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Rhabditis oxycerca alias "Cuticularia"


CGC strain code:

PDL0016


Old codes:

WCUG16

Locality:

Potsoil containing peat collected in 1995 near Neustadt, Germany and provided by ASB-Grünland Helmut Aurenz GmbH+Co. Nematodes extracted by Paul De Ley.

Classification:

Secernentea - Rhabditida - Rhabditina - Rhabditoidea - Rhabditidae

Culture conditions:

Xenic: on 1% pure agar + 5 µg/ml cholesterol. This strain comes with an agar-digesting bacterium that provides it with all the food needed. Keep at 16-18C.

Inoculation procedure:

Transfer a large number of specimens with a (glass) Pasteur pipette.

Long-term storage:

Freezing has not been attempted. Well-sealed plates at 17°C easily last a year!

Availability:

Freely available on agar plates.

Description:

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Identification:

Paul De Ley.

Notes:

None. 
Last Updated: 12 June 1997