The video demonstrates the generation of an ex vivo ovine skin model infected with Staphylococcus aureus. This entails treating a lamb's forehead skin biopsy section with antibiotics, establishing a wound bed, positioning it on a permeable membrane in a multiwell plate with antibiotic-free medium, and establishing bacterial infection in the skin wound.
Protocol
All procedures involving animal models have been reviewed by the local institutional animal care committee and the JoVE veterinary review board. 1. Sterilization Disinfect forceps prior to collection of the heads by taking clean forceps and performing dry heat sterilization in an oven at 200 °C for 1 h. Autoclave all glassware at 121 °C for 15 min before use. Carry out all described work within a microbiology class 2 cabinet. Prepare all reagent…