Deciphering and Imaging Pathogenesis and Cording of Mycobacterium abscessus in Zebrafish Embryos
Title:
Deciphering and Imaging Pathogenesis and Cording of Mycobacterium abscessus in Zebrafish Embryos
Author:
Bernut, Audrey
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (638 seconds)
Series:
Immunology and Infection
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Abstract:
Optically transparent zebrafish embryos are widely used to study and visualize in real time the interactions between pathogenic microorganisms and the innate immune cells. Micro-injection of Mycobacterium abscessus, combined with fluorescence imaging, is used to scrutinize essential pathogenic features such as cord formation in zebrafish embryos.
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Electronic Access:
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