adult stage. Transient mCherry expression in apoptotic cells before death. Reference: Wu Z, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jan 14;122(2):e2407909122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2407909122. PMID: 39786930.

vxEx105 [dat-1p::ChR2::mCherry + myo-2p::mCherry]. Raise on retinal for optogenetic manipulations (per Vidal-Gadea, 2011). Not necessary for survival. Reference: Vidal-Gadea A, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Oct 18;108(42):17504-9.

vxIs601 [egl-1p::mCherry::egl-1 3'UTR + unc-122p::GFP]. Transcriptional reporter for apoptotic trigger egl-1. mCherry expression in URX adult neurons and apoptotic cells. Reference: Cohn J, et al. G3 (Bethesda). 2019 Nov 5;9(11):3703-3714. doi: 10.1534/g3.119.400654. PMID: 31519744.

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.

Daf-c strongly but not completely suppressed; some dauers visible at 25C. sa935 alone is moderate Daf-d (dauer defective) in plate starvation assays, and resistant to exogenous dauer pheromone. sa935 confers strong suppression of daf-8 and daf-14, weak suppression of daf-1, -4, -7. scd-2(sa935) single mutant looks WT. snb-1(md247) hypomorph is an excellent balancer for scd-2; snb-1 is immediately neighboring. Maintain at 15 degrees.

Daf-c (partial dauer), vulval abnormalities, broken alae, gonadal migration defects, low brood size, short lifespan. May grow better at 15C. Strain is healthier when recovered from starved plates by chunking than when continuously propagated. Do not distribute this strain; other labs should request it from the CGC. This strain cannot be distributed to commercial organizations. This strain cannot be used for any commercial purpose or for work on human subjects.

Cholesterol concentration-dependent Daf-c. If cholesterol is omitted from NGM, animals form dauers (no dauers are formed on regular NGM). Temperature sensitive Daf-c; heh-1 animals more readily form dauers at 27C than WT animals. Partial dauer phenotype; dauers exhibit ale but do not fully constrict pharynges nor arrest germline proliferation. On low cholesterol, vulva protrudes and sometimes ruptures; animals exhibit egg-laying defects. Hypersensititve to progesterone in culture media.

C. elegans wild isolate. Reference: Andersen EC, et al. Nat Genet. 2012 Jan 29;44(3):285-90. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Adults Age and Itt, but not Unc (class 1 allele). sa193 results in an amino acid substitution(A580T) in the extracellular portion of the DAF-2 receptor (specifically, the L2 domain).

Defecation motor program executed twice each cycle period. Hyperactive loopy movement. Previously called dec-8(sa200).

Semidominant suppressor of lin-12(d) alleles.

lag-2(sa37) is a semi-dominant suppressor of lin-12(n302sd).

emb-4(sa44) is a recessive suppressor of lin-12(n302sd).

sa38 is a weak Egl and a moderate suppressor of lin-12(gf).

sa45 is a weak Egl and a moderate suppressor of lin-12(gf).

sel-8(sa54) is a recessive suppressor of lin-12(n302sd).

sel-7(n1253) is a recessive suppressor of lin-12(n302sd).

Hid. Bor.

Defective in enteric muscle contraction (expulsion) step of defecation motor program and egg-laying (severe bloating-Egl Type A: serotonin and imipramine resistant). Enteric and egg-laying muscle structures are normal. Semi-dominant for Egl defect, but not for constipation defect. n2372/+ : ME3. ES3: adult heterozygotes and homozygotes.

Defective in enteric muscle contraction (expulsion) step of defecation motor program and egg-laying (severe bloating- Egl Type A). Enteric and egg-laying muscle birefringence normal. Semi-dominant: n2373/+ is moderately Egl but not constipated. ME3 : n2373/+. ES3: adult homozygotes. ES2: heterozygotes.

ieSi57 [eft-3p::TIR1::mRuby::unc-54 3'UTR + Cbr-unc-119(+)] II. Endogenous hsf-1 tagged with the auxin-inducible-degron (AID*) and GFP allows depletion of endogenous HSF-1 in the somatic tissues upon auxin treatment. Animals treated with 1mM of auxin when eggs are laid will arrest in L1 or L2 stage. Reference: Edwards SL, et al. Cell Rep. 2021 Aug 31;36(9):109623. PMID2021 Aug 31;36(9):109623. PMID: 34469721

