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RNA Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) to Visualize Microbial Colonization and Infection in Caenorhabditis elegans Intestines
JoVE Journal
Immunologie und Infektion
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JoVE Journal Immunologie und Infektion
RNA Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) to Visualize Microbial Colonization and Infection in Caenorhabditis elegans Intestines

RNA Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) to Visualize Microbial Colonization and Infection in Caenorhabditis elegans Intestines

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08:58 min

July 27, 2022

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Kapitel

  • 00:05Introduction
  • 00:41FISH Staining with PFA Fixation
  • 06:15Results: FISH Staining of Wild C. tropicalis JU1848 Strain and C. elegans
  • 08:14Conclusion

Summary

Automatische Übersetzung

Intestinal microbes, including extracellular bacteria and intracellular pathogens like the Orsay virus and microsporidia (fungi), are often associated with wild Caenorhabditis nematodes. This article presents a protocol for detecting and quantifying microbes that colonize and/or infect C. elegans nematodes, and for measuring pathogen load after controlled infections in the lab.

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