We describe here a technique that combines transposon mutagenesis with high-throughput sequencing to identify and quantify transposon leptospiral mutants in tissues after a challenge of hamsters. This protocol can be used to screen mutants for survival and dissemination in animals and can also be applied to in vitro studies.
Lourdault, K., Matsunaga, J., Evangelista, K. V., Haake, D. A. High-throughput Parallel Sequencing to Measure Fitness of Leptospira interrogans Transposon Insertion Mutants During Golden Syrian Hamster Infection. J. Vis. Exp. (130), e56442, doi:10.3791/56442 (2017).