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DWF1301 Cephalobus sp. Show Description
Isolated in Fort Collins, CO. Species identification done by Lynn Carta.
JRB1 Halicephalobus mephisto Halicephalobus mephisto wild isolate. Show Description
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.
RG229 Cephalobus sp. Cephalobus sp. Show Description
Cephalobidae family. Cephalobus sp. Isolated by Susan Euling from soil near a roadway in Pontianak, Borneo, Indonesia in December 1994. Family and genus identification by Lynn Carta.