Caenorhabditis
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This genus contains the noted model organism Caenorhabditis elegans and several other species for which a genome sequence is available for, or which is currently being determined.
Other known species in this genus include:
- Caenorhabditis briggsae - genome sequence finished 2003 [1]
- Caenorhabditis remanei - being sequenced by WashU GSC
- Caenorhabditis japonica - being sequenced by WashU GSC
- Caenorhabditis sp. CB5161
- Caenorhabditis sp. PS1010
- Caenorhabditis drosophilae
- Caenorhabditis sp. SB341
[edit] References
- ^ Stein, L. D. et al. (2003). The Genome Sequence of Caenorhabditis briggsae: A Platform for Comparative Genomics. PLoS Biology 1: 166–192.
