Figure 2

S. aureus kills C. elegans in both liquid and agar medium. Representative survival curves of C. elegans following infection by S. aureus strain NCTC8325-4 in (A) liquid medium consisting of 80% M9 buffer, 20% S. aureus overnight culture and cholesterol and (B) TS agar medium. Graph (A) shows the mean ± SD of six replicates (20 nematodes/replicate) and graph (B) presents the mean ± SD of three replicates (40 nematodes/replicate) from a representative of three independent assays.