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Pristionchus sp. 1 (n.sp.?) 


CGC strain code:

PDL0006


Old codes:

WCUG6

Locality:

Agricultural soil in oasis, southern Tunisia. Collected by Prof. Dr. M.M. B'Chir in association with Monacrosporium salinum.

Classification:

Secernentea - Diplogasterida - Diplogasteroidea - Neodiplogasteridae

Culture conditions:

- Axenic: 3% yeast extract, 3% soy peptone, 0.5 µg/ml hemoglobin

- Monoxenic: NA + 5mg/ml cholesterol + E. coli

Long-term storage:

Survives freezing in glycerin (low efficiency).

Availability:

Subject to approval by Prof. B'Chir.

Descriptions:

None.

Identification:

Hana Nabil.

Notes:

Hermaphroditic autotoke. Males appear only in very crowded plates and seem not to mate. Generation time about 3 days. 
Last Updated: 27 March 1998