Quantification of Helicobacter pylori Load in an Infected Mouse Stomach
Published: September 29, 2023
Abstract
Source: D'Costa, K. et al., Mouse Models Of Helicobacter Infection And Gastric Pathologies. J. Vis. Exp. (2018)
In this video, we describe a protocol to quantify Helicobacter pylori load in mouse stomach tissues post-infection to confirm its colonization.
Protocol
All procedures involving animal models have been reviewed by the local institutional animal care committee and the JoVE veterinary review board. 1. Confirmation of Bacterial Colonization in the Stomach Post-infection Viable Counting of H. pylori in the Stomach Supplement sterile HBA plates with additional antibiotics (200 μg/mL bacitracin and 10 μg/mL nalidixic acid) prior to performing colony counts from infected mou…
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Materials
| Bacteriological reagents | |||
| Oxoid Blood Agar Base No.2 | Thermo Fischer Scientific | CM0271B | Dissolve in deinonized water prior to sterilization |
| Premium Defibrinated Horse blood | Australian Ethical Biologicals | PDHB100 | |
| Bacto Brain Heart Infusion Broth | BD Bioscience | 237500 | Dissolve in deinonized water prior to sterilization |
| CampyGen gas packs | Thermo Fischer Scientific | CN0035A/CN0025A | |
| Antibiotics | |||
| Vancomycin | Sigma Aldrich | V2002-1G | Dissolve in deionized water |
| Polymyxin B | Sigma Aldrich | P4932-5MU | Dissolve in deionized water |
| Trimethoprim (≥98% HPLC) | Sigma Aldrich | T7883 | Dissolve in 100% (absolute) Ethanol |
| Amphotericin | Amresco (Astral Scientific) | E437-100MG | Dissolve in deionized water |
| Bacitracin from Bacillus licheniformis | Sigma Aldrich | B0125 | Dissolve in deionized water |
| Naladixic acid | Sigma Aldrich | N8878 | Dissolve in deionized water |
| Equipment and plasticware | |||
| Oxoid Anaerobic Jars | Thermo Fischer Scientific | HP0011/HP0031 | |
| COPAN Pasteur Pipettes | Interpath Services | 200CS01 | |
| Eppendorf 5810R centrifuge | Collect bacterial pellets by centrifugation at 2,200 rpm for 10 mins at 4°C | ||
| Parafilm M | Bemis, VWR | PM996 | |
| Eppendorf micropestle for 1.2 – 2 mL tubes | Sigma Aldrich | Z317314 | Autoclavable polypropylene pestles used for stomach homogenization |
| GentleMACs Dissociator | Miltenyi Biotec | 130-093-235 | Use a pre-set gentleMACS Programs for mouse stomach tissue |
| M Tubes (orange cap) | Miltenyi Biotec | 30-093-236 | |
| Qubit Fluorometer | Thermo Fischer Scientific | Q33216 | |
| Sterile plastic loop | LabServ | LBSLP7202 |
