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.
Morgan, E., Longares, J. F., Félix, M., Luallen, R. J. Selective Cleaning of Wild Caenorhabditis Nematodes to Enrich for Intestinal Microbiome Bacteria. J. Vis. Exp. (174), e62937, doi:10.3791/62937 (2021).