We describe the optical imaging of mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) using reporter enzyme fluorescence (REF). This protocol facilitates the sensitive and specific detection of M. tuberculosis in pre-clinical animal models for pathogenesis, therapeutics and vaccine research.
Sharan, R., Yang, H., Sule, P., Cirillo, J. D. Imaging Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Mice with Reporter Enzyme Fluorescence. J. Vis. Exp. (132), e56801, doi:10.3791/56801 (2018).