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Quantifying Vibrio cholerae Colonization and Diarrhea in the Adult Zebrafish Model
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Immunology and Infection
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JoVE Journal Immunology and Infection
Quantifying Vibrio cholerae Colonization and Diarrhea in the Adult Zebrafish Model
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08:03 min

July 12, 2018

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Chapters

  • 00:04Title
  • 00:40Inoculating Zebrafish with V. cholerae
  • 01:49Collecting Intestines and Assessing Bacterial Colonization
  • 04:27Metrics for Fish Diarrhea: Mucin Levels, Protein Levels, A600 and Excreted Bacteria
  • 06:43Results: Colonization and Diarrhea, 18 h After a 6 h Infection Period
  • 07:35Conclusion

Summary

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Zebrafish are a natural Vibrio cholerae host and can be used to recapitulate and study the entire infectious cycle from colonization to transmission. Here, we demonstrate how to assess V. cholerae colonization levels and quantify diarrhea in zebrafish.

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