Sebastian Urquiza-ZurichVictor Antonio Garcia-AnguloPaula BurdissoM. Fernanda PalominosLucia Fernandez-HubeidPaloma A. HarchaJuan P. CastilloCalixto, AndreaAndreaCalixtoDanielle A. Garsin2025-12-082025-12-082023-03-0810.1128/mbio.03402-222-s2.0-85159125341https://cris-uv-2.scimago.es/handle/123456789/7954WOS:000945688200001Do behavioral choices depend on animals’ microbiota? To answer this question, we studied how different bacterial assemblies impact the life-history traits of the bacterivore nematode C. elegans using isolated bacteria found in association with wild nematodes in Chilean soil. We identified the first isolate, Iso1, as a novel species of Stenotrophomonas and isolate Iso2 as Bacillus pumilus .enacceso abiertoMicrobiologyVirologyarticle; early access