ISSN:
1432-1351
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The nematode,Caenorhabditis elegans, is strongly attracted towards secretions ofEscherichia coli. The movement of a population of nematodes from the center of an agar plate through a gradient of these secretions towards bacteria at the circumference can be represented by a series of first-order rate processes. Normal and mutant strains of various kinds demonstrate marked differences in their rates of movement. This method of kinetic analysis appears to have a useful potential in the characterization of mutants in nerve and muscle as to whether sensory or locomotive machinery is affected and in the isolation of new mutants of these types.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00659147
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