Table 1 Killing of soil C. elegans with B. nematocida during ‘feeding transfer’ experiments.

From: Changes in intestinal microflora of Caenorhabditis elegans following Bacillus nematocida B16 infection

Samples

Nematode mortality (%) (SD)

12 h

24 h

36 h

48 h

60 h

72 h

B16 (4 h) + E. coli

20(1.7)

40(2.2)

45(2.0)

50(2.4)

70(3.0)

80(3.2)

E. coli

5(0.2)

5(0.2)

8(0.3)

10(0.3)

12(0.4)

15(0.3)

Blank medium

5(0.2)

5(0.3)

8(0.4)

10(0.4)

12(0.3)

15(0.4)

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