In Vivo Tracking of Bacterial Colonization in Different Murine Models Using Bioluminescence: The Example of Salmonella

Michaël Koczerka, Isabelle Lantier, Anne Pinard, Marie Morillon, Justine Deperne, Ohad Gal-Mor, Olivier Grépinet, Isabelle Virlogeux-Payant*

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Abstract

Applications of bioluminescence for the in vivo study of pathogenic microorganisms are numerous, ranging from the quantification of virulence gene expression to measuring the effect of antimicrobial molecules on the colonization of tissues and organs by the pathogen. Most studies are performed in mice, but recent works demonstrate that this technique is applicable to larger animals like fish, guinea pigs, ferrets, and chickens. Here, we describe the construction and the utilization of a constitutively luminescent strain of Salmonella Typhimurium to monitor in vivo and ex vivo the colonization of mice in the gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, and asymptomatic carriage models of Salmonella infection.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages235-248
Number of pages14
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2427
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Funding

FundersFunder number
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme731014
Agence Nationale de la Recherche
Université François-Rabelais

    Keywords

    • Bioluminescence
    • In vivo imaging
    • Infection kinetics
    • Murine models
    • Salmonella Typhimurium

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