Project description:Genomic response of C. elegans after infection with Microbacterium nematophilum.<br><br>The interaction between the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and a Gram-positive bacterial pathogen, Microbacterium nematophilum, provides a model for an innate immune response in nematodes. This pathogen adheres to the rectal and post-anal cuticle of the worm, causing slowed growth, constipation, and a defensive swelling response of rectal hypodermal cells. To explore the genomic responses that the worm activates after pathogenic attack we used microarray analysis of transcriptional changes induced after 6 hr infection, comparing virulent with avirulent infection.
Project description:Microbacterium paludicola CC3 exhibits the capability to produce polysaccharide bioflocculants. Here, we report the whole-genome sequence of M. paludicola CC3, which may be helpful in understanding the genetic basis of the biosynthesis of polysaccharide bioflocculants as well as in promoting its production and application in industrial fields.