Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) of Symbiotic Bacteria (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) of Symbiotic Bacteria

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The symbiotic microbes were localized in the insect gut by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using probes for general bacteria (red), Coriobacterium (green), and the host cell nuclei (purple).

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Sailendharan Sudakaran, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

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