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Figure 1


Fig. 1. Pharynx morphology of Pristionchus pacificus and Caenorhabditis elegans. (A) C. elegans pharynx with grinder and long, narrow mouth-like suction pump. (B) Escherichia coli OP50 crushed with the C. elegans grinder. (C) P. pacificus pharynx with no grinder and shorter, broader mouthparts. (D) E. coli OP50 is not completely disrupted after passage through the pharynx of P. pacificus.