Multiple Receptors Contribute to the Attractive Response of Caenorhabditis elegans to Pathogenic Bacteria

• DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02319-22
• Publication Date: 2022-12-13T14:02:51Z
• Authors: Wanli Cheng; Hua Xue; Xue Yang; Dian Huang; Minmin Cai; Feng Huang; Longyu Zheng; Donghai Peng; Linda S. Thomashow; David M. Weller; Ziniu Yu; Jibin Zhang
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Bacteria; SRA-13; Microbiology; QR1-502; furfural acetone; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; Acetone; 03 medical and health sciences; attractive olfactory; Animals; Paenibacillus polymyxa; Caenorhabditis elegans; Research Article; Signal Transduction

Nematodes feed on nontoxic bacteria as a food resource and avoid toxic bacteria; they distinguish them through their volatile metabolites. However, the mechanism of how nematodes recognize bacteria by volatile metabolites is not fully understood.