Web Directory

» ACeKit - A C. elegans Survival Kit
   Introduction to Caenorhabditis elegans, including value to biology, biotechnology, medicine; and links to major bioinformatics resources and search engines.
   http://members.tripod.com/C.elegans/c_elegans_Introduction_Value_to_Biology_Medicine.htm

» Caenorhabditis elegans
   Information from Wikipedia on this nematode which is widely used in research.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caenorhabditis_elegans

» Enterobius vermicularis
   Provides information on Ascaris lumbricoides and on Enterobius vermicularis, the human pinworm, that infects 200 million people worldwide, their morphology, life cycle and the pathology of the infections they cause.
   http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/~schisto/general_parasitology/parasitology_nematode_examples.html

» Haemonchus contortus
   Animation showing the life cycle of this large stomach worm. Click arrow to activate.
   http://www.goatbiology.com/animations/haem.html

» Internal Parasites of the Goat
   Article about the complex life cycles of the nematode parasites, Haemonchus contortus and Strongyloides papillosus.
   http://www.goatbiology.com/parasites.html

» Panagrellus redivivus
   Information from Wikipedia on this free-living nematode, often known as the microworm, that is used by aquarists and fish keepers as a food for fish fry.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panagrellus_redivivus

» Pinworm
   Information from Wikipedia on this parasitic nematode, Enterobius vermicularis, that affects humans, its classification and life cycle.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinworm

» Steinernema (Neoaplectana) and Heterorhabditis Species
   Information on research into these nematodes, which are parasitic on insects, with the aim of using them for biological control.
   http://nematode.unl.edu/epn/epnintro.htm

» Steinernema carpocapsae
   Images of several life stages.
   http://nematode.unl.edu/epn/Scarp.htm

» Steinernema scapterisci: Mole Cricket Nematode
   Information on the description, life cycle, biology, distribution, hosts, dispersal and bionomics of this species, which can be used as a biological control.
   http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/nematode/mole_cricket_nematode.htm

» Strongyloidiasis
   Information from Wikipedia on this disease of humans caused by the nematode, Strongyloides stercoralis, and the life cycle of the parasite.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongyloidiasis

» The Roy Laboratory
   Research interests are focused on the modulation of the cell cycle throughout development. Since the completion of the Caenorhabditis elegans genome sequencing project, this nematode makes an ideal subject for study.
   http://biology.mcgill.ca/faculty/roy/research.html

» WormBook
   Provides an open-access collection of original, peer-reviewed chapters covering topics related to the biology of Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans).
   http://www.wormbook.org/