Table 1 New C. elegans and C. briggsae strains isolated in Kenya and South Africa, and a list of the strains used for DNA sequencing

From: Hakuna Nematoda: genetic and phenotypic diversity in African isolates of Caenorhabditis elegans and C. briggsae

Location (nearest city)

Latitude (S)

Longitude (E)

Altitude (m)

C. elegans

C. briggsae

    

No.

Strain designations

Strains used in sequencing (and haplotypes)

No.

Strain designations

Strains used in sequencing

Johannesburg, South Africa

26°10′

28°01′

1669

1

ED3040

ED3040 (α)

12

ED3078–ED3089

ED3078

         

ED3079

         

ED3080

         

ED3082

         

ED3083

         

ED3084

         

ED3087

         

ED3089

Ceres, South Africa

33°22′

19°19′

478

12

ED3041–ED3052

ED3042 (β)

0

  
      

ED3046 (γ)

   
      

ED3048 (β)

   
      

ED3049 (γ)

   
      

ED3051 (β)

   
      

ED3052 (δ)

   

Limuru, Kenya

1°05′

36°39′

2356

24

ED3053–ED3076

ED3054 (ɛ)

0

  
      

ED3057 (ɛ)

   
      

ED3063 (ɛ)

   
      

ED3066 (ɛ)

   
      

ED3072 (ɛ)

   
      

ED3073 (ɛ)

   
      

ED3075 (ɛ)

   
      

ED3076 (ɛ)

   

Nairobi, Kenya

1°19′

36°48′

1708

1

ED3077

ED3077 (β)

13

ED3090–ED3102

ED3091

         

ED3092

         

ED3095

         

ED3096

         

ED3098

         

ED3099

         

ED3100

         

ED3101

  1. C. elegans haplotype designations are as shown in Figure 2a.