Source: Thrikawala, S. et al., Infection of Zebrafish Larvae with Aspergillus Spores for Analysis of Host-Pathogen Interactions. J. Vis. Exp. (2020)
The video demonstrates a zebrafish wounding and entrapment device technique for observing fluorescently labeled fungal pathogen infection in zebrafish larvae. Initial infection attracts macrophages, and as infection persists, neutrophil recruitment progresses at the injection site.
1. Preparation of Aspergillus spores for injection
2. Preparation of agar plates for injection
3. Zebrafish larva hindbrain ventricle microinjection
4. Establishment of injected and viable spore numbers
5. Drug treatment of injected larvae
6. Daily imaging of infected larvae using the zebrafish Wounding and Entrapment Device for Growth and Imaging (zWEDGI)
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Dumont forceps #5 | Roboz Surgical Instrument Co. | RS-5045 | |
Eyepiece reticle | Microscope World | RETR10 | For calibrating needles, used in Stereomicroscope |
Microinjector setup: Back pressure unit | Applied Scientific Instrumentation | BPU | |
Footswitch | Applied Scientific Instrumentation | FTSW | |
Micro pipet holder kit | Applied Scientific Instrumentation | M-Pip | |
Pressure injector | Applied Scientific Instrumentation | MPPI-3 | |
Micromanipulator setup: Micromanipulator | Narashige (Tritech) | M-152 | |
Magnetic stand and plate | Tritech | MINJ-HBMB | |
Needle puller | Sutter Instrument | P-97 | |
Stereomicroscope | Nikon | SMZ-745 | |
Tissuelyser II | Qiagen | 85300 | To homogenize larvae |
Material | |||
Agarose | Fisher | BP160-500 | |
Ampicillin sodium salt | Fisher | AAJ6380706 | |
BSA, fraction V | VWR | AAJ65855-22 | |
Kanamycin sulfate | Fisher | AAJ1792406 | |
L spreaders | Fisher | 14 665 230 | |
Microcapillary needles (no filament) | World Precision Instruments (WPI) | TW100-3 | |
Microloader pipet tips | VWR | 89009-310 | To load the needle with Aspergillus suspension |
Miracloth | VWR | EM475855-1R | To filter Aspergillus suspension |
N-phenylthiourea | Fisher | AAL0669009 | To prevent pigmentation |
Phenol red, 1% solution | Fisher | 57254 | |
Tricaine (Ethyl 3-aminobenzoate, methanesulfonic acid salt) | Fisher | AC118000500 | To anesthetize larvae |
Tween-20 | Fisher | BP337-500 | |
Media and Solutions | Components/Recipe | ||
E3 media: 60x E3 | 17.2 g NaCl, 0.76 g KCl, 2.9 g CaCl2, 4.9 g MgSO4 · 7H2O, to 1 L with H2O | ||
1x E3 | 16.7 ml 60x stock, 430 ul 0.05 M NaOH, to 1 L with H2O (optional: + 3 ml 0.01% methylene blue) | ||
Tricaine stock solution | 2 g Tricaine, 5 g Na2HPO4 · 7H2O, 4.2 ml 60X E3, to 500 ml with H2O, pH to 7.0-7.5 with NaOH | ||
Glucose minimal media (GMM) agar: GMM agar | 10 g Glucose (Dextrose), 50 ml 20x Nitrate salts, 1 ml TE, to 1 L with H2O, pH to 6.5 with NaOH, + 16 g Agar, autoclave | ||
20x Nitrate salts | 120 g NaNO3, 10.4 g KCl, 10.4 g, MgSO4 · 7H2O, 30.4 g, KH2PO4, to 1 L with H2O, autoclave | ||
Trace elements (TE) | 2.20 g ZnSO4 · 7H2O, 1.10 g H3BO3, 0.50 g MnCl2 · 4H2O, 0.16 g FeSO4 · 7H2O, 0.16 g CoCl2 · 6H2O, 0.16 g CuSO4 · 5H2O, 0.11 g (NH4)6Mo7O24 · 4H2O, 5.00 g Na2EDTA, to 100 ml with H2O, dissolve stirring overnight, autoclave |