C. elegans microbiomes, collected after passage through a slug gut. C. elegans microbiome after slug gut passage

Using fluorescently labeled microbiota and 16S amplicon sequencing, we evaluated microbiota persistence and acquirement in C. elegans after slug passage. We compared C. elegans gut microbiomes isolated from wild-caught slugs to the microbiomes of worms after experimental slug passage to find similarities in microbiome composition.