Table 1. Comparison of the relative phenotypes between strains.

Condition	Severity of phenotype
Stress/immune gene induction	WT < acs-3  =  nhr-25 =  acs-3;nhr-25
Hyper osmotic stress	WT  =  nhr-25 =  acs-3;nhr-25< acs-3
Thermal stress	WT ≤ nhr-25< acs-3 =  acs-3; nhr-25
Oxidative stress	nhr-25> WT < acs-3 =  acs-3; nhr-25
Lifespan on OP50	WT < acs-3< nhr-25< acs-3;nhr-25
P. aeruginosa sensitivity	WT  =  acs-3< nhr-25< acs-3;nhr-25
D. coniospora sensitivity	WT < nhr-25< acs-3 =  acs-3;nhr-25
D. coniospora spore adherence	WT  =  nhr-25< acs-3 =  acs-3;nhr-25
Hoechst 33258 barrier	WT  =  nhr-25 =  acs-3 =  acs-3;nhr-25
Hypo-osmotic barrier	WT  =  nhr-25< acs-3 =  acs-3;nhr-25