Isolated from rotting pears sampled below their tree on 15 Oct 2006 in Le Blanc (Indre, France). Sample plated on 16 Oct 2006. Picked as an adult on 18 Oct 2006. PrA1. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Isolated by Marie-Anne Felix from leaf litter/bark/soil sampled on March 14, 2007, in the woods behind the parking lot of the Kacho-en aviary in Kakegawa, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan (ca. 100 m from the aviary and 200 m from the vegetable gardens). For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Isolated by Marie-Anne Felix from soil sampled on March 14, 2007, in the Kacho-en aviary in Kakegawa, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Caenorhabditis elegans wild isolate. Isolated from a compost sample collected in April 2007 in Concepcion, Chile, in the Palomares area, 2 km NE of the town. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Isolated from a sample of soil (compost) in a pot with rotting tomatoes collected in April 2007 in Concepcion, Chile, in the Villuco area, 3 km SE of the town. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Isolated by Tony Page from a compost heap sample recovered on 1 Aug 2007 in SouthWest Scotland 4°36.0' West 55°34.6' North. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Andersen EC, Nat Genet. 2012 Jan 29;44(3):285-90. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Andersen EC, Nat Genet. 2012 Jan 29;44(3):285-90. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Andersen EC, Nat Genet. 2012 Jan 29;44(3):285-90. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Andersen EC, Nat Genet. 2012 Jan 29;44(3):285-90. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Caenorhabditis sp. 9 Male-female strain. Isolated from rotting flowers and leaves sampled in the Zoo/Botanical Garden of Trivandrum, Kerala, India on 21 Dec 2007. Culture at 20°C or above. Reference: Félix, Braendle & Cutter, 2014

Caenorhabditis sp. 10 Male-female strain. Isolated by Marie-Anne Félix from rotting cacao fruit sampled in Angela Spice Garden a few kilometers from Periyar, Kerala, India on 27 Dec 2007. Culture at 20°C or above.

Hermaphrodite. Isolated by MAF from rotting small red fruits (same as JU1342) and bark in the forest near the top of the mountain in Ponmudi, Kerala, India on 22 Dec 2007 (ca. 20 m from JU1340). For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Hermaphrodite. Isolated by MAF from dark brown "fruits" (1x1.5 cm) on fallen tree trunk in the forest near the top of the mountain in Ponmudi, Kerala, India on 22 Dec 2007. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Hermaphrodite. Isolated by MAF from a mix of rotting fruits, leaf litter, soil, bark, flowers, etc. sampled in a ca. 3 km wide area in Periyar Natural Preserve, Kerala, India on 28 Dec 2007. Isolated from a plate containing a rotting fruit similar to that of sample #46 - JU1361/2). For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Caenorhabditis sp. 11 Isolated by Marie-Anne Felix from rotting torch ginger (Etlingeria elatior) flowers sampled in the island of La Réunion by Valérie Robert and Loïc Sablé in Jan 2008. Hermaphrodite. Culture at 20°C or above. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Andersen EC, Nat Genet. 2012 Jan 29;44(3):285-90. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Isolated from rotting orange fruits, Garden Catalina de Ribera, Sevilla, Spain sampled on 29 Mar 08 by MAF. Not bleached. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Isolated from Rumina decollata snail #4, sampled in front of the Parador of Carmona, Spain on 31 Mar 08 by MAF. Plated 3 Apr 08. Isolated as adult on 9 Apr 08. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Andersen EC, Nat Genet. 2012 Jan 29;44(3):285-90. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Caenorhabditis sp. 9 Male-female strain. Derived by 25 rounds of inbreeding (1 virgin female + 1 male) from JU1325, isolated from rotting flowers and leaves sampled in the Zoo/Botanical Garden of Trivandrum, Kerala, India on 21 Dec 2007. Culture at 20°C or above.

Caenorhabditis sp. 11 Isolated by Marie-Anne Felix from rotting Duguetia surinamensis fruit, sampled by Patrick Châtelet on the "Petit Plateau" in the Nouragues Forest, French Guyana in May 2008. Hermaphrodite. Culture at 20°C or above. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Isolated from rotting palm fruit sampled by MAF on 9 June 2008 in the Park Guëll, Barcelona, Spain. Picked as young adult on 11 June 2008. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Andersen EC, Nat Genet. 2012 Jan 29;44(3):285-90. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Andersen EC, Nat Genet. 2012 Jan 29;44(3):285-90. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).

Maintain under normal conditions. Reference: Andersen EC, Nat Genet. 2012 Jan 29;44(3):285-90. For whole-genome sequence-verified wild strains, please request from the Caenorhabditis Natural Diversity Resource (www.caendr.org).