Caenorhabditis brenneri
Encyclopedia
Caenorhabditis brenneri is a small nematode
, closely related to the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans
and to other species in the same genus
. Its genome
is being sequenced by Washington University in St. Louis
Genome Sequencing Center . This species has previously been referred to as C. sp 4 and Caenorhabditis sp. CB5161 but was recently formally described and given its scientific name . This name is in honor of Sydney Brenner
, recognizing his pioneering role in starting active research in the field of C. elegans biology and development.
Nematode
The nematodes or roundworms are the most diverse phylum of pseudocoelomates, and one of the most diverse of all animals. Nematode species are very difficult to distinguish; over 28,000 have been described, of which over 16,000 are parasitic. It has been estimated that the total number of nematode...
, closely related to the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans is a free-living, transparent nematode , about 1 mm in length, which lives in temperate soil environments. Research into the molecular and developmental biology of C. elegans was begun in 1974 by Sydney Brenner and it has since been used extensively as a model...
and to other species in the same genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
. Its genome
Genome
In modern molecular biology and genetics, the genome is the entirety of an organism's hereditary information. It is encoded either in DNA or, for many types of virus, in RNA. The genome includes both the genes and the non-coding sequences of the DNA/RNA....
is being sequenced by Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
Genome Sequencing Center . This species has previously been referred to as C. sp 4 and Caenorhabditis sp. CB5161 but was recently formally described and given its scientific name . This name is in honor of Sydney Brenner
Sydney Brenner
Sydney Brenner, CH FRS is a South African biologist and a 2002 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, shared with H...
, recognizing his pioneering role in starting active research in the field of C. elegans biology and development.