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Peptone-Free Nematode Growth Medium Improves Culture Stability and Physiological Resilience in Caenorhabditis elegans
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Abstract
Nematode growth medium (NGM) has been the standard culture medium for Caenorhabditis elegans for over five decades and contains peptone to support proliferation of the bacterial food source, Escherichia coli OP50.
- Peptone-free nematode growth medium
- Lipid and ceramide metabolism
- Oxidative stress and ROS signalling
- Lipid accumulation
- Reactive oxygen species
- C. elegans
The paper
Preprints.org, 21 Aug 2026, CC BY, Preprint, not peer-reviewed
