Microbiology Spectrum
Natural bacteria trigger eggs to hatch inside worms
Four bacterial strains induced internal hatching in 28–57% of late-adult worms, compared with less than 5% of worms grown on control bacteria.Four bacterial strains induced internal hatching in 28–57% of late-adult worms, compared with less than 5% of worms grown on control bacteria.
Worm studyMechanisms
Who was studiedCaenorhabditis elegans worms, against worms grown on E. coli OP50
What changedInternal egg hatching rose to 28-57% with selected bacterial strains, compared to <5% with E. coli OP50
The catchLifespan tracking and further reproductive scoring excluded worms once their eggs hatched internally