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Modeling Mucosal Candidiasis in Larval Zebrafish by Swimbladder Injection
 

Modeling Mucosal Candidiasis in Larval Zebrafish by Swimbladder Injection

Article DOI: 10.3791/52182-v • 06:28 min • November 27th, 2014
November 27th, 2014 •
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1Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine, 2Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, University of Maine

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In vivo spatio-temporal interactions of pathogen and immune defenses at the mucosal level are not easily imaged in existing vertebrate hosts. The method presented here describes a versatile platform to study mucosal candidiasis in live vertebrates using the swimbladder of the juvenile zebrafish as an infection site.

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Keywords: Mucosal Candidiasis Larval Zebrafish Swimbladder Injection Epithelial Barrier Innate Immune Cells Candida Albicans Host-pathogen Interaction Mucosal Infection Model Phagocyte Recruitment Mucosal Pathogens
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