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J. W. Lightfoot

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1

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C. Roedelsperger· 1 shared F. Hiramatsu· 1 shared H. Witte· 1 shared N. Akduman· 1 shared R. J. Sommer· 1 shared W. Roeseler· 1 shared W.-S. Lo· 1 shared

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Kin-recognition shapes collective behaviors in the cannibalistic nematode Pristionchus pacificus

F. Hiramatsu, J. W. Lightfoot

The paper shows that kin-recognition in Pristionchus pacificus influences collective behaviors by promoting aggregation with kin and disrupting aggregation with non-kin.

bioRxiv · Jul 14, 2023 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Bacterial derived vitamin B12 enhances predatory behaviors in nematodes

N. Akduman, J. W. Lightfoot, W. Roeseler, H. Witte, W.-S. Lo, C. Roedelsperger, R. J. Sommer

This study shows that bacterial vitamin B12 enhances predatory behaviors in nematodes, specifically surplus-killing, through metabolic and transcriptional changes.

The ISME Journal · Mar 9, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology