Skip to main content
Figure 3 | BMC Microbiology

Figure 3

From: Delayed accumulation of intestinal coliform bacteria enhances life span and stress resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans fed respiratory deficient E. coli

Figure 3

Feeding worms GD1 in combination with rescued GD1 leads to improved survival compared to worms fed only rescued GD1. L4 wild-type N2 worms were placed on NGM plates containing 12 μg/mL tetracycline and seeded with either GD1:pBSK cells only (circles, dark grey, n =71), GD1:pAHG cells only (squares, black, n = 69) or an equal mix of both cell types (triangles, light grey, n = 58). Asterisks designate: A significant increase in mean life span of worms fed GD1:pBSK compared to worms fed GD1:pAHG: 30% (p < .0001); Increase in mean life span of animals fed the mixed diet compared to GD1:pAHG alone: 9% (p < .0001). Data were subjected to one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s test at a significance level of p < 0.05.

Back to article page

BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

Contact us