The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has shed light on many aspects of eukaryotic
biology, including genetics, development, cell biology, and genomics. A major factor in the …

Different model systems have, over the years, contributed to our current understanding of the
molecular mechanisms underpinning the various types of interaction between bacteria and …

The entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) Heterorhabditis bacteriophora is an effective
biological-control agent of insect pests. The dauer juveniles (DJs) seek for, infect insects …

Obtaining sufficient genetic material from a limited biological source is currently the primary
operational bottleneck in studies investigating biodiversity and genome evolution. In this …

Entomopathogenic nematodes are effective biocontrol agents against arthropod pests.
However, their efficacy is limited due to sensitivity to environmental extremes. The objective …

A lack of appropriate molecular tools is one obstacle that prevents in-depth mechanistic
studies in many organisms. Transgenesis, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic …

Abstract Background The nematode Pristionchus pacificus is an established model
organism for comparative studies with Caenorhabditis elegans. Over the past years, it …

The entomopathogenic nematode (EPN), Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, is an important
biological control agent worldwide. Industrially produced EPN need to meet the climatic …

Aphids are an economically important insect group due to their role as plant disease vectors.
Despite this economic impact, genomic resources have only been generated for a small …

Nematodes such as Caenorhabditis elegans are powerful systems to study basically all
aspects of biology. Their species richness together with tremendous genetic knowledge from …