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The independently evolved sedentary nematode M. incognita undergoes muscle atrophy during development.

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posted on 2018-08-16, 17:57 authored by Ziduan Han, Sita Thapa, Ursula Reuter-Carlson, Hannah Reed, Michael Gates, Kris N. Lambert, Nathan E. Schroeder

Fluorescent micrographs of phalloidin-stained Meloidogyne incognita mobile J2s (A) and sedentary post-infection stage (B). Similar to H. glycines, M. incognita undergoes cell-specific muscle atrophy with only remnant body wall muscle stripes (arrowheads) apparent in sedentary stages. Scale bar, 10 μm.

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