Caenorhabditis elegans BAH-1 Is a DUF23 Protein Expressed in Seam Cells and Required for Microbial Biofilm Binding to the Cuticle
Figure 1
bah-1 worms are resistant to biofilm attachment.
(A–C) Wild-type C. elegans exposed to (A) E. coli, (B) Y. pestis, and (C) Y. pseudotuberculosis. (D–F) bah-1 worms exposed to (D) E. coli, (E) Y. pestis, and (F) Y. pseudotuberculosis.