Vitamin B12 and predatory behavior in nematodes
The round worms or nematodes are the largest phylum of animals with an estimated species number of more than one million. Nematodes have invaded all ecosystems and are known from all continents including Antarctica. Parasitic species infest plants, animals and humans often with high host-specificity...
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ftpubman:oai:pure.mpg.de:item_3374822 2023-08-27T04:04:49+02:00 Vitamin B12 and predatory behavior in nematodes Lo, W. Sommer, R. 2022 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000A-2E93-D unknown info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/bs.vh.2022.01.006 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/35337632 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000A-2E93-D Vitamins and Hormones Vitamin B12 info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart 2022 ftpubman https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.vh.2022.01.006 2023-08-02T01:12:00Z The round worms or nematodes are the largest phylum of animals with an estimated species number of more than one million. Nematodes have invaded all ecosystems and are known from all continents including Antarctica. Parasitic species infest plants, animals and humans often with high host-specificity. Free-living species are known from marine, fresh water and soil systems, the latter of which contain many culturable species. This includes Caenorhabditis elegans, a species that was developed as one of the most prominent model systems in modern biology since the 1960ies. Pristionchus pacificus is a second nematode model organism that can easily be cultured in the laboratory. This species shows a number of complex traits including omnivorous feeding and the capability of predation on other nematodes. Predation depends on the formation of teeth-like denticles in the mouth of P. pacificus, structures unknown from C. elegans and most other nematodes. Here, we review the current knowledge about the role of vitamin B12 for the predatory behavior in P. pacificus and correlate its role with that on the physiology and development in C. elegans. Book Part Antarc* Antarctica Max Planck Society: MPG.PuRe 471 489 |
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The round worms or nematodes are the largest phylum of animals with an estimated species number of more than one million. Nematodes have invaded all ecosystems and are known from all continents including Antarctica. Parasitic species infest plants, animals and humans often with high host-specificity. Free-living species are known from marine, fresh water and soil systems, the latter of which contain many culturable species. This includes Caenorhabditis elegans, a species that was developed as one of the most prominent model systems in modern biology since the 1960ies. Pristionchus pacificus is a second nematode model organism that can easily be cultured in the laboratory. This species shows a number of complex traits including omnivorous feeding and the capability of predation on other nematodes. Predation depends on the formation of teeth-like denticles in the mouth of P. pacificus, structures unknown from C. elegans and most other nematodes. Here, we review the current knowledge about the role of vitamin B12 for the predatory behavior in P. pacificus and correlate its role with that on the physiology and development in C. elegans. |
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Vitamin B12 and predatory behavior in nematodes |
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Vitamin B12 and predatory behavior in nematodes |
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