Selective Cleaning of Wild Caenorhabditis Nematodes to Enrich for Intestinal Microbiome BacteriaEmily Morgan 1, Jonah Faye Longares 1, Marie-Anne Félix 2, Robert J. Luallen 1
1Department of Biology, San Diego State University, 2Institut de Biologie de l’École Normale Supérieure
Wild Caenorhabditis nematodes are associated with many microbes, often in the gut lumen or infecting the intestine. This protocol details a method to enrich unculturable microbes colonizing the intestine, taking advantage of the resistance of the dauer cuticle.