We describe here a simple fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) method for the localization of viruses and bacteria in insect and plant tissues. This protocol can be extended for the visualization of mRNA in whole mount and microscopic sections.
Kliot, A., Kontsedalov, S., Lebedev, G., Brumin, M., Cathrin, P. B., Marubayashi, J. M., Skaljac, M., Belausov, E., Czosnek, H., Ghanim, M. Fluorescence in situ Hybridizations (FISH) for the Localization of Viruses and Endosymbiotic Bacteria in Plant and Insect Tissues. J. Vis. Exp. (84), e51030, doi:10.3791/51030 (2014).