Migration of Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematoda : Rhabditidae) larvae towards bacteria and the nature of the bacterial stimulus
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Migration of Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematoda : Rhabditidae) larvae towards bacteria and the nature of the bacterial stimulus Parwinder S. GREWAL * and Denis J. WRIGHT ** * Microbiology and Crop Protection Department, Horticulture Research International, Worthing Road, Littlehampton, W. Sussex BN17 6Lp, UK and ** Department of Biology, Imperial Co/lege of Science, Technology and Medicine, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, UK.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009