From owner-celegans@net.bio.net Thu Oct 15 23:00:00 1998 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: jdennehy Newsgroups: bionet.celegans Subject: differentiating strains Date: 15 Oct 1998 18:51:26 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 19 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: wmorgan@acs.wooster.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <7068qu$9va@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Hello I write to ask if anyone knows of a cheap, effective method of differentiating two separate strains of c. elegans grown on the same plate. The expt's I want to conduct require that I be able to tell two strains apart. My procedure involves growing the strains separately then taking large numbers of individuals from each strain and raising them on the same plate. If i could somehow stain the strain before adding them to the plate, it would really help. Any info would be greatly appreciated. John J. Dennehy Department of Biology Clark University Worcester MA 01610 (508) 793-7711 X4646 fax: 508-793-8861 email: jdennehy@clarku.edu .